Wheat & Chaff Writing
Writing. Editing. Consulting.
Specializing in helping authors & companies communicate their stories.
Helping authors and companies craft true, good, and beautiful words.
For over sixteen years, Toby Coley has been helping writers work through the process of their stories, arguments, and messages. With a doctorate in Rhetoric and Writing, Toby knows how to help you meet your writing goals, whether in the early planning phases, developmental editing and content editing, or line editing, copyediting, and final proofreading. As a teacher, he knows how to convey information clearly for each audience, construct workshops and presentations that capture and engage, and provide you with the knowledge, skills, and encouragement you need to succeed. Toby works with teachers, parents, and writers of all stages to build confidence in the craft of writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, technical manuals, and more). He loves to partner with writers and businesses to help them create opportunities for growth in all their writing needs, whether training employees or honing an author’s upcoming book.
Check out my services page to see some of what I offer.
Testimonials
"I am a very particular detailed-oriented person, which can sometimes mean I can be difficult to please. Toby exceeded all of my expectations. He gave me honest feedback, fantastic suggestions, offered encouragement, and I couldn't be happier with the finished product. I would highly recommend him and I fully intend to hire him again for the other projects I am current working on. He answers messages timely, communicates effectively, and his overall professionalism is nothing short of exceptional. Thank you Toby. I appreciate your integrity, commitment to excellence, and overall good nature. Meeting you has been a pleasure."
—Crystal R.
“I really appreciate the structure of the his feedback--the process of writing drafts and getting helpful feedback from Dr. Coley and then getting time to revise worked really well for me to genuinely improve my writing and just feel better about the writing that I crafted in general. I really enjoyed working with him and I learned so much. I just think that Dr. Coley is a great teacher!”
— Emily S.
“Coley's work and instruction are exceptional in ways that make me disappointed with my other editors. First, he explains concepts in an accessible way. The writing tasks are not restrictive, and I do not feel lost when I begin to write them because I know exactly what he expects. His in class instruction and feedback are a great balance of question and guidance. Finally and perhaps most importantly, Coley is just a good guy. He clearly cares about his clients. He's understanding. You can tell that he wants you to improve and expects you to do well. I'm very glad that I worked with him.”
— Steven H.
“Dr. Coley is passionate about writing and it shows when he is guiding authors. The work can be challenging at times, however, the difficultly helped me to grow as a writer.”
— Griffin H.
Let’s open the vistas of your writing together.
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We’ll schedule an initial fifteen minute consultation. Then I’ll prepare a proposal and walk you through every step of the process.