Bill Siever – Editor

I copyedit and proofread over 300 book reviews a month for the children's and young adult sections of Kirkus Reviews.

I line edit, copy edit, and proofread fiction and nonfiction of all genres. We send authors detailed notes on their work so that they can see what works well with their writing and what needs improvement; in turn, the production editors (including me) conduct rigorous quality assessments of each editing order based on Chicago style, author preference, and common sense.

I edit work from clients around the world, primarily by ESL authors. This includes technical journal submissions, PhD dissertations, newsletters, and project reports on everything from materials science to electrical engineering to Buddhist theology.

As project editor and then managing editor, I edited and revised full-length book manuscripts, produced multi-volume encyclopedias (on China, sustainability, and sports, among other topics), and copy edited, proofread, and wrote articles and marketing texts.