Beverly Cooper

Beverly Cooper – Editor

Editor, journalist, literary critic, and story analyst. Have worked for top book publishers, major TV producers. Based in New York City.

Overview

Editor with 30+ years of experience; Oxford University Press and others. Developmental editing is my specialty. Also an experienced story editor, TV and movies: RHI Entertainment, Sonar Entertainment.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs History Travel
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

RHI Entertainment/Sonar Entertainment

Jan, 2002 — Mar, 2014 (about 12 years)

Story editor who vetted screenplays for production (thumbs up or down): character development, storyline and plot; marketability. Narrative films, mostly adventure and fantasy titles, some mysteries. Also analyzed novels to see if they'd make a good movie. Movies included Terry Pratchett stories (Hogfather); Merlin's Apprentice; The Shannara Chronicles; The Colour of Magic; Human Trafficking; Earthsea; The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Self-employed

Feb, 1994 — Apr, 2001 (about 7 years)

Wrote jacket copy, web copy, and catalogue blurbs for various books: memoirs, history, aviation, etc.

Oxford University Press

Mar, 1992 — Present

First staff editor, then freelance editor for OUP for 26 years. History, theater, dance, and medical titles. Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning authors.

Portfolio

From Birdland to Broadway: Scenes from a Jazz Life

Bill Crow

In the 1950s, New York City's Birdland was the center of the world of modern jazz--and a revelation to Bill Crow, a wet-behind-the-ears twenty-two-year-old from Washington State. Located on Broadway between 52nd and 53rd streets, the club named for the incompa... read more
Tears before the Rain: An Oral History of the Fall of South Vietnam

Larry Engelmann

CBS camera-man Mike Marriott was on the last plane to escape from Danang before it fell in the spring of 1975. The scene was pure chaos: thousands of panic-stricken Vietnamese storming the airliner, soldiers shooting women and children to get aboard first, ref... read more
The Voice of the City: Vaudeville and Popular Culture in New York

Robert Snyder

This entertaining and enlightening book depicts the rise of popular culture in America by brilliantly recapturing the essence and commercial trappings of one of its most vital forms of entertainment? the vaudeville show. Vaudeville was a meeting place, an incl... read more
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a cultural history)

David Hackett Fischer

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the impo... read more
Southern Daughter: The Life of Margaret Mitchell

Darden Asbury Pyron

Southern Daughter: The Life of Margaret Mitchell and the Making of Gone With the Wind

Beverly has 2 reviews

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Roman G.

Roman G.

Feb, 2020

I have used Gail's services for both developmental and then copy editing and she has come through again with solid, professional work.
Beverly C.
Thank you, Roman! It was a pleasure to work with a fine writer such as yourself. Best of luck with the Brothers of Cossack Mettle!
Roman G.

Roman G.

Apr, 2019

Beverly is a thoughtful, experienced professional who truly cares about her clients and their work providing an invaluable detailed critique for the best possible results.
Beverly C.
Thanks so much, Roman. It was a pleasure to work with such a talented writer, and I know you will go far.

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