Overview
After nearly two decades with Chronicle books, I decided to branch out and help aspiring authors with their projects, from structural edits to the finer details of grammar and spelling. You can see a selection of my work below and I would love to hear from you if you think I can help with your project!
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Self-employed
• Project management (from acquisition to files to the printer)
• Developmental editing (evaluation and organization of content including recipe testing as needed)
• Book proposal development
• Proofreading and copyediting
• Americanization of English language text (from the U.K. or Australia and beyond)
• Ghost writing
• General writing on food and lifestyle topics
• InDesign proficient
• Office Suite fluent (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Strong affinity for the baking and beverage categories in particular
Chronicle Books
In my 18 years at Chronicle Books, I edited hundreds of food and lifestyle titles and led the team in identifying trends and suggesting topics to publish. I have created and maintained strong relationships with agents and authors. When I left Chronicle Books to pursue a freelance career I was acquiring and editing approximately 15 titles a year. I negotiated book deals with authors and agents. As an ambassador for the company I attended trade shows and have been a speaker at the IACP Conference.
Author
Whoopie Pies, Chronicle Books, 2010. Co-written with Sarah Billingsley. I developed 20 of the 40 recipes in the book and wrote the frontmatter and basics text for the book. The book went on to sell 140,000 copies.
We Love Madeleines, Chronicle Books, 2012. Recipes celebrating the wonderful madeleine. Half of the recipes in the book were developed by me, the others were crowd funded through a Facebook page. The book was “authored” by Miss Madeleine, a fictional character, and all her recipes and text by her was written by me.
The Red Book of Luck, Chronicle Books, 2018 (not yet published). This is a collection of traditions about luck from around the world, covering anything about luck, both good and bad, superstitions, rituals, and the charms and talismans people make and keep to ensure a happy, healthy, and wealthy life.
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