Traditionally published middle grade author with experience editing, mentoring (Pitch Wars), teaching, coaching, and brainstorming.
Facilitated a small group of five writers who submitted twenty pages of their completed novels for peer review. Led discussion centered around questions each writer submitted and provided positive and constructive feedback centered around various aspects of craft and industry advice.
Facilitated virtual writing workshop centered around feedback on participants' manuscripts and additional freewriting sessions. Participants described feedback as supportive and helpful.
Provided developmental editing, including macro and micro level feedback, as well as an edit letter, line edits, and phone support. I have also mentored in Pitch Wars, an online mentoring program, for four years, which has resulted in two of my mentees landing agents and book deals.
Taught classes and ran educational writing workshops for adults, teens, and children. Topics included characterization, plot, voice, and setting, with homework to read a modern children's book and provide a brief report on it meant to stimulate critical thinking.
Copyedited various documents for several companies, mostly consisting of educational modules, interviews, and internal documents. Helped draft style guides for two separate companies.
Lucas, Chad
Greenley, Wendy, Domeniconi, Paolo
Collier, C Mae
Vitalis, Jessica
Sass, A. J.
Melleby, Nicole
Lorie Greenspan, April 2022
Feng Han, March 2022
Brenda Dinges, March 2022
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Developmental Editor specializing in Y/A and middle grade with experience at Penguin Young Readers Group and Simon and Schuster Children's.
Hopewell Junction, NY, USA
As a professional editor and an author, I know why manuscripts succeed and why they get rejected. If publication is your goal, I can help!
Ashland, Oregon, USA