



My name is Isabelle, though I’m also known as the Shaggy Shepherd online. I have loved books all my life but really became fully immersed in the bookish life when I started my first blog as a reviewer. I’ve since joined a blog team instead but still love interacting one-on-one with other bookish people on Discord, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and in various book clubs. While I do write a little on the side, my main passion is helping other authors make their own work shine as a copy editor.
When I’m not reading or editing, I love spending time with my daughter (often reading books or making art together), sewing, hiking, and hanging out with friends. I’m also a big animal lover and share my world with one dog and two cats.
Credentials

- Club Ed: Beginning Copyediting for Fiction
- Club Ed: Intermediate Copyediting for Fiction (in progress)
- Club Ed: Editing Novels in a Series (in progress)


“I cannot recommend Emerald Scribe enough. Isabelle’s attention to detail regarding syntax and grammar was unparalleled, and for this author (who is an English teacher by day) some of Isabelle’s suggestions really caught me off guard in the best way. Additionally, Isabelle’s awareness of continuity across my series regarding naming protocols was an added bonus that supported me in creating an incredibly polished final file for publication.”
Joshua Walker
