Welcome to Small Seeds Editing.
I offer clear, concise edits to help indie writers and scholars elevate their work.
I’ve helped hundreds of writers achieve their goals, such as becoming a published writer, landing a dream job, winning a prestigious award, attracting more clients, being accepted into graduate school, or even becoming a best-selling author on Amazon!
What do I edit?
Fiction:
Novels
Novellas
Short stories
I edit fantasy (historical, high/epic, urban, YA), historical fiction, climate and eco-fiction, travel fiction, and YA.
Nonfiction:
Memoir
Theses & dissertations
Journal articles & textbooks
Travel writing
Personal essays
Self-help books
Spiritual & philosophical texts
I edit subject matter in the social sciences and humanities.
Hey, I’m Jill.
I’m a line- and copy editor with 10+ years of professional writing and editing experience.
I’m the author of an award-winning thesis, have a master’s in sociology, and six academic publications, including work appearing in The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society and Canadian Review of Sociology.
My edits have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and The Independent, and I was an adjudicator for the 31st annual Hamilton Literary Awards and gritLIT’s 2025 Short Story Writing Contest.
“She was positive, upbeat, and professional. I felt she captured both my mind and my heart within her edits.”
— Joe (website copy)
