Ellen Feld

Ellen Feld is a writer, editor, and educator.

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Writing Is Great for the Mind—and So Is the Process of Revision

Principles from writing instruction, journalism, and professional editorial practice illuminate how revision clarifies ideas, strengthens critical thinking, improves communication, and transforms first drafts into stronger writing.

By Ellen Feld and Reynard Loki in Education | The Observatory | English | Guide to Language Arts and Writing

Writing and Critical Thinking: How Words Shape the Mind

From journaling to essay writing, the simple act of writing is one of the most powerful tools for improving clarity, creativity, and critical thinking.

By Ellen Feld and Reynard Loki in Language | The Observatory | English | Guide to Language Arts and Writing

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Ellen Feld is a seasoned writer, editor, and educator with decades of experience in grammar instruction, content development, and editorial services. She is the author of Comma Sense: Your Guide to Grammar Victory and the creator of Grammar Lion, where she designs and teaches popular online grammar courses.

Feldʼs editorial work spans developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading across a variety of genres, including nonfiction, fantasy, children’s books, and business writing. She has worked with private clients and publishers such as Callisto Media, focusing on topics ranging from meditation and education to well-being and therapy.

With a background in journalism and a strong foundation in higher education—including an M.A. in Writing from Johns Hopkins University—she has also taught English composition and writing courses at colleges and through continuing education programs. Feld brings a passion for language precision, sound pedagogy, and inclusive communication to every project she undertakes.

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Comma Sense: Your Guide to Grammar Victory (2022)

Co-authors: Alison Shakspeare | Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading | January | 2024

A positive review of Feldʼs book Comma Sense. She says the book is equally useful for those working in American or British English. Shakspeare concludes: “The blurb is right: this encouraging book would refresh the grammar skills of a variety of time-strapped word wranglers, from creative writers, to businesspeople, to editors.ˮ

Get Better at Grammar

Proofread Anywhere | January | 2023

An interview with Ellen Feld of Grammar Lion. If you want to learn why grammar is so important, even in an age where grammar apps exist, keep reading!

Publications by this author

Comma Sense

Your Guide to Grammar Victory

TMA Press | January | 2022

Comma Sense goes above and beyond the average grammar book. Professional writers, students, novices, and experts can benefit from learning or relearning the basics of grammar and beyond: em dashes, parentheticals and parallelism, diction and logic, run-on sentences and sentence fragments, and more. Become a master of capitalization and punctuation, subjects and predicates, and contractions and possessives.

After every chapter, take a quiz to practice your new grammatical skills in this great grammar workbook. At the end of the book, a comprehensive test allows you to utilize all you have learned.

Inside, you’ll find: