Hi, I’m Ashley de Tello,
Founder of de Tello Publishing—a company born out of my passion for the power of words. With a background in international relations, economics, and political science, I thrive on making difficult topics easy to understand and even fun to read about. I have over a decade of experience helping business owners and authors harness the power of words to share their message with those who need it.
The de Tello Publishing Story
Discover the heart and power of your message.
Do you have years of experience, ideas, and expertise you want to share but struggle to get them out of your head and onto the page?
My passion is helping individuals like you organize your hard-earned knowledge, uncover the principles at the heart of your message, and shape it all into a clear, compelling, meaningful book.
Since 2015, I’ve worked across writing, editing, publishing, content strategy, graphic design, marketing, and project management. I’ve written and edited books that have gone on to sell tens of thousands of copies, built and managed teams, developed and taught publishing systems, and worked with experts to turn complicated ideas into clear, compelling content.
Over time, I’ve discovered that the work I do best—and enjoy most—is helping authors find the structure and story hiding inside everything they know.
Give me an expert with years of experience, a head full of ideas, and perhaps a very rough manuscript, and I can usually see the structure hiding inside it. I love finding the central idea, defining the thesis, organizing the chapters, identifying what belongs and what doesn’t, and creating the logical thread that carries the reader from beginning to end.
Today, this intentional focus has led me to work primarily on nonfiction books—writing, editing, shaping ideas, developing structure, designing and producing content, incorporating AI where it makes sense, and navigating the publishing process with my clients.
While my focus has narrowed, my network has expanded. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of building relationships with talented professionals across the publishing and marketing industries. When an author needs expertise outside my current focus, I know people I trust who can help. That network gives me the freedom to stay focused on the work I do best while still helping authors get the support they need along the way.
That freedom has allowed me to be more intentional about where I put my time and energy. I thrive on one-on-one work that brings the heart of your message to light. I want to do meaningful work, do it well, and leave room for the people and projects that matter most.
And increasingly, that includes my own books, too.
For the select few I have the privilege of working with, I continue to love the magic of sitting with an author, looking at their incredible ideas, and bringing my experience and instinct to the table to transform those ideas into a book they are proud to call their own.