Testimonials for Catherine:
“Catherine is a rare gem in the publishing industry.”
Her knowledge and skills are surpassed only by her remarkable sense of passion, dedicated to preserving the author’s voice and the overall integrity of the work. Being an adept writer herself, she is knowledgeable of the manifold layers of details and processes in the production of a fine book. She is multi-skilled in editing, copyediting, proofing, and an all-round book craft genius. Catherine is in a league of her own when it comes to putting out the finest book. I highly recommend this truly magnificent professional to anyone searching for the best!”
~Maya Tiwari | Best-selling author of Living Ahimsa Diet, Women’s Power to Heal, Path of Practice, Ayurveda: Life of Balance, and Ayurveda: Secrets of Healing
“I wanted to recommend Cathy as a consummate professional as well as one of the finest people I know. She helped me pull together the first lists for Ballantine Wellspring and spearheaded the development of our web site. . . . She is creative and extremely motivated and committed to working with expressions of the spirit–be that in her own life in her own practices, or in books, magazines, web sites, or other media businesses.”
~Leslie Meredith | Former Executive Editor and Vice President, Random House
“Cathy is an amazingly conscientious editor. Her attention to detail is remarkable and refreshing. Not only is she a great copy editor, she has such a complete background in all aspects of writing and editing that she is able to provide feedback about the project on many levels. I am thrilled to be working with Cathy and I look forward to many more projects together!”
~Renee LaRose | Conference Manager, Yoga Journal
“Cathy is a pleasure to work with. She’s an excellent creative writer and also excels at managing people and projects. I have worked with her on a number of projects and look forward to continuing to work with her. She has my highest recommendation.”
~Cris Popenoe | President, Dawn Productions
“Catherine brought not only her diverse professional skill set to Yoga Journal, but also a warm and creative spirit that was infectious. What more could anyone in the workplace ask for?”
~Vesela Simic | Former Associate Editor, Yoga Journal
“Cathy is an intelligent and dedicated worker and a great human being. She was a major help in setting up and running the (new) Waterside office in San Francisco. I’d work with her any time.”
~Chris Van Buren | Former Literary Agent, Waterside Productions
“Cathy is a delightful riddle solver. I approached Cathy with a vague project outline and the anxiety of budget constraints and an imminent deadline. She mindfully listened and asked insightful questions that enabled her to cut through the maze of my disperse ideas and allowed her to arrive to simple, practical and timely creative options. Cathy’s personable and straight forward approach framed our very productive, rewarding and long lasting professional relationship.”
~Ariadna Rentería Torres | Immigration Attorney
“Catherine helped to write/edit my company website and design my company logo. She was professional, creative, dependable and I am very pleased with the outcome of her work!”
~Aymi Bennhoff, FNP | President, Integrative Healthcare
“In working with Cathy on several book projects I have found her to be very organized, creative, detail-oriented and inspiring. Cathy is very talented and a great communicator, multi-tasker and problem-solver. Above all she is just an absolute pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Cathy and hope to have the opportunity to work with her on future projects.”
~Sharon Anderson | Creative Director, Blue Moon Design
“Catherine is fantastic to work with. Highly recommended.”
Michael Brooks | Author of Mindfulness
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Contact Catherine directly at catherine@wordsage.net.
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