Who Benefits? Your Reader, Your Book, and You

Welcome to HJ Words

Guiding you and your book in the write direction.

Hi! I’m Julie Covert, your guide to help you find a sure footing on your writing journey. I help aspiring writers who feel uncertain or overwhelmed discover their path forward — transforming ideas into pages and pages into publishable books. Together, we’ll find your trailhead, build a plan to refine your ideas, and guide your story toward its destination.

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Find Out What Kind of Writer You Are

This short quiz helps you understand your natural communication and writing style. Julie uses these insights to tailor coaching to how you think, create, and process information, so your writing journey feels clear instead of overwhelming.

Your results highlight your strengths, reveal where you may get stuck, and show how you work best on the page. It’s a simple way to learn more about yourself as a writer and gain direction before beginning your coaching journey.

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Book Coaching, Editing, and Resources for Authors

Get clear, structured support for every stage of your manuscript. From shaping your story to polishing your pages and creating a professional index, these services help you move forward with confidence and direction.

Book Coaching

Book coaching helps you develop your manuscript with clarity and momentum. Together, we define your goals, map out your structure, and work through challenges so your ideas turn into consistent, purposeful pages.

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Editing

Editing refines your manuscript for clarity, flow, and impact. I help strengthen your structure, tighten your language, and ensure your message comes through with confidence while preserving your voice.

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Resources

A curated collection of tools, guides, and recommendations to support you along your writing journey. These resources are designed to help you stay organized, informed, and moving forward between coaching sessions.

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Julie Covert

Your Guide on Your Writing Journey

Julie Covert is an Author Accelerator-certified book coach and editor who helps writers gain clarity, structure, and confidence, whether you’re writing a memoir, novel, or turning your expertise into a non-fiction book.

Drawing inspiration from nature and her years spent sailing Schooner Huron Jewel, Julie brings a steady hand and a sense of direction to every project. Whether you’re outlining your first chapters or revising for publication, she’ll help you navigate challenges and keep your story on course.

“Who benefits? Your book, your reader, and you.”

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Testimonials

Sharon Kennedy
Sharon KennedyLife in a Tin Can
Prior to self-publishing my book of newspaper columns in 2016, I asked Julie Covert if she would edit Life in a Tin Can. She agreed and did such an outstanding job, I included her name as editor when I officially offered it for sale on Amazon. Julie suggested edits that made my writing come alive. The book became more than just a series of miscellaneous columns. It became a conversation between each reader and the author. I will always be grateful for her insight, her professionalism and her faith in my ability to engage an audience.
Theresa HuberOn being coached
Julie, when I met you, I felt your genuine support and interest in me and my work. I find I cannot work effectively with the traditional coaching that I have found. It is very stressful for me to be force to produce written materials in a short amount of time. I found myself writing and writing to get words on the page because I had paid for coaching. With Julie’s help, I feel that when I put the words on the page, it will be the right words. Meaning, she is providing the direction I need to know what I need to write and the sequence to write it. Even if I don't know the sequence, Julie helps me put the puzzle together. She helps me to communicate what is in my heart and my being, to tell the story I want to tell. She keeps me focused on what I need to do. Most importantly in doable steps. I now have hope of writing a truly remarkable and impactful book.
Amy ProbstI-75 South
Responding to specific questions about my memoir in a structured environment was both challenging and extremely helpful. As I worked through writing out answers to worksheet questions, the fact that someone (Julie) would be reading those answers, and thinking about my book, was invaluable. Julie's attention and interest brought my book forward from where it's lived for years in the dark safety of my mind so we could look at it together from all angles. The [trail-planner] process unearthed ideas and realizations that energize me to bring this memoir to life. What else would you like others to know about working with me? Julie is matter-of-fact, patient, and goes the extra mile with ideas to move your book forward.
Fern WebberOn editing for Liese Romendis
After working on my novel for years, I sought a fresh perspective and turned to Julie for editing. Though initially intimidated, I found her color-coded notes and detailed discussions incredibly clear and helpful. Her direct mentoring style is balanced with genuine kindness and a clear desire to see her clients succeed. She improved the flow of my dialogue and descriptions while building a personal rapport that made the process seamless. Julie provided the final tools and confidence I needed to complete my work and move toward publishing.
Mike Jacker
Mike JackerOn being coached for Taken by the Wind
Julie Covert played a critical role in the successful completion of my memoir, Taken by the Wind, about a year-long sailing voyage to the South Pacific in 1976-77. As this was my first book, I needed some specific writing advice, guidance toward self-publishing, and ultimately some final editing. Julie helped me with all these things. When I learned that Julie was an author and editor, I solicited her advice. Julie suggested that I not “dumb down” the nautical descriptions and terms in the text. I followed her guidance, which greatly enhanced the authenticity and accuracy of the story. Julie also directed me on how to self-publish. It is difficult to sift through all the conflicting book-publishing information online without someone like Julie to offer trustworthy advice.
Theresa HuberOn help with Getting UnStuck
Your understanding of my process and identifying me as a Green Success Signals Writer is very enlightening. When I completed the full Success Signals questionnaire, keeping in mind my "Writer Self,” I was amazed to discover the difference in myself having completed the questionnaire previously thinking about myself on a daily basis. There is a difference in when I'm in the student, unknowing, not the expert, the novice. It is really very different to look at myself with new eyes embarking on the unknown. It is very different in that writing a fictional book about a subject I know well to bring it to life as a drama. I go down rabbit holes so deep that I loose direction gathering information. Over the last 4 years of writing my book, I have put a lot of words on the pages but the intent of my story wasn't told, so I have struggled with how to proceed. Now, knowing my writing communication style I have hope; I have direction and motivation to once again systematically and effectively put words on the page and write my story.
Susan Vaughn Kratz
Susan Vaughn KratzBodywork for Babies
Julie offered critical assistance in interpreting and organizing thought sequences. My book would have been very different without her expert help.
Theresa Huber
Julie is insightful. She brings to her book coaching her experience as a Massage Therapist, Cranial Sacral Therapist, and Communication Expert. It is obvious that through her many years of working with people she has learned how to communicate with them so that her client feels "heard" and "understood.” She meets her clients where they are at, with who they are without judgement but with true wisdom and understanding. Julie, I am so grateful to have you in my life to provide the direction I need to actually write and publish my book. It makes such a difference to have a person in your corner who propels you forward and onward who believes in you and your possibilities.
Mike Jacker
Mike JackerOn editing for Taken by the Wind
Julie was critical in the successful completion of Taken by the Wind, my memoir of a year-long sailing voyage. When the draft was completed, Julie promptly read the entire manuscript and listed dozens of specific edits for me, which improved the quality of my book. I credit Julie for many of the complements I have received from readers. Julie, I am so grateful to have you in my life to provide the direction I need to actually write and publish my book. It makes such a difference to have a person in your corner who propels you forward and onward who believes in you and your possibilities.

I help writers get unstuck, out of a jam, and move their writing forward.

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