Overview
I love books and the people who write them! I am a freelance editor with 20+ years of experience in traditional book publishing, including eight years in a division of Random House. I have served in various editorial capacities in Christian publishing—including editor, literary agent, and director of acquisitions and development. I specialize in non-fiction, developmental, content, and line editing. I am skilled at analyzing a manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses, and at suggesting improvements and revisions. I love strategizing and brainstorming ideas with writers. I am also a certified life coach and author coach with more than ten years of experience in helping individuals and authors achieve their dreams and goals. Once I remove the log... er, um, the blind spot from their view, they tend to become unstoppable! Additionally, I am a certified copywriter and I love book marketing. If you're overwhelmed with the idea of building an author platform, I'll help you build a tribe of loyal readers instead. When I'm not editing, coaching, or writing, I can be found riding my horse, Nugget, mountain biking with my husband, and spending time with my family and my Corgi, Eli.
Services
Non-Fiction
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English (US)
Awards
- Communication Honor Society
Certifications
- Life Coaching
- Copywriting
Work experience
Self-employed
Jan, 2012 —
Present
David C Cook
Feb, 2015 —
Aug, 2019
(over 4 years)
Acquired and developed non-fiction book projects.
WordServe Literary
Sep, 2012 —
Dec, 2014
(about 2 years)
WaterBrook Press
Jan, 2003 —
Dec, 2011
(almost 9 years)
Portfolio
Alice has 1 review
Professionalism
Quality
Value
Responsiveness
J T.
Aug, 2021
Most recent contributions
Assuming a book deal, how long can an author assume the process will take from querying to seeing their book on the shelf?
Having been an acquisitions editor for a division of Random House, I can tell you publishing is a marathon, not a sprint. On average, the journey from query to bookstore shelves is about two years. That might sound like forever, but every step along the way has its own milestone worth celebrating...
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Do you have any words of encouragement for authors struggling in the querying trenches?
First of all: don’t give up. Rejection isn’t the end of the story—it’s part of it. Every “no” is simply a redirection toward the right “yes.”
Publishing is absolutely a business, but it’s also deeply relational. Editors and agents love working with people they genuinely like and trust. That mean...
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What factors do you take into account when setting your editing rates?
I look at a few things when setting my rates:
Word count. Longer books take more time—it’s not rocket science, but it is a lot of coffee.
Quality of writing. Is the manuscript fairly clean and just needs polishing, or does it need developmental work (aka heavy lifting with a literary forklift)?...
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