TESTIMONIALS

“Marisa is a masterful editor and a pleasure to work with. She's able to identify and elevate your strengths as a writer and also gently articulate the areas that need more work, the weaknesses. She can take your lovely little rock and polish it into a shining, valuable gem. Or to be more direct, she took my SFD ($h!tty First Draft, my words, not hers) and helped me develop it into a book that I'm proud of and excited for people to read. She was also able to step in at exactly the right moment with a pep talk when my imposter syndrome was giving me writer's block. I highly recommend working with her.”

Annalisa Smithson, LPC, NCC

“Marisa is brilliant with developing book proposals. She helped me turn the thousands of ideas in my brain into a coherent narrative, outline, and eventually, book proposal—which received two contract offers! Her wisdom, knowledge, and caring greatly supported me as someone totally new to writing and publishing.”

Rotem Brayer, MEd, LPC

”Marisa Solis was extraordinary at drawing out the book I saw in my head. Together we spent quality time outlining, editing, organizing, and shaping my ideas into a fantastic book. Her leadership and confidence in my vision resulted in a ranking of #1 in New Releases on Amazon. My gratitude cannot be expressed enough in words!"

“Marisa was a steady, attuned presence throughout the writing process—someone who could challenge my thinking while also helping me stay connected to why the work mattered in the first place. She has an extraordinary ability to see both the soul of the work and the structural moves needed to make it land. Her feedback was incisive, thoughtful, and deeply respectful of my voice—never diluting it, always sharpening it. Her editorial insight elevated the book in ways I genuinely couldn’t have achieved alone.”

Rebbeca Lahann, Psy.D., CST

“Marisa went above and beyond what I had expected. The completed book proposal is outstanding and Marisa stayed in my corner until I found the right publisher. I signed the publishing agreement today! I'm filled with gratitude for the significant role Marisa played in making this happen. I would certainly recommend her!”

”Marisa’s uncanny ability to make my voice read the way I want it to—even with a rough draft—is astounding. She writes the way I want to sound, which is why her eyes go on everything I put out, from my book to blog posts to my courses. She is astute, collaborative, and unflappable. And she seems to care about the content and the reader just as much as I do. I highly recommend her as a reliable writing and publishing partner.”

Gia Marson, Ed.D.

“It is rare to be able to work with such a brilliant editor. Marisa edited my first book and had an amazing knack to make suggestions and additions in my own style and voice. She also had incredibly smart edits. I ended up writing many articles to promote my book. Several of them went viral. I know Marisa’s suggestions played a huge role, editing and sharpening what I was trying to say.”

Grace Walcott, aka Gracie X

Author, Wide Open

“Marisa struck an ideal balance of the personal and professional. On one hand, she held the big-picture arc of the manuscript in mind as she offered specific developmental suggestions on sequence, order, and tone. At the same time, she was sensitive to my needs as a person and a writer. All of this came together for me in revisions as I sculpted the manuscript into its final form. This was an extremely satisfying experience, and I’m immensely happy with the final result. I would be delighted to work with Marisa on any future projects.”

“Every single word that Marisa Solis has to offer on how to take a book from your brain to the marketplace is pure gold. When I worked with her, I had already published two books and thought I knew what it took, but she got so much more out of my ideas—and my writing.”

David Cravit

Coauthor, SuperAging