Amanda Kruse - Editor
I'm a detail-oriented editor with a love of all fiction. I'm both thorough and compassionate in my edits.
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Overview
Since the age of five I have been passionate about reading, writing, and language. The power of a well-written story is greater than any one person, for it can touch countless lives. My job is to ensure books do so with the clarity and grammatical efficiency that will make them most effective.
Over the past three years, I have worked as a proofreader, copy editor, and line editor for Red Adept Publishing. I freelance edit for individual authors on the side, which I love.
Before that, I worked as an in-house proofreader for Forte Analytics as well as freelance edited manuscripts for Green Ivy Publishing. I graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of Colorado with a BA in English and creative writing and went on to graduate from the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver in 2014. I worked as the fiction editor on the CU honors journal until I achieved my BA. I have several published works, including a short story in the Eunoia Review and a novella that I submitted for my honors thesis.
Over the past three years, I have worked as a proofreader, copy editor, and line editor for Red Adept Publishing. I freelance edit for individual authors on the side, which I love.
Before that, I worked as an in-house proofreader for Forte Analytics as well as freelance edited manuscripts for Green Ivy Publishing. I graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of Colorado with a BA in English and creative writing and went on to graduate from the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver in 2014. I worked as the fiction editor on the CU honors journal until I achieved my BA. I have several published works, including a short story in the Eunoia Review and a novella that I submitted for my honors thesis.
Services
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Fantasy
Humor & Comedy
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Certifications
- Publishing Certification from DU's Publishing Institute
- Degree in Creative Writing from CU Boulder
Awards
- Magna cum Laude
Work experience
Line Editor
Red Adept Publishing
May, 2017
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Present
(over 3 years)
I work closely with authors, making line-by-line revisions for fiction books requiring significant aid in clarity and consistency.
Editor
Green Ivy Publishing
January, 2015
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January, 2017
(about 2 years)
I offered copy editing services to books submitted for publication.
In-House Proofreader
Forte Analytics
January, 2014
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July, 2014
(6 months)
I proofread and fact-checked medical journals, PowerPoints, and data analysis reports before publication and presentations.
Freelance Editor
Self-employed
May, 2012
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Present
(over 8 years)
I offer proofreading, copy editing, and line editing for individual authors.
Portfolio (13 selected works)
Dragon Wars
Halloran, Craig
Immortal Dragon
Baxter, Linzi, Baxter, Linzi
The Viper and the Urchin (6 Book Series)
Jeanjean, Celine
Bryson's Treasure: Brotherhood Protectors World (Montana Gold Book 3)
Baxter, Linzi, Protectors World, Brotherhood
Versions of Her
Lochen, Andrea
Silver Hollow: 2018 Edition (Borderlands Saga Book 1)
Silverwood, Jennifer, Locksley, R.J., Editing, Red Adept
Tide Series
Melchiorri, Anthony J
The Keeper
Allen, T. F.
The Night Janitor
Allen, T. F.
Touch of Smoke
Laurel, Karissa
In a Pickle
Dorminy, Cindy
Knight in Paper Armor
Conley, Nicholas
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