Testimonials

"Genevieve’s writing groups are amazing! Her prompts allowed me to explore characters I didn’t know were sitting in my head, waiting to be written, until a prompt brought the right words to kick-start their story. I also joined the Group Coaching in 2021, and it's been so wonderful and helpful to meet with Genevieve and the rest of the group every two weeks. Her group provides the perfect amount of deadline and pressure to actually finish things without feeling incredibly stressed like in school.

Genevieve creates a wonderful atmosphere in all of her groups that allows for creativity and silliness (and if so desired, creepiness), and a safe space to share our work, even though it is rough. If you are looking to get into (or back into) creative writing, whether it be fiction or non‑fiction, prose or poetry, Genevieve’s groups provide a space to let your imagination soar!"

- Rachel McLean

"As a novice creative writer, the writing groups led by Genevieve have been invaluable to my writing journey. I’ve participated in her Accountability group as well as her Prompt writing group and both allowed my writing to flourish and boosted my confidence. Without the positive environment, helpful structure and supportive coaching style that Genevieve has fostered I could not have progressed from an idea to a first draft of a novel. She genuinely cares about the people she works with, listens intently and offers practical feedback to help you progress with your goals. I feel incredibly lucky that I chanced upon these local writing groups and am grateful for the community/friendships I have made because of them. If you have the opportunity to utilize Genevieve’s coaching and editorial services, your work will be all the richer for it."

-Shilpa Sharma

"Genevieve’s thorough report has been invaluable. I was in love with my story before, but with Genevieve’s help, it is 100x better than it was. The in-depth notes and breakdown of my manuscript scene by scene, made it easy to see where the text was lacking and could be improved. They also went as far as adding encouraging notes throughout, letting me know how or where I’d hit the mark. Hiring Clovis Editorial for the substantive edit of my manuscript has been the best investment I’ve made so far."

- D.M. Lewry

"I’m writing this testimonial one hour after a short story Genevieve edited was accepted by a Toronto publication. As a short fiction writer, I know how difficult it is to get noticed, let alone published, by professional markets. I like to think I only ever send my best work out, but Genevieve has consistently shown me that my best work can always be made better by a copy edit and a proofread. These days, I’ll rarely send a story out until Genevieve’s had a crack at it first. Any acceptances I get are thanks to her keen and discriminating editorial eye."

- James Dick

"Genevieve's edits are great and detail oriented in a way that I aspire to be."

-Trynne Delaney

"Genevieve’s work helped strengthen my prose, and made stories I was already proud of even better. After spending years of work on a book, knowing that its prose was in her hands was a relief. She’s one of the best editors I’ve worked with, and on top of that comes into the job and with a friendly and professional demeanor, which makes the frantic work of publishing nicer, and also smoother. Her proofreading work is meticulous, and she caught mistakes in works that had already seen passes by other proofreaders. I’ll be coming back to Genevieve’s work in the future, you can count on that."

- James Wylder

"Genevieve’s edits to several of my picture books have been invaluable. After the first batch I gave her, she advised me to not limit myself to only the stories I liked. I took her advice and had her edit a few that I had tucked away. One of those stories has now been requested by an agent! I will definitely work with Genevieve again in the future."

- Joanne Taylor

"Genevieve’s edits on my short story were insightful and aimed at helping it to be as lucid and entertaining as possible."

- John Peel

"I cannot speak highly enough of Genevieve, and will happily use her services for as long as I am writing and trying to publish. Given the attention to detail she put into my book, I will happily pay Genevieve’s rates. I am under the impression ‘you get what you pay for’. I went cheap and got burnt before and learned my lesson. "

- Timothy Hopewell

"Genevieve’s comments on and edits to my story were very clear, focused, and precise."

- Steve Lyons

"Genevieve was incredible! As a retail manager, I don’t have very much practice with my writing skills. When I was asked to write a reference letter for an employee attempting to get into a very prestigious programme, I didn’t want to let her down with my awkward writing. Genevieve took my choppy and scattered letter and helped create a smooth finished product. Genevieve was able to keep my voice while giving my letter a polished, comprehensible, glowing recommendation. The turnaround was amazing as well! Genevieve had the edited letter back to me with time to spare!"

- Rowan Williams

"I am so glad for Genevieve’s painstaking attention to detail as she proofread the curriculum I had written. She addressed inconsistencies in format, errors caused by layout, and ensured all additional material (handouts, assignments, letters, etc.) were in the correct place. Knowing I had Genevieve to check over the final details allowed me the space to focus on the core content."

- Sukhab Peerzada, Founder & Director of Global to Local Health Consulting Corporation