About Shine On Editing
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Shine On Editing (or simply, “Shine On”) is the vision of its owner and chief editor, Jessica Buford. Her desire is for a writing coaching, editing and transcription service that would increase access to professional, compassionate feedback. The central tenet of Shine On is to improve the authors’ work as much as possible, while preserving and nurturing their own unique voices; hence the tagline, “Your. Best. You.”
You may be wondering, “How does this work?”.
Live sessions with Ms. Buford are available- feedback is given in real-time (book now!): online through Zoom, or in-person. Late-night and weekend live sessions can be requested with 1-hour’s notice.
Asynchronous reviews, in which you e-mail submissions, and she returns them with suggestions/corrections, are also accessible (purchase the type of review you need through the Shine Store).
To encourage up-and-coming authors, students, and professionals looking to return to the workplace, she set a goal of affordability and flexibility for the resources offered. We work hand-in-glove with the ethical and instructional nature of writing services received through college writing centers, as well as transcribing rates for freelance music transcribers. While this means that students cannot request ghostwriting for their assignments, they and their teachers, professors, parents and loved ones can take solace in knowing that it’s their work that is given the greatest care and attention.
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1451 S. Elm-Eugene Street, Suite 2013 Greensboro, NC 27406
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About The Owner
Jessica Buford, Owner of Shine On Editing, is an enthusiastic advocate for composers and writers getting their work out into the populace. She is a knowledgeable writing and music educator with years of experience and numerous credentials.
In 2007, Jessica earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing, and minors in Music and Political Science from West Virginia University (WVU). Following some years in the workforce, she returned to college, garnering a Master of Arts in The Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) and Applied Linguistics from Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in 2013. After a gap year, she leaned into her lifelong obsession with music, first attaining a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in 2018, and A Master of Music in Musicology from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 2021.
Jessica developed a passion for helping others succeed in writing while in her second year of grad school at WSSU, working for the then Writer’s Block as a professional writing consultant. This led to the penning/publication of her first book, In the Minds of Chameleons in 2014. Through its development, she wondered how frequently people wanted to be able to write and publish, but didn’t know how to ask, or weren’t able to afford the traditional fees incurred during the often-lengthy revision process. After transcribing compositions during and following her tenure at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she saw the possibility of a company in which her passions for music, writing, and above all, helping others achieve could finally come together.
After working as an independent writing coach for 5 years, this concept became more concrete- the formal organization and online convenience of writing assistance without the labor-exploitative aspects often endemic to EdTech companies. In Summer of 2022, she was accepted into the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, and Shine on Editing was born.
