Overview
When working on your manuscript I follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. I am reliable, thorough, and precise in English usage. I understand and am sensitive to the issues faced by copy editors working within the context of an author's style. I do my best to preserve and enhance your voice. I work with Track Changes activated - it is your manuscript and you have the final say always. I make great use of the comments feature and will always query or flag anything questionable. I love working directly with authors to polish their work to industry standards before submitting to agents and publishers or self-publishing.
In the romance area, I can't get enough of a paranormal romance, especially a good shifter or vampire story! Contemporary, historical, romantic suspense, and rom-coms are most definitely in my wheelhouse. And I never shy away from a good erotica story. I also adore a good holiday story - any holiday!!
Some of the science fiction / fantasy subgenres I enjoy working on are space opera, space Western, dirty space, and UFO/conspiracy. Dystopian and postapocalyptic stories, while not the escapism they once were (!) are still fun and thrilling. I just love a good Celtic story or Viking-era England settings and feel these in my blood. Urban, paranormal, steampunk, and epic fantasies are favorites to work on. In my free time I play Dungeons & Dragons (roll for initiative!) so any sword & sorcery medieval adventures are going to get my attention, as well.
I hope to work with you soon. Stay well.
Services
Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- Hunter College, English
- New York University, Copy Editing
Work experience
Self-employed
FREELANCE COPY EDITOR
Independent Authors – 1999-present
Work with authors across all genres to copy edit manuscripts in prepublication and for self-publishing.
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Screenwriter Magazine – June 2002 – December 2005
Off-site Staff Copy Editor
Copy edited articles for monthly trade magazine for the script-writing and film industry.
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Hollan Publishing - Sep 2008 – Jan 2009
Copy edited novellas, anthologies, and full-length novels for Ravenous Romance, featuring erotica, science fiction, urban fantasy, and contemporary romance.
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Harlequin Enterprises – 2009 - Feb 2020
Copy editing for all in-house imprints.
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Carina Press – 2010 - Feb 2020
Copy editing for all in-house imprints.
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Kirkus Editorial – November 2012 – April 2014
Copy editing in the following genres: general fiction, romance, science fiction / fantasy, thriller, entertainment / pop culture.
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HarperCollins – 2014- Feb 2020
Copy editing for all in-house imprints.
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FREELANCE MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER
Harlequin Enterprises – 2001 – 2009
Reviewed manuscripts for consideration for Desire, Harlequin Historicals, Silhouette Romantic Suspense, Special Edition, Kimani, and Love Inspired lines. Submitted written reports on content and marketability.
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Bookspan – 2000 – 2009
Reviewed manuscripts for consideration for Doubleday Book Club, The Literary Guild, The Mystery Guild, and Science Fiction Book Club. Submitted written reports on content and marketability.
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