A lifelong writer, I also have an extensive background in editorial work that began while working in the medical field as a transcription business owner and manager. Since 2005, I’ve worked as a writer, proofreader, and editor on novels, short stories, and nonfiction projects, for print and online magazines, literary magazines, and newsletters, as well as for various corporations and financial services and medical professionals. I’ve worked as an English tutor and private-academy teacher; I currently teach creative writing to kids via workshops and offer my services as a guest speaker on a wide range of publishing topics.
I completed copy editing and proofreading coursework through the Simon Fraser University Publishing Program in 2005-06, the SFU Editing Immersion Workshop under the mentorship of Lynn Henry (Publishing Director for Knopf/Random House Canada) in 2005, and SFU’s Writer’s Studio, a one-year immersive writing program (class of 2007). University studies were in English and political science.
For fiction pursuits, I am represented by Stacey Kondla of The Rights Factory.
I am a hybrid (traditional and indie) author of eleven published novels under Jennifer Sommersby and my pen name, Eliza Gordon. My latest Eliza Gordon novel, the third in a trilogy, released December 14, 2021. Visit my separate websites for more info and to sign up for my very occasional newsletters.
If you are looking for a place to learn more about how to embark upon your own publishing adventure, be sure to visit SGA Books for a ton of resources to get you going.
The name Plumfield Editing is in heartfelt homage to my very favorite fictional heroine, Josephine March. Plumfield House was the name of the mansion old Aunt March willed to Jo, who then turned it into a school. I never would’ve become a lover of words had it not been for Jo March. Thank you, Louisa May Alcott, for shaping the lives of so many aspiring writers!
