About Elizabeth
Welcome! I am an editor and writer with over 25 years of experience and am passionate about helping writers and their writing grow and flourish.
I work collaboratively with writers to help them find and strengthen their voice and clearly express their ideas. I guide writers through the revision process with patience and attentiveness, providing generative, encouraging, and detailed comments on their work. I invite you to read what past clients have shared about working with me.
My specialties include humanities, social sciences, racial and social justice, poetry, memoir, and creative nonfiction.
Background
I began my career in book publishing at Blackwell Publishing and then transitioned to the editorial office of the National Kidney Foundation’s peer-reviewed medical journals. As a result, I am skilled at helping academic authors distill and express complex ideas, having edited over 900 research articles.
Over the past 20 years, I have been building my freelance editing and writing coaching practice, Greenhouse Editing; I transitioned to this work full-time in 2024. I have edited books, essays, and articles for academic and creative writers in a wide range of fields, including art history, economics, English literature, history, law, memoir, philosophy, and public policy. I also teach writing classes and co-lead a writing group for emerging authors and have provided generative comments on over 120 creative writing pieces.
On a personal note
I am a published poet and visual artist and live in the Boston area with my husband and our two daughters. A few of my favorite poets are Ada Limon, Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver and Alfred Tennyson. Things that bring me joy: raising our daughters, hot tea, vibrant colors, knitting, yoga, forests, and forget-me-nots.
Formal bio
Elizabeth Frank is a writing coach and developmental editor based in the Boston area with over 25 years of experience editing academic and creative writing. She collaborates with writers to develop ideas, strengthen structure, and refine manuscripts, guiding them from early drafts to polished, compelling narratives while preserving each author’s voice. Elizabeth’s clients include published poets, memoirists, and faculty and graduate students at institutions such as Harvard University, Boston University, Temple University, and the University of Houston. She has worked across a wide range of fields including economics, education, literature, history, law, philosophy, and public policy.
A Dartmouth College graduate in English and Creative Writing, Elizabeth began her career in academic editing at Blackwell Publishing. She later worked at the National Kidney Foundation’s medical journals while building her freelance editing and writing coaching practice, Greenhouse Editing. In 2024, Elizabeth transitioned to freelance editing full time. She also teaches writing classes and co-leads a writing group for emerging authors. As a published poet herself, Elizabeth brings a deep appreciation for language, voice, and craft to her work with writers at every stage of the creative process.
