Testimonials
Poetry
“Kerry is an outstanding editor and collaborator. Her final edited deliverable is of exceptional quality: all the unnecessary fluff has been removed, the ideas have been clarified, and the narrative of the collection has been made more coherent and interesting. Kerry would be my first recommendation if someone asked me to recommend an editor for their poetry collection. I give her a 5/5 easily.”
- Nickels, title pending
“BRAVO, WOW, I am so impressed with her work overall, editing is so sharp and perceptive, a wonderful editing job here. I am so grateful for her skill, clarity, and dedication to this work Her love and skill in poetry really show.”
- Stephen Hollins, Her Soft Fingers Pickpocketed my Brain
“I am very happy with the work she provided. I recommend her to anyone looking for copy editing and proofreading.”
- “Eagle” Wayne Wright, Shipwrecked
“Working with Kerry was absolutely incredible! She has an amazing ability to edit your poems in a way that keeps your voice in tack. Nothing was over edited or under edited, it was very balanced! You can tell that she is a true professional and is very skilled at what she does! I would highly recommend Kerry to anyone looking for a beautiful edit of their poetry collections.”
- Katrina Jo Paulson, Reclaimed
“I very much enjoyed working with Kerry. Her feedback was insightful, well crafted and extensive. I have worked with several editors at this point, and I always get worried when they say something like "I didn't want to change too much because I wanted to retain your voice." To me, this comes like a bit of a cop out because it is an editors' job to fine tune as much as possible and it is the writers' job to then decide which of those edits they want to incorporate. Anyway, long way of saying Kerry did a wonderful job, and I highly recommend her services for anyone looking to have their poetry edited.”
- Kira Winter, Colors
“Kerry was great to work with! Super communicative and extremely nice. She took my manuscript to a new exciting level and I would definitely work with her again.”
- Mar Gray, Phases of a Recovering Heart
“Very thorough with her editing! I learned a lot for my future writing, and for my current works! Thanks so much!”
- Jesenia Vazquez, Of Unsound Mind
“I am very satisfied with this careful and comprehensive editorial work. This is just the level of detail and consideration that I needed in order to move forward with my manuscript.”
- Lora Berg, Lord of the Trowel
“Thank you soo much for being patient and understanding most of what I wanted. I will definitely use you again for another book I am working on currently and definitely will go the self publishing route. You did an amazing job with the manuscript.”
- Heather Veronica Pierre-Louis, Truth and Texture
“It was a pleasure to work with Kerry on my poetry manuscript. Being too close to the poems, I needed a professional editor and Kerry delivered. I would highly recommend her editing services to anyone that wants to make their collection of poems shine.”
- Alexander Bentley, She: A Love Story Told in Verse
“In my honest opinion, the best in Fiverr.”
- Ikechi G. M. Akurunwa, You Grew Taller Than the Palm
Fiction & Non-Fiction
“Kerry Wade is an excellent coach. She brought coherence to a picture book that was getting away from me. I appreciate that in addition to helping me articulate the big picture of my project, she was not afraid to get her hands dirty by cutting fat and strengthening details. I felt that our three coaching sessions were positive and productive, and I would highly recommend her as a coach for any aspiring author/illustrator.”
- Michael Chamberlain, children’s book author and illustrator
“Thank you to my beloved editors, Arlyn Lawrence and Kerry Wade. Your intuition, wisdom, patience, and creativity transformed my novel into what it is today!”
- Grace E. Running-Nichols, The Color of God: A Stratford Lane Novel, acknowledgements
“As an author, I think it’s very important to cultivate humility-especially through the editing process! When you have a truly talented editor, you’re going to learn a lot that will serve you well and improve your writing skills. Kerry Wade is that kind of a talented editor. I truly enjoy reading her comments as we work together editing my latest novel. She’s encouraging and insightful. She is also an excellent teacher, showing me how to make a particular chapter or scene stronger. As a result, I believe my current novel is my best one yet!”
- Dawn Morris, author of Fire and Flood
“I honestly have two of the most gifted editors on my team, Arlyn Lawrence and Kerry Wade with Inspira Literary Solutions. Each of them has helped me become a better writer, teaching me the importance of clearly showing the reader the world and characters in my story. Fire and Flood is an epic novel, and they truly helped me do some heavy lifting in bringing the story to life!”
- Dawn Morris, author of Fire and Flood, acknowledgments
“Kerry provided insightful and incredibly helpful advice on the manuscript I was working on. Without her help I would have missed a few plot holes and generally wouldn't have been able to bring my writing up to scratch! She delivered her feedback, which also included checking over my agent submission letter, swiftly and was incredibly professional. It's sometimes hard to know who to trust with writing consultation but I can 100% recommend Kerry and I will be using her services again!”
“My wonderful editing team of Arlyn Lawrence and Kerry Wade were a tremendous help in narrowing the audience, focusing the content, and transitioning between topics. With your great insight, the sculpture took on a recognizable face.”
- Brian Causey, author of “Trading Gods,” acknowledgements
“Kerry was instrumental in solidifying the overall vision for my book, as well as fine tuning its nitty gritty details. Thanks to her incisive, perceptive, and creative editing, I have a book I'm confident in sharing with everyone.”
- Chelsea Greenwood, author of Leave it All
“Kerry’s editing brought out both clarity and deeper emotion in my work; that’s a combination I really appreciated! She thinned out the excess and increased the clarity. It’s a different book because of her labor.”
- John Lewis, author of Finding the Treasure in Christmas and It Was No Accident
