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Dr. Shay Pursel
Business, Entrepreneurship, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction
My specialty—and my passion—is the successful female lifestyle entrepreneur who is ready to write and publish her first book. A well-written, beautiful book opens doors to higher-level consulting, establishes authority in your field, and sounds unmistakably like you. Human authenticity is at the heart of every great book. My job is to help you find yours on the page.
As an experienced brand manager with a PhD focused on female entrepreneurship, I bring both academic insight and real-world business savvy to my editorial work. My journey into editing began over twenty years ago as an alpha reader for a major publishing house in California, long before I earned my doctorate. I knew I was in the right field when an author I had edited early in my career appeared as a question on my doctoral comprehensive exam.
I offer full-service support from idea to print, including writing coaching, manuscript review, editing, and brand strategy, all tailored to where you are in your journey.
I'm also a writer myself, across nonfiction, memoir, and fiction. That means when I sit down with your manuscript, I understand the process from both sides of the page.
I live in Northwest Ohio with my boyfriend of 17 years and love to volunteer in my community and as part of international and national women’s business groups. I am a Gen X girl and love to research and remember the way life was in the 90s. Also, I like to take road trips with my friends to gather inspiration for my fictional series titled Girl Millionaires. When I'm not writing, my creativity emerges through pottery and painting art in watercolor and acrylic mediums.
If you're interested in working with me, here's how we'd begin: we would connect one-on-one over Zoom to talk through your ideas, your goals, and your path forward. Once your manuscript is written, I provide a manuscript review — high-level feedback on what's working and what's ready for the next stage. From there, we decide together what editing and publication support makes the most sense for your book.
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