Testimonials

Book Editing Services

 The outstanding contribution you made to this book is beyond words. Thank you for hanging in there even through our resistance. We are proud of this work and very much appreciate your partnership in it. 

Ed Oakley and Doug Krug
Enlightened Leadership

 Nina is one of those editors who can improve what you have written without losing any of the essence. I came to trust her so much that I would not even go back to my original to check it. Sales of the book she helped me publish in 1997 have reached around 75,000 worldwide and are still rising. Good editing sells books! I highly recommend her work. 

Colin Tipping
Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle

 In editing my book, Parenting With Love, Without Anger or Stress, Nina did more than edit; she taught. She helped me find my own style and voice. That means a lot to a writer. 

Bob Lancer
Parenting With Love, Without Anger or Stress

 There is an old saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Nina entered my writing life exactly when I needed her. I thought I was a good writer when I began my book. Nina dispelled that myth early on and taught me the difference between writing and rambling. She took pages and pages of blather I gave her, condensed it, made it easier to read and taught me how a book should be written. If I hang around Nina long enough I hope become a legitimate author someday.

Gerald Potts
Anatomy of a Residential Real Estate Sale

 Our manuscript was lacking in a way we just couldn't put our finger on until we found Nina. We tried other editors and got no where. Nina is the ultimate master at editing! Next time we will start with her knowing our manuscript will be taken care of the right way! We had the academic and clinical knowledge to write our boo k , but we lacked the finesse with words to bring our manuscript alive. She is a true master with words! Nina skillfully helped us turn an okay book into a masterpiece while, at the same time, helping us feel good about the process! She is , no doubt , the best editor yet! Without her professional editing services, we ended up with a book we can market and be proud of. Without Nina, we would never have been able to publish our book! 

Stephen L. Braveman, M.A., L.M.F.T., D.S.T.,
CPR for Your Sex Life

  Nina worked really hard on analyzing and editing my book and put it into a form that helped it get picked up by a major publishing house. I really appreciated her dedication, persistence, talent, skill, teaching, discernment, and professionalism. I know that I've grown as a writer as well and will be a better and more-readable author because of the experience of working with Nina.

John C. Robinson, Ph.D
Ordinary Enlightenment and Finding Heaven Here

 Nina's capacities as an editor assisted me in fully giving life to my ideas. Her ability to strengthen my writing voice and weave together my thoughts into a more cohesive whole made a tremendous difference in the quality of my book. 

Lisa Michaels
Founding director of Natural Rhythms Institute, author of Natural Rhythms: Connect the Creational Dance of Your Life to the Pulse of the Universe

 I was quite happy with Nina Amir's work. She edited my book and improved it immensely.

Sue Wilhite
21 Templates that Run Your World: Keys to Unlocking Your Success in Business, Love & Money

Writing Coaching 

 If you were to ask me who Nina Amir is personally or what her favorite color is, I wouldn’t know.  I met her over the telephone waves with Colin Tipping. He recommended her to me when I submitted a poor attempt at a chapter for his newest book Forgiving Your Parents. I had never picked up a pen to write anything more then a birthday card before, even though I had the desire to do so my whole life. 

 At first she seemed to have a true editor’s sharp eye for the technicalities of writing, grammar, punctuation, cohesiveness of content, and so on. But, as I stuck it out with her, her true commitment to clear communication made a huge difference in my final submission.  Over the six months or so that I worked with her, she stretched me and my creative abilities to the maximum.  

 She used her technical knowledge of language together with her intuition and sensitivities to bring out of me and to guide me to write what was really in my heart. Because of her gifts and abilities, my submission to Colin’s book will be able to make a difference in the lives of many people.

Reverend Megan O’Connor 

 I completed a series of coaching and editing sessions with Nina Amir, and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome.As a new author, my work needed quite a bit of polishing, and I found Nina's evaluation of my manuscript and her constructive feedback invaluable in showing me the areas where my writing needs to improve. Her comments and lessons were all instructional and enlightening and have given me some significant new skills and tools with which to shape my future work. I found the whole experience a productive, enjoyable and worthwhile exercise.

Carol McKay  
 

 As a novice author, I found it very easy to work with Nina Amir. Her experience in the field of writing was very much appreciated. She did an excellent job of editing my work and making my words come alive. She both challenged me and taught me new skills in the art of writing and actively sought to understand what I was trying to say and express to my readers. If you are looking for someone with both patience and skill, then Nina is who you want working with and for you.

Bella Rose Fontaine  

 Nina Amir helped me expand my writing, making it easier to understand and much more complete in its meaning. The finished piece is MUCH better because of Nina's support and expertise!

Ana Holub
 

 My appreciation to Nina Amir for her thoughtful article on changing schools. It is nice to be interviewed and quoted in such a professional and articulate way. As a principal, I have received many comments on this article and shall keep it as a reference for concerned parents. I also appreciate the respectful way one of my students was interviewed and quoted.

Gary Stebbins
Principal, Rogers Middle School , San Jose , CA

 Nina Amir is a joy to work with – a strong reporter and writer who meets deadlines, works independently and has enthusiasm for any topic she tackles.  

Jill Wolfson
Editor, Bay Area Parent

 I enjoyed working with Nina and was pleased with the work she did for us. 

Bob Musinsky
Managing Editor, The Daily Herald, Tri-Cities Edition, St. Charles , IL 

 I first hired Nina Amir Amir as a freelance writer in 1988. Her work was professional, her interaction with interviewees exceptional, and her adherence to deadlines unswerving – and I found myself retaining her month after month for all of the magazine's most important feature articles. Then, when I accepted a position as editor-in-chief of a national retail trade publication, I brought Nina along with me as one of my premier writers. She authored many, many articles over my 10-year tenure with the magazine. I am now senior editor of another national magazine, and Nina is, once again, one of my regular – and finest – writers. I expect we will be working together for many years to come! 

Katherine Field
Senior Associate Editor, Chain Store Age, New York , NY

Query, Book Proposal and General Consulting Services

 Nina Amir's proposal for a nonfiction book about the shootings at Virginia Tech is first rate!  Concise, to-the-point and, the bottom line, just the sales tool I needed to sell my client's book.

Paul Levine
Literary Agent

 Nina’s proposals have been thorough, concise, and professional. Personally, I’ve seen two of her proposals and ultimately signed on both projects. In each case, I asked the author who did their proposal so that I could use their editor as a referral. Good proposals are greatly appreciated by agents and have a much better chance of an agent offering representation.  

Verna Dreisbach
Literary Agent 

 Nina Amir has done an outstanding job in editing my query letter and proposal. She has taken material that was somewhat dry and given it substance and vitality. Not only did she edit, but she consulted and gave advice as to how to make my work more readable. She also provided valuable direction when I needed help with my manuscript . I would recommend her to anyone looking for an editor for their writing or for someone who can help them navigate the query and proposal stages of book publishing.

Mildred L. Brown, Ph.D.
CPR for Your Sex Life

 As a reporter, my definition of a good editor is someone who makes your work better. Nina Amir definitely fits the bill. Her knowledge of the business and how to write proposals helped me tremendously in crafting and improving mine. Nina demands that your proposal be the best it can be. That means that agents will only see your best work, which is why it is worth hiring her.

Rob O’Dell
Reporter/Author, Arizona Daily Star
We Will Prevail: The Story of a Virginia Tech Survivor and How to Prevent Future Shootings

(Note: Rob obtained an agent the first time he sent out his proposal! He reported to CWC that he sent his proposal out to two agents, both of whom commented on the superb quality of his proposal – and both of whom were interested in his book! Later, when he chose to change agents, he was asked by his new agent who had helped him with his proposal; that agent began referring writers to Amir.)

Awards 

United Parenting Publications' Best Practices Award for a Local Feature Article, “The Ins and Outs of Changing Schools,” January 2004, Bay Area Parent.

2005 National Novel Writing Month Winner