Overview
I specialize in developmental editing, working closely with authors to improve clarity, concision, consistency, grammar, and flow. Revisions can be subjective, and ultimately, each edit is the author’s to accept or reject. It might be a suggestion to change a word, move text, or delete content that is repetitious or otherwise impairs the book’s rhythm, at times leaving great writing on the cutting room floor. Keeping the author’s unique voice is paramount. I like to describe my editing as clarification with heart, what Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., described as "simplicity on the other side of complexity."
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Awards
- Bay Area Book Publishers Association Special Recognition Award
- Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award
- Hawaii Book Publishers Association Readers' Choice Award
Certifications
- M.A. UC Berkeley
- Dharma Teacher
Work experience
Self-employed
Arnie Editing Services is an editorial and publishing-consulting studio and literary agency, focusing on works of nonfiction.
Koa Books
Founding Editor and Publisher of nonfiction books on spirituality, psychology, social justice, and indigenous cultures.
Parallax Press
Worked closely with Thich Nhat Hanh and others editing and publishing books on socially engaged spirituality.
Whole Earth Bookstore
Helped set up and manage new bookstore at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, affiliated with Whole Earth Catalog and San Francisco Zen Center.
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