Experience & Credentials

“Mandy is a delightful and thorough book coach! She read my work closely, giving valuable insights for revision in clear steps. I appreciate that she also offered examples of other novelists to study. She is generous with her time and expertise, and I highly recommend her services.”

“Miranda Keskes' Novel Blueprint Intensive offers a week of thoughtful instruction and opportunities to explore, develop, and reflect on a novel idea, whether you are just starting or deep into the writing process. As someone with a first iteration of a Novel Blueprint, the timing of this course was perfect as it allowed me to revisit my ideas and dive deeper. Through methodically introducing each stage of the Novel Blueprint, facilitating discussions about participants' novel ideas, asking key questions, and leading practical activities during the course, Miranda helped me to recognize the additional work that I needed to do to dive deeper into my own Novel Blueprint. The Novel Blueprint Intensive has allowed me to bring my story and my intentions more into alignment. I knew I needed this and every day during this short course was affirming and helped me to move forward!”

“Working with Mandy has provided invaluable accountability and support in finishing my novel and pitching to agents. She’s a knowledgeable guide, teammate, and cheerleader rolled in one! Mandy also has the magical ability to keep a sense of humor while taking her role very seriously—she’s a blast to work with, and I get that sense that she simply won’t let me fail. I highly recommend sharing your writing journey with her!”

“I loved the ability to collaborate and think through story decisions purposefully!”

“During the four years that Mandy was my manager, she consistently helped our team grow and calmly navigate any challenges that arose. She provided clear instructions and positive feedback, which instilled confidence in our team. Her design and educational expertise was an invaluable asset to our company, and under her guidance, I was able to thrive and continually advance my skills. Her mentorship also helped me find my voice and discover my true passions both in and outside of work. Her calm and open presence allows her to work seamlessly with others, and her commitment to fostering and maintaining a healthy work environment is one aspect that I was always grateful for. She went above and beyond to care for the employees and clients of our company. Mandy’s ability to bring people together allowed our team to thrive and grow over the years. She is a true professional, and I highly recommend her. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Mandy again any day!”

“Mandy was my direct supervisor for four years. During this time, she not only led our team to build an incredible product but took on new responsibilities with grace—from saleswoman to HR advocate to project manager—all while cultivating a transparent and positive work environment. Beyond her obvious skills as a leader, writer, and teacher, she is humble, curious, an organizational mastermind, a talented creative, and a brilliant mother. More inspiring still was witnessing how strongly she stands in her integrity and amplifies the voices of those under her wing, mine included. Working with her taught me a great deal about who I am and where I'm headed, for which I'm very grateful. Any team would be fortunate to have her.”

“Miranda Keskes edited my third book, Views from the Spectrum: A Window into the Life and Faith of Your Neurodiverse Child (available in the fall of 2020 by Kregel Publications). I found Miranda to be highly skilled, organized, and enjoyable to work with. She helped my book come to life with her editing of the mechanics, grammar, literary content, and development of strong transitional sentences. Her advice and recommendations were invaluable to the finished product, always keeping in mind my individual writing style. When I had deadlines to reach, Miranda was prompt to finish the edits in a timely manner. Miranda is creative and has expert attention to detail. I highly recommend her as an editor.”

“Miranda is an absolute pleasure to work with. Not only is her writing well-crafted and her words well-chosen, but also her subject matter is on point and relatable to a broad audience, making working with her an editor's dream. She has an eye for conventions and a storytelling technique that grabs readers and takes them on a ride of a lifetime. Her writing and editing talent is admirable, as is her ability to craft versatile material that both makes readers cry and roll on the floor in laughter. Few people have a knack for conveying both their talents as writers and their unique personality through writing, but Miranda nails it every time. LOVE working with her!”

“Mrs Keskes is truly an amazing teacher. She is passionate, caring, patient, honest and so much more. She made her classroom into a place of safety and comfort. In her class I found I could write about some personal things without the fear of judgement, only love and support. Mrs Keskes inspires and teaches lessons that go beyond your average English class. She is the type of person you can trust with anything.”

"I had Mrs. Keskes for a creative writing class in high school. It was really the one class that I looked forward to every week. We covered so much great material and the class pushed me to write things that I normally wouldn't. I still remember and use some exercises that we did in class! I am most grateful for how Mrs. Keskes guided and taught us all how to create and start our own blogs. I never wanted to have a blog because I liked to write stories and that's it. Starting the blog showed me that writing different things was so much fun! It's been a few years later and I still use the blog that we created in class. I use it as my outlet when I need a break from college work or just a break from the everyday stresses of life. Mrs. Keskes is a great writing coach and always gives positive feedback along with tips on how to do better!"

“Mrs. Keskes’ passion for writing kept me engaged while I was her student. Her passion is unlike most professionals in this field and she was able to show how writing is an important part of history as well as our future. The skills she had taught me allowed me to succeed academically when writing papers in college. These skills have continued to help me as I have entered my career and needed to represent myself professionally in my writing.”