Zest Communications

19/08/2020

People think we just pick up spelling mistakes, BUT ... an editor is responsible for making a piece of writing ‘more like a Stradivarius and less like a microchip’.

https://margaretriverpress.com/2020/08/19/its-not-just-proofreading-an-interview-with-karen-lee-ceo-of-the-institute-of-professional-editors/?fbclid=IwAR0JD_xb8cr4gjsGhAVV35-3X247L9poRKKScd7Lp9X8qLUQRA5XgO5P8vM

Author, editor and journalist Gary Kamiya intriguingly suggested that the primary responsibility of an editor is not to the writer but to the reader. He said an editor is responsible for making a piece of writing ‘more like a Stradivarius and less like a microchip’. Karen Lee, CEO of the Institu...

31/07/2020

I recommend this book by Rob Donnelly. Anyone who had a Catholic school education will find it interesting. Rob went onto join the priesthood for a time, until he decided it wasn’t for him. For a range of reasons you can but imagine. Ok, and I edited it. And only realised we went to the same primary school when I read his description of his bus trip to school, and realised it was MY bus trip to school. An excellent read. 📖 📚

Rob Donnelly entered a catholic contemplative monastery in 1990. His search for truth spanned a decade when the darker realities of the institutional church were beginning to come to light. This memoir is a coming of age story set in extraordinary circumstances. It's a personal account of the journe...

12/06/2019

I help people tell their stories. I offer a content writing and editing service, specialising in ghostwriting and editing, in particular memoir, biography and life stories. I can also help with brand stories for businesses - websites, blogs etc. For more information, go to https://zestcommunications.com.au/

28/12/2018

As we approach New Year’s Eve it is the perfect time to reflect on everything that happened in our life during 2018. The special moments, ups and downs, challenges, victories and learnings. It is also a time to commit to implementing important changes in our life—changing jobs, retiring, starting a new course or business, taking up exercise, or whatever it is you’ve been meaning to do.

The beginning of a new year is also an ideal time to start writing your memoir—whether you write it yourself or ask a professional memoir writer to write it for you.

If you need help telling your story, get in touch.

21/11/2018

80 stories about the producers from the Fleurieu area - written by me, for the delightful Rojina McDonald, gathered together in her luscious cookbook The Faces and Food of the Fleurieu. Thanks to Brand SA for spreading the good news! Can't wait till we start the next one! https://brandsanews.com.au/fleurieu-cookbook-a-feast-for-foodies/?fbclid=IwAR0A0uh4C5nY3yAwTBlW642HfspRU2SX1kMXMm_IL47LvvgnC2zgS2WpOP4

McLaren Vale foodie Rojina McDonald fell in love with the culinary delights of South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula simply by growing up in the food and wine region.

13/11/2018

Why we need to tell our stories: from the ABC 7.30 - a story about the East Palliative Care biography program: https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-13/helping-people-tell-their-life-story-as-they-face-death/10492602?pfmredir=sm

7.30 provides the best analysis of local, national and international events from an Australian perspective, weeknights on ABC. Hosted by Leigh Sales and Chris Uhlmann.

19/10/2018

Awesome book launch for Faces and Food of the Fleurieu today, which I wrote the profiles for. Rojina McDonald, you are a star.

18/10/2018

New website is up and running. Focussing more on memoir writing and editing, ghostwriting, and life story writing. But hey, if you need something edited or a website or article written, I’m still there for you. https://zestcommunications.com.au/

Professional writing and editing service

27/08/2018

Something I wrote for Life Stories Australia and a question I ponder....

Is writing about your life an act of creativity, self-love and a way of sharing what you know with the world – of giving back?

04/08/2018

Book launch for Fiona Ralton’s ‘WTF is Spanish anyway?’ which I edited. Happy to lend a hand in this story of one woman’s descent and her journey back. https://www.amazon.com/WTF-Spanish-Anyway-dicks-pricks/dp/1925732681

21/07/2018

Happy to say I am now an accredited editor with the Institute of Professional Editors. Woohoo. Passed that pesky and damn hard exam! Signed, Heather Millar AE.

03/01/2018

Pleased to be a part of this amazing project with the inspiring Rojina Park and her Soul Publishing tribe. 2018 - bring it!

07/06/2017

This is a beautiful book written by my talented friend Lindy Schneider. And edited by me. It's about 15 female artists ... and why their art and creativity is so important. Lindy is raising funds to publish the book on pozible.com .... if you like the idea, please help.

Hi, our names are Angela Rivas, photographer, and Lindy Schneider, writer, and our mission is to create a beautiful art book and exhibition titled FROM THIS PLACE featuring inspiring women artists from the Upper Yarra Valley, Melbourne, Australia. This project reveals the unique stories and images o

03/05/2017

Graduation day for the Calvary Biography Program. I shall be starting to work with palliative care patients in the next week or so to record their memoirs. Volunteer work, but perhaps my most important...

14/03/2017

Started training for the Biography Program at the Mary Potter hospice at Calvary Hospital today. Working with the palliative care patients to record their life stories. Only almost cried half a dozen times. And that's just in the training!! Humbling work....

04/11/2015

Look at this now. Launched online today! I worked on this project last year with my lovely friend and co-writer/editor Lindy Schneider Lindy Schneider - Writer, creator, content maker. It's well worth the download - and it's complimentary. Happy health everyone!

Renowned integrative doctors collaborate to create Consumer Preventative Health Guide The National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM) is delighted to launch The Roadmap to Wellness, a comprehensive, lifestyle focused handbook that focuses on a preventive approach to achieving optimum health an…