Shari Shallard

​There are lots of great writers out there, I know. (Maybe you're one of them, but you're short on time so you clicked your way here anyway.) My goal on this site is to show the breadth of my experience and its relevance to what you need. Click here for a quick introduction.

I’m the editor you use after you've finished your manuscript and before you submit it to agents or publishers. I go through your work, line by line, identifying and fixing (or suggesting fixes for) weaknesses in language, dialogue, description, plot points, pacing and other issues that can cause writing to get in the way of the story. Click here to learn more.

As a writer and editor of 20 years, I genuinely enjoy just about everything that involves words, people and ideas. I know, it sounds trite, but it's true. Click here for a description of specific offerings, including developmental and content editing, interviewing and writing feature articles, ghostwriting, book editing and more.

Let's start with a warning: I don't update this portfolio often. If you'd like to see more recent work, just drop me a note. But for now, you can click here to see pieces I've written for print and online pubs, in areas ranging from mindfulness and healthy living, to skincare and travel, to sports apparel, to interviews with pharma execs, to silly blogs I co-wrote with my sister.