Overview
My main goal is to help you communicate what you want to say in the best way possible! One of my top skills is preserving an author's unique style while helping writers learn how to communicate their thoughts more concisely. I do regular editing and proofreading work. I'm here to help you polish a finished manuscript, not grow your napkin outline into a full manuscript. I've been editing and proofreading since I joined my high school's newspaper and literary magazine staffs in the early 2000s. In college I copy edited the school newspaper, and a few months after graduating with my BA in English education, I got my first job in the publishing industry as an editor for a small self-publishing company in Oklahoma. While there, I worked on everything from copyright and trademark manuals to cookbooks to memoirs and biographies to fantasy, historical, romantic, and science fiction. In 2009 I joined my current employer, a Christian publisher in Kansas City. I started out working on books for youth pastors, and have since moved into theological texts and small group resources and curriculum. I am currently in a graduate program to obtain an MA in theological studies. Theology is what I work on daily, but I'm comfortable with almost any type of manuscript.
Working with me is a simple process. I'll read your manuscript, offer feedback directly within the text, and send it back to you within the promised time frame. I typically fix grammar and work to make your style and voice consistent throughout the manuscript. I will work according to the latest Chicago Manual of Style. I will highlight major changes and/or suggestions, and all the power to go ahead with or discard an editorial suggestion is completely yours. This is a collaborative, not an authoritarian, process!
On any given day when I'm not at work you can find me in my favorite oversize leather armchair either binging on Netflix or reading a book on my Kindle, with a beagle (or two) in my lap.
Working with me is a simple process. I'll read your manuscript, offer feedback directly within the text, and send it back to you within the promised time frame. I typically fix grammar and work to make your style and voice consistent throughout the manuscript. I will work according to the latest Chicago Manual of Style. I will highlight major changes and/or suggestions, and all the power to go ahead with or discard an editorial suggestion is completely yours. This is a collaborative, not an authoritarian, process!
On any given day when I'm not at work you can find me in my favorite oversize leather armchair either binging on Netflix or reading a book on my Kindle, with a beagle (or two) in my lap.
Services
Non-Fiction
Christian Non-Fiction
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
- BA English Education, Southern Nazarene University
- MA in progress, expected completion 2022
Work experience
The Foundry Publishing
Nov, 2009 —
Present
I have been an editor with the same company since 2009. Primarily I work on nonfiction theological texts or Christian small group resources, but I am capable of working on a variety of other genres as well, across both fiction and nonfiction categories. I have experience with memoirs and biographies as well as fiction.
Portfolio
In 12 New Testament Passages That Changed the World, Joseph Bentz explores some of the most life-changing New Testament scriptures and demonstrates their ability to touch all types of people, even those who don’t believe in Jesus.
Jesus makes a lot of startling claims in Scripture. Even though he speaks plainly, using images and illustrations from everyday life, his identity as the true Son of God remains a mystery to most of those who hear him. In I Am, Dr. Middendorf explores the cont... read more
Following Jesus: Prophet, Priest, King draws from biblical history to explore the origin and significance of three Old Testament offices and the way Jesus both fulfills and redefines them in a manner no one expected: Jesus the prophet cries out for and establi... read more
"As we gaze upon the face of baby Jesus, we are often moved by the peace and stillness of the nativity scene. Is it possible that we have settled for a version of the birth of Christ that merely soothes and comforts us? What does it mean that the Creator of th... read more
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! Hope is a word we see sprinkled throughout messages of the holiday season on Christmas cards, coffee mugs, and candles. But what is hope, really? Optimism? Positive thinking?... read more
Long-Expected Jesus invites the people of God to spend four weeks slowing down, waiting patiently, and praying expectantly in anticipation of our coming Savior.
In Living the Way of Jesus, Rev. Michaele LaVigne helps us understand how seemingly mundane things can become deeply spiritual practices. Using the Christian calendar as a guide, LaVigne invites us into easy, practical, and transformative weekly practices for ... read more
In A Very Good God in a Badly Broken World, Dan Boone says that a helpful way to speak honestly about God in the midst of turmoil is to tell the tough stories (Noah, floating in the choas; Job, sitting in the rubble; the psalmists, uttering unthinkable prayers... read more
A Ministry of Care explores a variety of ways for any church to become a place where people can be ministered to in spirit, mind, and body. Advanced practice nurses Cynthia Russell and Kristen Mauk guide you through the steps toward starting and sustaining a h... read more
In Preaching Holiness, Rowell connects the what and the how of holiness preaching with the who of the preacher’s own lived experience of holy transformation. Written for both young and seasoned pastors in a variety of contexts, Preaching Holiness will challeng... read more
’Take care of yourself.’It’s an encouragement we offer freely to others but often withhold from ourselves. Why is self-care so hard for Christians to embrace? Perhaps it starts with our view of God.
God’s not listening. My prayers don’t matter.What’s wrong with me?We encounter many obstacles to prayer, some the result of crisis life dumps on us, others because of obstacles we make ourselves. However, the inability to pray doesn’t make us inadequate Christ... read more
Let me tell you a story.Humans exist by story. Through it we cope, survive, and thrive. From daily stories to life stories, narrative is part of who we are and who God intended us to be. In Story, Jay Martinson uses a variety of narrative examples to demonstra... read more
This book may not be the kind of thing you can discuss in polite company. How do we deal with it? What if a faithful approach to politics wasn’t simply about who was going to win the next election? How might our political hope change when we encounter a God wh... read more
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