Olivia Lynn Jarmusch
Author, Editor & Story Consultant
Published Works:
Olivia Lynn Jarmusch is a prolific writer of modern Christian YA. Her heartfelt passion for creating pure and lovely fiction for teen girls can be seen in each of her 12 published works with The Tales of Tarsurella, Regal Hearts, and Chestnut Academy.
Olivia has built up years of experience within the publishing industry, executed marketing strategies, and assisted clients in life-giving coaching sessions.
With more than fifteen completed novels under her belt, she’s troubleshooted dozens of manuscripts and loves assisting authors with overcoming plot holes and bolstering up the raw materials of a story to become its very best.
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Olivia’s editorial experience running Crown of Beauty Magazine and crafting content for writers on her blog for several years, has served to sharpen her skills and deepen her desire to serve authors along their journey to publishing. She now works as a full staff editor at
The Glory Writers.
Rave Reviews:
"Livy does an excellent job of helping you develop your story to be the best product it can be! I had a good amount of scenes and elements in my first draft that I was struggling with, and she gave me wonderful feedback that showed me ways to improve my manuscript. Her notes never shied away from going in-depth about plotting, the development of my characters, and the little things that help make it stand out. She's also great at pointing out missing details and plot holes that I would never have caught otherwise. I am so grateful for her, her consistent encouragement, and her insightful critiques for this story. I would highly recommend her as your next developmental editor!"
-Makayla Coffee, writer and soon to be published author~
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“I am thankful for the constructive feedback Livy gave. She highlighted specific areas that needed improvement (character motivation for example), while mentioning parts of the book that were working well. Now I know where to go moving forward and how to make the story even stronger. Thank you so much for your service!”
~Carley Rain, author and podcaster~
“Livy did such a great job with her developmental edit of my novel! It’s outside my usual genre, and further, had some big pieces that I wasn’t sure were working, and Livy did a great job pinpointing what WASN’T working and encouraging me to cling to what WAS. Thanks so much, Glory Writers team, for your help!”
~Kellyn Roth, Author of the Alice and Ivy Series, The Hilton Legacy Series, and The Kees and Collier’s Series~
Developmental Edits
WHAT IS A DEVELOPMENTAL EDIT?
"This is where we're diving into big picture story edits! We’re looking for things like plot holes, character consistency, character strength and motivation, dialogue strength, pacing, and anything else that affects the main story. What we’re not doing is looking for typos, or comma placements, or worrying about punctuation, this is ALL about the story.
This is my absolute favorite phase of the editing process, because it's all about STORY. My goal is an editor, is to put myself out of job! I don't just point out what isn't working, I tell you WHY it's not working. You'll receive some of my go-to tips and tricks, hacks, and troubleshooting secrets for storytelling, so that you can apply this to your manuscript!" - Livy
WHAT YOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:
~ One thorough read through of your manuscript to exam plot, pacing, motivation, character arcs, plot holes, accuracy etc.
~10+ pages of written notes & feedback.
~ Actionable help to give you practical "To Dos" to fix any issues. You will receive several step-by-step lessons from our Author Adventure program!
~1 hour video call to go over any specific questions you may have, and walk through an action plan! This is your time to get help or advice for anything and everything that you need.
Our Glory Writers pricing depends on the editor that you choose and the word count of your book! Currently charging $7-10 per 1k words.
Custom tailored quotes will be provided upon request.
Line Edits
WHAT IS LINE EDITING?
Line editing focuses on creativity and readability at the sentence, paragraph, and scene levels. This happens when you are happy with your story and structure but want to elevate your prose!
WHAT IT INCLUDES:
Individual needs vary, but we often encounter these issues:
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overused words
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awkward phrases
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unnecessary words and phrases (and sometimes sentences, or even scenes)
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tense shifts
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inconsistent narrator/point of view (such as “head hopping”)
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clunky sentence structure
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weak transitions
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passive verbs and sentences
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bad dialogue tags (maybe overcompensating for weak dialogue)
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plot inconsistencies
The process of Line Editing naturally eliminates many grammar and punctuation errors; however, that is not the primary goal. While considering how the message is conveyed, a line editor will not obsess over every comma or hyphen the way a copy editor will. Authors often make changes after line editing as well, so Copy Editing is recommended for the final draft.
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