WHAT I DO…

Whether you’re a new author or a publishing pro, there will be a time when you need a different set of eyes to look at your work. Maybe you want to make sure your story line holds from beginning to end, or maybe you just need someone to proofread your copy. Either way, I can help.

I come to the editing table with degrees in English, journalism, and theology, and more than twenty years of experience in the publishing industry. Be it development or production, I’ve had my hands in all aspects of the publishing process, from brochures to books and just about everything in between.

Because I’m a writer as well as an editor, the challenges facing authors in today’s marketplace, face me, too. If you’re ready to look for an agent or a publisher, I can help you craft the perfect proposal to get the job done. If you’re just getting started and you need assistance with plot and character development, I can evaluate your manuscript with those goals in mind as well. Or if you’d just like to try your hand at writing in my Women’s Writing Circle, we can do that, too.

WHO I AM…

I’m a writer and editor in Nashville, Tennessee, who, as hokey as it might sound, loves words. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, I received my bachelor’s degree in English from Millsaps College and my master’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi. I served as the writing fellow for the Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana, in 2003.

My articles and essays have appeared in a variety of publications, and I co-authored the best-selling Cooking with Friends, based on the popular television show. I serve on the Advisory Council for the Dept. of Journalism at the University of Mississippi and on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Writing Alliance.

"The Guts to Keep Going," the essay I wrote about helping my mother learn her way around the "self-serve" pump at the gas station after my father died, was featured on National Public Radio’s "This I Believe" in March 2007. The death of my father, the first love of my life, in 2000 took my breath away and led me to seek relief and meaning in the written word. In response, I am at work on a book about the serendipitous gifts of grief.

In May 2007, I was graduated from Vanderbilt University Divinity School with a master’s in theological studies. I am a contributor to Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life and The Spire, and a columnist for the Northside Sun Magazine.

COPYRIGHT AMY LYLES WILSON, 2008