Overview
Since 2003, I have edited, copyedited, or proofread books, articles, blog posts, and many other kinds of documents for dozens of clients.
Among the 100+ books I have edited are many memoirs (including travel, spiritual, and business memoirs); nonfiction titles on politics, history, psychology, and the law; numerous novels and thrillers; historical fiction; self-help; several science fiction and fantasy books; several children’s books; several travel-writing anthologies; an award-winning book on Greek theatre; a coffee-table art history book; and poetry collections that won several major awards.
I enjoy this work and am very familiar with both AP and Chicago Style guidelines. Hourly rate and references on request.
I honed my skills as an editor during 11 years in various editorial positions for national magazines. I am also a freelance writer; I've won eight national writing awards since 2005. My specialties include travel, active sports/wellness, environmental topics, profiles, and general-interest writing.
My articles have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Fortune, Hemispheres, American Way, Family Circle, Continental, Ladies’ Home Journal, Runner’s World (Contributing Editor for 20 years), Inc. Magazine, Bicycling, Budget Travel, the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many other major magazines, newspapers and websites.
I have also had two books published--guidebooks to running/hiking trails.
I am based in the San Francisco Bay Area, but recent clients have included authors in England, Spain, Kuwait, and a dozen U.S. states.
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Awards
- 2010 SATW-West - Silver - Travel Service
- 2008 ASJA - Gold - Outstanding Service Article
- 2005 ASJA - Gold - Making A Difference Article
- 2022 OWAC - Gold - Excellence in Craft
- 2016 NATJA - Bronze - Travel Roundup
- 2014 - NATJA - Bronze - Profiles
- 2013 - NATJA - Silver - 50+ Travel
- 2013 - NATJA - Silver - Profiles
- 2013 - NATJA - Bronze - Sports & Recreation
Work experience
Self-employed
Self-employed
As Contributing Editor for 20 years at Runner's World Magazine, the #1 U.S. magazine of the sport, I wrote a monthly article on elite runners and their training and many feature articles. Among the latter was an article comparing the most popular marathon training programs, which won the American Society of Journalists and Author's Outstanding Service Article award.
Self-employed
Since 2003, I have edited, copyedited, or proofread books, articles, blog posts, and even play scripts and legal documents for dozens of clients. Typically I go line-by-line through a manuscript to check for consistency, word choice, correct grammar, punctuation, etc., while also inserting comments where I spot problems or need to ask the client a question.
Among the 100+ books I have edited are many memoirs (including travel and spiritual memoirs); nonfiction titles on politics, history, psychology, and the law; numerous novels and thrillers; historical fiction; self-help; several science fiction and fantasy books; several children’s books; several travel-writing anthologies; an award-winning book on Greek theatre; a coffee-table art history book; and poetry collections that won several major awards.
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