About Rachelle Ramirez

When Rachelle was a child in Oklahoma, her primary life goal was to assume Judge Wapner’s job on The People’s Court bench. It only took one pre-law class in college to convince her otherwise. Her college advisor suggested she become a teamster. Still, Rachelle went on to earn a handful of useless degrees and certifications in psychology, creative writing, grant writing, education, editing, and ADHD coaching. 

Now, Rachelle is a developmental editor and ghostwriter with extensive experience coaching new and bestselling authors. She helps fiction and nonfiction writers structure and finish their projects. While she specializes in narrative nonfiction such as self-improvement, memoir, and hybrids of these story forms, she is also eager to assist fiction writers with complex story structures and stories intended as catalysts for social justice.

Rachelle is one of the world’s foremost experts on Story Types. She is a co-creator of the Story Path course and numerous writing masterclasses, and co-host of the Happily Ever Author Club at Pages & Platforms. She is the author of the forthcoming book, The ADHD Writer: From Frustrated to Focused to Finished.

Rachelle embraces story structure as a tool rather than a rule.

While Rachelle’s training as a Certified Editor in 2017 influenced her methods in structural, content, and developmental editing, her current practice with Pages and Platforms expands upon this background to account for her deep interest in diverse writers such as women, older adults, LGBTQA, BIPOC, ability different, neurodivergent, trauma survivors, and socially marginalized individuals.

Rachelle lives in Portland, Oregon, with her two teenagers, ten stupid but highly privileged chickens, a trio of ducks, two albino catfish, three ridiculous chihuahuas, a frog named Moldy, and a handsome husband who wants to live on a farm. She loves a well-told story, iced coffee, reality dating shows, handbound books, and the convenience of city living.

Some of the authors Rachelle has worked with: 

• Shawn Coyne, author of The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know; Action Story: The Primal Genre; Cognitive Dominance; and more. Co-host of the Story Grid podcast.
• Scott Mann, author of Leading Through Chaos; Game Changers; Mission America; and more. Host of the Rooftop Podcast and popular TedTalk presenter. 
• J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison, author of Fish Wielder; The Helm; Demon Freaks; Stickless; and more. 
• Vanya Erickson, author of Boot Language and the forthcoming novel, Driven.
• Kristi Garrett, author of Robert’s Rules and a forthcoming novel.
• Mark McGinn, author of Home Truths; Best Served Cold; Trust No One; Presumed Guilty; and more.
• Anne Hawley, author of Restraint and the forthcoming novel, The Footman.
• Sue Campbell, author of The Cat, the Cash, the Leap, and the List; The Parental Leave Playbook; The Pages and Platforms Book Marketing Workbook; and the forthcoming novel, Alderwood.
• Xina Uhl, author of The Cat’s Guide to Human Behavior; Lady Law and the Texas DeRangers; Necropolis, Whiter Pastures; and more. 

You can select a spot on Rachelle’s calendar for an initial consultation on your story. 

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You can read more on writing from Rachelle at Pages and Platforms.

RACHELLE RAMIREZ EDITORIAL SERVICES, LLC is a Domestic Limited Liability Company (DLLC) registered with The City of Portland, Multnomah County, and the State of Oregon.