Working with Jane on my long, byzantine novel was one of the most rewarding experiences of my working life. Her intelligence, her sympathetic reading, and her wit made it a joy to deal even with the most quotidian matters. . . . I hired three different professionals to spend fifteen hours editing the beginning of my book so I could compare apples to apples. The other two editors were both Ph.D.s and both were excellent, experienced editors. But Jane was the clear choice for accuracy, efficiency and insight. . . . In an earlier life I taught freshman composition at an Ivy League college and yet I constantly learned things from her, particularly when it came to the clue-less labyrinth of the Chicago Manual of Style. . . . No one has ever brought as much understanding to what I was trying to accomplish in my book.
Murray Scott Anderson, Novelist
HIRING JANE TO WORK ON [MY NOVEL] WAS A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ME. HER EAGLE EYE CAUGHT EVERY POSSIBLE PUNCTUATION MISTAKE, MISSING WORD, IMPROPER CAPITALIZATION, AND SPELLING ERROR. . . . MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, HOWEVER, IS THE GIFT OF JANE’S MUSICAL EAR. SHE RAISED THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AT THE RIGHT TIMES. HER SUGGESTIONS FOR DELETIONS WERE REVELATORY; THEY MADE THE BOOK SO MUCH STRONGER. SHE SUGGESTED MYRIAD CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS—ALWAYS IN A POLITE AND GENTLE WAY—THAT I WOULD HAVE MISSED OTHERWISE. . . . WRITERS WHO TAKE THEIR WORK SERIOUSLY AND RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF OUTSIDE INPUT WOULD BE MOST FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH JANE.
Martha Anne Toll, Novelist