Ellie Roscher writes, edits and teaches at the crossroads of faith, gender, simplicity, sexuality, and justice education. She is the author of Play Like a Girl and How Coffee Saved My Life.
The inspiring story of Kibera Girls Soccer Academy, a free secondary soccer school succeeding in a Kenyan slum.
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“How Coffee Saved My Life is proof that poignancy and sage advice can come from any age.” -Midwest Book Review
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I am pleased beyond measure to say that 12 Tiny Things is entering its third year of existence. Year one, we focused on a different area of our lives and being each month. Last year, each month had a different verb of focus. This year, we are cultivating twelve different traits in our lives. In […]
It is that time of year again! Time to marvel at how many good books exist in the world! Every year I highlight some of my favorites that I have read in the past 12 months. Some of these came out in 2019, but not all of them. This year was a year of award […]
The final installment of my Saint Lucia talk focuses on the light of knowledge. It is the Friends of the Gustavus Library who hosts the wonderful event, so it was fun to talk about how much I enjoyed learning in college. Ask my roommates– I spent a lot of time in the library! Many of […]
Happy Advent! This is an excerpt from middle of the talk I gave at The Festival of Saint Lucia this year at Gustavus Adolphus College. The theme of the talk was cultivating our inner light during Advent. In the Cloud Forest of Guatemala, There is an eco lodge run solely on hydro and solar power. […]
Ellie is a professional editor and writing coach based in Minneapolis, Minn. From book manuscripts to essays to blog posts, Ellie will help you:
Ellie’s help and guidance were indispensable. I worked with her on my first book, and she helped me with everything from defining the audience, to improving language, to navigating publishing. She is talented, knowledgeable, hard-working, and bright. My book would not have been half as good without her help.
Dr. Peter Kirwin
Ellie is much more than an editor. She’s a supportive coach who knows when to gently but firmly push writers for clarity of thought and strength of ideas, and when to step back and so that they maintain their authenticity and style.
Rabbi Hayim Herring, PhD
Ellie has been a guide and a mentor throughout the ups and downs of the process. Ellie was compassionate and encouraged me when I got stuck. She celebrated with me when I was inspired and when I signed the contract from my publisher. Ellie was flexible with timing and pace. When I needed a break, she waited. When I had a deadline, she was available and timely with her edit suggestions.
Michele Rae
Ellie Roscher is an amazing editor, collaborator, and overall mentor. Throughout the process of editing my novel, she was willing to go the extra mile to help make sure each detail was professional and unique. I have the utmost respect and pleasure to have been able to work with such a considerate and hardworking author […]
Brian F. Smith
Ellie is a charismatic, engaging speaker who has years of experience speaking to groups large and small, young and old. She is comfortable in churches and classrooms, at conferences and trainings.
Ellie has taught and spoken about dating, sexuality, gender, and identity formation especially within a religious context for over a decade. She has everything from a one hour presentation to a two day retreat package, mixed gender or just girls, and can gear it to middle schoolers, high schoolers or parents.
Ellie also speaks about her books to churches, high schools and book clubs. Slowly by Slowly hits on themes of education in extreme poverty, girls in sports, and international aid. Talks centered around How Coffee Saved My Life address faith, grace and brokenness, self- care while volunteering, and the white savior complex.
Ellie is a dynamic speaker who has a unique style through which she can effortlessly weave together light-hearted and deeply profound subjects to create a clear and cogent message that entertains, engages and inspires.
Rob Fohr, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Ellie’s retreats are the perfect balance of thought-provoking content and stimulating questions to generate conversation. Her energy completely engages the audience, regardless of age or gender. Through witty anecdotes that everyone can relate to, the material (guidelines for healthy relationships) is delivered in a very relevant, comfortable way. Amazingly, she had an entire room of […]
Jody Cornett, English Teacher
I love how Ellie says what everyone is thinking but is afraid to say.
Junior at high school women’s retreat
The women’s retreat was probably the highlight of my whole year. It meant so much to me. Ellie was engaging, interesting, positive and affirming.
Junior at high school women’s retreat
