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Elena K. Abbott, PhD

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Editor, Writing Coach, Publishing Professional

Ink Blotter Seattle was founded by Elena K. Abbott, Ph.D., to help passionate humans craft impactful projects and tell compelling stories. Partnering with fiction and non-fiction authors, academic and independent scholars, non-profit organizations, and heart-centered entrepreneurs, Elena ensures that you produce your best possible work — in your own voice.

Based in Washington State but active throughout the United States, Elena is a professional editor, writing coach, and communications consultant for authors and businesses. 

Elena's current book, Beacons of Liberty: International Free Soil and the Fight for Racial Justice in Antebellum America, is out now from Cambridge University Press.

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