Overview
Hey there! I’m Alicia, an experienced editor who can’t wait to read your work and help you get it into the best possible shape.I honed my editorial craft in the world of traditional book publishing at Bedford/St. Martin’s, an imprint of Macmillan Learning. In this role, I edited and developed essay anthologies, handbooks, literature collections, and professional resources about reading and writing, social justice, grammar and usage, and business and technical writing. Currently, I'm an editor at O'Reilly Media, where I edit e-books, reports, and other content for O’Reilly’s learning platform across a variety of areas in technology and business. I'm passionate about how these areas intersect and are shaping our world, and I'd love to read your thoughts on digital transformation, AI for business, technology strategy, or anything else in these areas.Thanks to this breadth of experience, I've developed a keen sense of how to write and edit for specific audiences. I view an editor's role as that of a coach and collaborator, and I love working with and learning from authors. I would love to help you create a distinctive voice, craft compelling content, and engage and delight your readers, whoever they may be.Currently, I'm accepting requests for editorial assessment, copy editing, and proofreading. I look forward to working with you!
Services
Fiction
Anthologies
Classics
Literary Fiction
Non-Fiction
Business & Management
Career Guides
Education & Reference
Technology
Writing & Publishing
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
O'Reilly Media
Nov, 2017 —
Present
I work with authors to help them develop technical, industry-revered content for reports, e-books, and articles on a variety of topics in technology, business, and design. I specialize in software architecture & development and business, with additional projects across a variety of technical areas.
Macmillan Learning
Jan, 2012 —
Nov, 2017
(almost 6 years)
For the imprint Bedford/St. Martin’s, I developed and revised cutting-edge educational resources, including books in literature, composition, business and technical writing, and basic writing. In addition to helping authors write about these topics, I also learned what people want to read in these fields, particularly in literature -- I learned what's hot in the current literature market and regularly assessed short stories, plays, essays, and poems. My authors often requested specifically to work with me on subsequent projects, and I edited three of the company’s top 20 selling titles from a catalog of over 700 products.
Bedford/St. Martin's
Mar, 2010 —
Dec, 2011
(almost 2 years)
I worked with senior-level editors to develop a range of professional resources and higher-education tools. Highlights include working with a senior executive editor who had 30 years of experience developing texts for the literature market and developing the ESL and multilingual content for the bestselling Hacker handbooks franchise (which includes A Writer's Reference, the bestselling college reference text of all time).
Bedford/St. Martin's
Feb, 2007 —
Mar, 2010
(about 3 years)
I provided assistance to four English editors working on readers and handbooks, including researching and writing annotations for online resources, writing scripts for interactive tutorials, preparing manuscripts for print and digital production, and managing book questionnaire and review programs ranging from 10 to 100 respondents. I also helped to update documentation guidelines for MLA, APA, CMS, and CSE styles in titles across the company's list.
Grey Line Entertainment
Jun, 2005 —
Sep, 2005
(3 months)
I made an editor’s life easier by reading and commenting on unsolicited manuscripts ranging from trade fiction/nonfiction books to auto repair manuals. I wrote synopses and coverage comments and recommended books for publication or rejection.
Brown University
Aug, 2004 —
May, 2006
(over 1 year)
I became a trained writing teacher and coach as part of this elite teaching/tutoring program. I learned effective, in-depth writing techniques and worked one-on-one with students across a range of disciplines and class levels. I gave structural and stylistic feedback on papers in history, English, neuroscience, economics, biology, and communications, and I met regularly with professors to discuss class writing goals and best practices.
Portfolio
How did global gaming company Electronic Arts go from being named “Worst Company in America” to clearing a billion dollars in profit?They discovered a simple truth―and acted on it: Not all customers are the same, regardless of how they appear on the surface. T... read more
Understand the Blockchain Opportunity: No Technical Background Required. Remember thedawn of the internet? The advent of mobile and social media? Yet another digital revolution is nowunderway. Like its predecessors, blockchains are about to transform the way w... read more
What sets Laravel apart from other PHP web frameworks? Speed and simplicity, for starters. This rapid application development framework and its ecosystem of tools let you quickly build new sites and applications with clean, readable code. Fully updated to cove... read more
Get started with Apache Flink, the open source framework that powers some of the world’s largest stream processing applications. With this practical book, you’ll explore the fundamental concepts of parallel stream processing and discover how this technology di... read more
A lot of work is required to release an API, but the effort doesn’t always pay off. Overplanning before an API matures is a wasted investment, while underplanning can lead to disaster. This practical guide provides maturity models for individual APIs and multi... read more
Mine the rich data tucked away in popular social websites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. With the third edition of this popular guide, data scientists, analysts, and programmers will learn how to glean insights from social media—including ... read more
Technologists who want their ideas heard, understood, and funded are often told to speak the language of business—without really knowing what that is. This book’s toolkit provides architects, product managers, technology managers, and executives with a shared ... read more
Learn how to solve challenging machine learning problems with TensorFlow, Google’s revolutionary new software library for deep learning. If you have some background in basic linear algebra and calculus, this practical book introduces machine-learning fundament... read more
Why is GraphQL the most innovative technology for fetching data since Ajax? By providing a query language for your APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with your data, GraphQL presents a clear alternative to REST and ad hoc web service architectures. With... read more
The Business Writer's Companion is the best guide to the business writing essentials that help students land, navigate, and stand out on the job. Affordable and concise, it’s a comprehensive reference that covers the writing process and features more than 60 r... read more
The first and bestselling reader of its kind, A World of Ideas introduces students to great thinkers whose ideas have shaped civilizations throughout history. When students hear names like Aristotle, Martin Luther King, Jr., Virginia Woolf, or Sigmund Freud, t... read more
THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATES! Our editorial team has updated this text based on content from The MLA Handbook, 8th Edition. Browse our catalog or contact your representative for a full listing of updated titles and packages, or t... read more
Writing Communities is an exciting new text and reader that connects students to neighborhoods and writing courses to communities. Part One introduces students to academic reading and writing skills and prompts them to examine how their communities influence t... read more
A new book for college writers focused on the development and articulation of critical thinking and ideas.
THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATES! Our editorial team has updated this text based on content from The MLA Handbook, 8th Edition. Browse our catalog or contact your representative for a full listing of updated titles and packages, or t... read more
NOTE: Access Code is NOT INCLUDED PACKAGE THIS TITLE WITH OUR 2016 MLA SUPPLEMENT, Documenting Sources in MLA Style (package ISBN-13: 9781319088620). Get the most recent updates on MLA citation in a convenient, 40-page resource based on The MLA Handbook, 8th E... read more
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Since the first edition of The Bedford Bibliography published in 1984, the field of composition has grown and changed in ways no one could have imagined. The seventh edition of this essential, highly praised resource has been updated to reflect current researc... read more
With more activities and exercises than ever before, this fifth edition of The Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors provides a concise and practical introduction to tutoring. Its nine chapters provide principles and strategies for working with diverse writers and ... read more
With advice for finding, evaluating, and documenting sources, this handy spiral-bound booklet covers the essential information college students need for research assignments in more than 30 disciplines. Reflecting a broader range of research interests, the fif... read more
The new edition of this comprehensive volume includes thirty-one professional readings that offer a balance of historical, theoretical, and practical scholarship for developmental writing instructors. Chapters in the book have been organized into four main cat... read more
Your students need clear, complete answers to their questions about grammar, research, and writing in the social sciences—and they often need them at a moment’s notice. As their teacher, you are their greatest resource, but you can’t be available 24/7. For hel... read more
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