Cultivating Sacred Stories into Captivating Books
A collaborative sanctuary for evolutionary leaders, healers, and coaches to cultivate their creative processes, ground their deep wisdom, and write the manuscripts they were born to share.
Professional Developmental Editing & Book Coaching
About Me
🪷 Hi! I'm Regina Stribling 🪷One of my favorite things in life is supporting evolutionary authors on their creative writing journeys.I believe transformational leaders, healers, and coaches have exceptionally potent stories and deep wisdom to offer the world. And bringing those deeply personal, sacred human experiences onto the page requires more than just standard editorial feedback—it requires a sacred space to grow.My background in graduate-level transpersonal psychology taught me how to provide an intuitive, compassionate sanctuary for the vulnerability that naturally surfaces when you write your deepest truths. A sanctuary that also offers clear, honest, and discerning feedback. Writers thrive in an environment when they receive both positive and constructive feedback.For the past 13 years, I have combined this psychological awareness with my master editing experience to help leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs cultivate their messy first drafts into captivating, publishable manuscripts.I believe your unique voice deserves to be expressed naturally while also reaching your audience. I respect where you are in your creative writing season, acting as a co-creative partner to help your authentic expression climb, bloom, and reach your audience with verve, vulnerability, and vitality.Together, we will tend your narrative garden while supporting you to reach beyond what you thought was possible.
Amy Conway-Hatcher (Memoir)
Urszula Bunting (Non-Fiction)
Rachel Riccobono (Memoir)
Felix Dey (Non-Fiction)
Nate Jones (Memoir)
Denise Schaad (Memoir)
What People Say
“To Regina Stribling, my friend and editor, without you there would be no book. You made me a better writer, a better person, and helped me choose freedom by sharing my story. You are the best editor and guide a girl could ask for. A wizard with words, a calming force, a wise soul.”
~ Amy Conway-Hatcher, Author of Infinitely More“ Regina is a very dedicated, detail oriented, and professional editor. She not only did a beautiful job editing my book but also encouraged and supported me during the process of writing and publishing my first book. It is a pleasure to work with Regina! ”
~ Urszula Bunting, Author of: Finding Your Yoga: Essential Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle with Yoga and Ayurveda“Regina consistently saw the potential, passion, and promise in my words, even when I was unable to myself. Her expertise, compassion, and wisdom is inspiring. It is truly a privilege to have the opportunity to collaborate with her.”
~ Rachel Riccobono, Author of: The Long Way Home"Regina has been the first editor I've ever worked with, and my experience with her couldn't be any better! Her expertise and knowledge undoubtedly enhanced both my writing style and, consequently, my book tremendously. Working with her was a real enrichment to my new found passion for writing!”
~ Felix Dey, Author of: The Ironic Link“Regina is a wonderful editor and great person to confide in throughout your writing process. She helped me to see that the best way to impact others and tell my story authentically is to focus on the feelings and the lessons I learned in my experiences.”
~ Nate Jones, Author of: Permission to Create!“I felt grateful for Regina's unwavering support and guidance, knowing that I could not have done this work alone. Together, we were creating something powerful and transformative, a memoir that would reflect the deepest truths of my life and help me to find healing and closure.”
~ Denise Schaad, Author of: Spirit Speaks
A Collaborative Partner in the Process
More Than an Editor: A Collaborative Partner in Your Creative ProcessYou no longer need to wait to write a full manuscript before receiving support with your creative writing process.By combining developmental editing with intuitive book coaching, I don't just review your chapters—I support you, the writer. I give you real-time support that keeps you from getting stuck or feeling overwhelmed. We map out your structure while also navigating your vision, vulnerability, and the natural weather patterns that surface when you're writing your deepest truths and life's lessons.🌿 Sanctuary for Vulnerable Growth: Writing a book rooted in your deepest truth can trigger uncertainty, self-doubt, and creative blocks. Our work together provides a safe, grounded ecosystem to process the vulnerability of putting your soul's work out into the world. While you focus on pouring your heart onto the page, I provide the gentle structure to support your writing as it grows.🌸 Real-Time Collaboration: If a chapter feels clunky or an idea is spinning wild and unpruned, you don't have to wait until a full draft is done. We step into the garden together on a coaching call to clear away the confusion, build a strong narrative structure, and find the best next steps to keep your creative energy flowing. Together, we look at your raw stories, identify the most potent seeds of your message, and cultivate the singular thread your readers need to transform their lives.🌻 Cultivating Your Harvest: Leaders, healers, and coaches are masters at tending to everyone else's soil, which makes it easy to put their own creative projects on the back burner. I provide the gentle, steady accountability that honors your busy life while keeping your book moving steadily toward fruition.You spend your life guiding and supporting others. Let me support you and your creative process by providing clear, honest, respectful, and compassionate communication—positive and constructive feedback—during our time together.My focus is helping you bring forth the enticing stories, gathered wisdom, and deep lessons from your life to completely captivate your audience. Along the way, you might just surprise yourself with the rich medicine, clarity, and knowledge you discover blooming within your own pages.
Premium Coaching & Editing SupportWhat it is: Tailored support designed for the transformational leader, healer, and coach who wants a collaborative partner for their creative writing project.⛏️The Story Excavation Package (Book Concept & Outlining)
For the writer who has the seeds of great ideas but needs to clear the ground, turn over the soil, and design the landscape before planting. This is for the author who wants to find their focus and organize their chapters, then feels confident writing on their own for a while.
⛏️ 2 Book Coaching Sessions
⛏️ Editing up to 10,000 words total🌿 The Cultivation Package (Structural Developmental Editing)
For the writer who wants to grow a wild, messy first draft and needs a master editor to build a strong structure for their narrative. We will work together on chapter organization, pacing, and narrative flow—identifying structural holes and pruning where necessary so your core message can climb beautifully and stand strong.
🌿 4, 6, or 8 Book Coaching Sessions
🌿 Up to 25,000 words total (approximately 8–10 chapters at 2,500 words per chapter)🌻 The Master Gardener Mentorship (Book Development)
For the writer who wants an ongoing, grounded partnership to nurture their project from raw sprout to a fully matured, publishable manuscript. Together, we tend to your writing rhythm, move through creative blocks, and steadily cultivate your pages into a rich, blossoming garden of a book.
🌻 12, 14, or 16 Book Coaching Sessions
🌻 Editing up to 45,000 words total (approximately 18 chapters at 2,500 words or 15 chapters at 3,000 words per chapter)How it works:
🌱 You receive coaching strategy calls to talk through your ideas and move through blocks, combined with rolling developmental edits on your pages as you write them. You never have to wonder if you are on the right track.
🌱 Book Coaching Sessions are 30-45 minutes.
🌱 Calls are scheduled based upon our agreed milestones timeline for your accountability and also works best with your schedule.
🌱 Reviews of your words are scheduled in a way that you finish your milestone goal prior to a book session so that I have time to review your work and discuss it with you along with next, best steps. If you prefer to have a book session before you submit words to me to discuss blocks and challenges, we can arrange that as well.
🌱 My Editing Style: You will receive in-line suggestions for ways to work with your writing, inquisitive questions for clarifying ideas, and constructive, comprehensive suggestions to create your best work. All packages include an Editorial Summary of your writing's best qualities and main areas of improvement.
🌱 Email communication is included during our time together.