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That moment when your breath catches and your skin prickles as you recognize how a fresh idea will bring your story to life? That’s what lights my creative fires as an editor and story coach.

As a classically trained dancer, I approach creative fluency—your freedom of movement on the page—through a grounding in structure, form, and technique. My role as a coach and editor is to show you how, in the words of the great Pablo Picasso, to learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.

This is where theory and practice come together. In the process, you’ll discover strategies and technique you’ll use the rest of your writing career.

(Lisa’s) the real deal. Simply awesome. In the last six months, I have learned so much. And more than that, the voice inside my head has changed her tune. Now I hear, “You’re going to do this.”—Emile Horne

A seasoned professional communicator

Editorial Freelancers Association memberOver more than thirty years as a writer and editor, I’ve edited and coached developing journalists, content writers, and bloggers. I’ve been in the trenches as a journalist, magazine editor, managing editor, corporate communications manager, content writer, foreign language and j-school tutor, and communications consultant. See my online resume at LinkedIn.

Now I work exclusively with emerging authors and publishers of fiction.

Degrees in journalism (BA, news/editorial) and ballet (BFA)—steeped in the yin-yang disciplines of print publication and studio/stage cultures.

You need a great and wonderful editor to enhance and embolden the story; I found that with Lisa.—Troy Christensen

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Lisa Poisso, Editor and Book Coach

Thanks for reading all that—but please don’t take my word for it. Read the testimonials from satisfied authors and editors, and then get in touch about working together.

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