TESTIMONIALS
Linda Holderness at Lilybet Press edited and published two of my books. The first, FORENSIC FORAGING, made several appearances in the Top Ten of Amazon Genre Best Seller Listings. Her careful, professional work helped to assure the success of my book. She is a joy to work with and she is accomplished with both print editions and ebooks.
William C. Crawford
(Excerpt from letter William C. Crawford wrote in 2023 re: his photography book):
("Forensic Foraging") was published by tiny Lilybet Press in Folsom, California, and edited by Linda Holderness, my high school classmate. … the quality of the editing and formatting of our material was impeccable. In the ensuing years, not a single errata has been reported to my email, which was included in the book. Linda performed a magnum opus of editorial wizardry …
If it hadn't been for Linda and her class, I would never have published my memoir, "Spooning the Deuce." The book looks very professional and no one has found any errors in it.
John Markey
Linda Holderness has published two books for me. She is good at publishing details, and is also an excellent editor. Linda is a pleasure to work with. She takes a personal interest in her projects, wanting them to be visually pleasant as well as perfect in every detail.
Colene Sawyer Schlaepfer
I always enjoy reading Linda's work. She has the ability to anticipate and develop a reader's interest on any subject. Her well-researched content always flows in a clear and easy-to-comprehend style. From the fluff to the highly technical, her thoroughness without unnecessary wordiness rarely laves me with an unanswered question.
Andy Morin (Folsom mayor)
(Note: I also handled P.R. for Andy's first three campaigns — FCUSD board and City Council — all of which he won.)
Linda has worked as our volunteer Folsom Symphony writer for 4 years. Her thorough research of our various musical programs and her effective writing style has made Linda a valuable member of the symphony team. Linda's professional journalism experience is evident in the various communications media that she is responsible for -- press releases, eblasts, web stories, promotion packages -- to name a few. It's been a pleasure working with Linda and I look forward to her continued contribution to the success of our organization.
Anson Wong, Vice President, Business Operations, for the Folsom Symphony
I blog informational pieces for Able Electric in Pollock Pines, owned by Bill Wyles. Here is what Kristi Wyles (my contact there) wrote:
• Your writing style makes what seem like complicated terms and concepts easy to understand.
• You really captured the point we were trying to make with our blog.
• I appreciated the smaller points of the article being fully explained.
• I look forward to the next project you work on for us. It was helpful to spend time with you and define what information we hoped to put forth. The finished article/blog confirmed you are a good listener and an excellent writer.
I had the pleasure of working with Linda when she was contracted to create the City of Folsom Newsletter and served as its editor for 11 years and prior to that when she served as a copy editor at The Sacramento Bee. Her tremendous abilities and dedication to her craft never ceased to amaze me. Whether Linda was writing about the construction of Folsom bridges, light rail, City Council actions, Parks and Recreation projects or any other topics, she conducted detailed and thorough research. She has the exceptional ability to take technical and complicated subjects and present them to readers in organized and understandable language. Her design expertise made the newsletter esthetically pleasing as well as easy to read. As the a former assistant city clerk for the city and a resident of Folsom, I received many unsolicited compliments and positive feedback about the newsletter.
Jaklyn Moran (former Folsom assistant city clerk)
I had the pleasure to work with Ms. Linda Holderness in her capacity as Information Officer for a major public works project in the City of Folsom. In this role, she handled a broad range of activities, including preparation and dissemination of press information, writing articles for media outlets, designing and maintaining a website, managing public education and outreach activities and creating informational materials for public distribution. These activities and her role were essential to the successful completion of a $75 million bridge project. ... She has an incredible talent in being able to translate highly technical information into a format that is interesting and understandable to the lay reader. She is a diligent and creative worker and takes great pride in performing assigned tasks ... (and) she ... is well-seasoned in handling media contacts on sometimes controversial topics. (full letter here)
Will Kempton (transportation consultant and former director of Caltrans)
Linda has impressed me with her willingness to do what it takes to meet the deadlines as they arise and her ability to communicate with the public. ... What impressed me more was her ability to take technical details of the work (construction of the Lake Natoma Crossing) and communicate it in layman's terms accurately. ... Knowledgeable readers often cringe when they read about cement bridges (it's concrete, not cement!) held together with structural steel (it's bar reinforcing!). This was never the case with Linda's columns. Not only could she put the details into simpler terms, she got it right. (full letter here)
George C. Delano, P.E. (former project manager for C.C. Myers on the Folsom Lake Crossing construction)
William C. Crawford
(Excerpt from letter William C. Crawford wrote in 2023 re: his photography book):
("Forensic Foraging") was published by tiny Lilybet Press in Folsom, California, and edited by Linda Holderness, my high school classmate. … the quality of the editing and formatting of our material was impeccable. In the ensuing years, not a single errata has been reported to my email, which was included in the book. Linda performed a magnum opus of editorial wizardry …
If it hadn't been for Linda and her class, I would never have published my memoir, "Spooning the Deuce." The book looks very professional and no one has found any errors in it.
John Markey
Linda Holderness has published two books for me. She is good at publishing details, and is also an excellent editor. Linda is a pleasure to work with. She takes a personal interest in her projects, wanting them to be visually pleasant as well as perfect in every detail.
Colene Sawyer Schlaepfer
I always enjoy reading Linda's work. She has the ability to anticipate and develop a reader's interest on any subject. Her well-researched content always flows in a clear and easy-to-comprehend style. From the fluff to the highly technical, her thoroughness without unnecessary wordiness rarely laves me with an unanswered question.
Andy Morin (Folsom mayor)
(Note: I also handled P.R. for Andy's first three campaigns — FCUSD board and City Council — all of which he won.)
Linda has worked as our volunteer Folsom Symphony writer for 4 years. Her thorough research of our various musical programs and her effective writing style has made Linda a valuable member of the symphony team. Linda's professional journalism experience is evident in the various communications media that she is responsible for -- press releases, eblasts, web stories, promotion packages -- to name a few. It's been a pleasure working with Linda and I look forward to her continued contribution to the success of our organization.
Anson Wong, Vice President, Business Operations, for the Folsom Symphony
I blog informational pieces for Able Electric in Pollock Pines, owned by Bill Wyles. Here is what Kristi Wyles (my contact there) wrote:
• Your writing style makes what seem like complicated terms and concepts easy to understand.
• You really captured the point we were trying to make with our blog.
• I appreciated the smaller points of the article being fully explained.
• I look forward to the next project you work on for us. It was helpful to spend time with you and define what information we hoped to put forth. The finished article/blog confirmed you are a good listener and an excellent writer.
I had the pleasure of working with Linda when she was contracted to create the City of Folsom Newsletter and served as its editor for 11 years and prior to that when she served as a copy editor at The Sacramento Bee. Her tremendous abilities and dedication to her craft never ceased to amaze me. Whether Linda was writing about the construction of Folsom bridges, light rail, City Council actions, Parks and Recreation projects or any other topics, she conducted detailed and thorough research. She has the exceptional ability to take technical and complicated subjects and present them to readers in organized and understandable language. Her design expertise made the newsletter esthetically pleasing as well as easy to read. As the a former assistant city clerk for the city and a resident of Folsom, I received many unsolicited compliments and positive feedback about the newsletter.
Jaklyn Moran (former Folsom assistant city clerk)
I had the pleasure to work with Ms. Linda Holderness in her capacity as Information Officer for a major public works project in the City of Folsom. In this role, she handled a broad range of activities, including preparation and dissemination of press information, writing articles for media outlets, designing and maintaining a website, managing public education and outreach activities and creating informational materials for public distribution. These activities and her role were essential to the successful completion of a $75 million bridge project. ... She has an incredible talent in being able to translate highly technical information into a format that is interesting and understandable to the lay reader. She is a diligent and creative worker and takes great pride in performing assigned tasks ... (and) she ... is well-seasoned in handling media contacts on sometimes controversial topics. (full letter here)
Will Kempton (transportation consultant and former director of Caltrans)
Linda has impressed me with her willingness to do what it takes to meet the deadlines as they arise and her ability to communicate with the public. ... What impressed me more was her ability to take technical details of the work (construction of the Lake Natoma Crossing) and communicate it in layman's terms accurately. ... Knowledgeable readers often cringe when they read about cement bridges (it's concrete, not cement!) held together with structural steel (it's bar reinforcing!). This was never the case with Linda's columns. Not only could she put the details into simpler terms, she got it right. (full letter here)
George C. Delano, P.E. (former project manager for C.C. Myers on the Folsom Lake Crossing construction)