Overview
I'm an editor and ghostwriter who has worked on numerous books, including New York Times bestsellers. I love what I do and like to think that passion is reflected in the quality of my work.
Let's talk about your vision and how I can help you achieve your writing and publishing goals.
"You were a true pleasure to work with–always attentive to my concerns, diligent in your follow through, unflappable in the face of any deadline."
Peter Borland
Senior Editor
Atria Books/Simon & Schuster
"In my twenty years college administration and teaching, I have never come across any editor or writer who is more capable than Bonnie. She is an incredible instructor and a sensitive editor."
Professor John Brantingham
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
Let's talk about your vision and how I can help you achieve your writing and publishing goals.
"You were a true pleasure to work with–always attentive to my concerns, diligent in your follow through, unflappable in the face of any deadline."
Peter Borland
Senior Editor
Atria Books/Simon & Schuster
"In my twenty years college administration and teaching, I have never come across any editor or writer who is more capable than Bonnie. She is an incredible instructor and a sensitive editor."
Professor John Brantingham
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Mystery & Crime
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
True Crime
Writing & Publishing
Languages
English (US)
Awards
- First place, essay on writing, The Writer Magazine, 2019
- First place, genre short story, Writer's Digest Magazine, 2019
- Killer Nashville, first place, nonfiction (client book)
- Recipient Harlequin Creator Fund, novel, 2019
Certifications
- UC Berkeley, Professional Sequence in Editing certificate (4.0 GPA)
Work experience
Advantage Media/Forbes Books
Nov, 2017 —
Present
Have ghostwritten books on investments, wealth management, and written book outlines for books on health and entrepreneurs.
Self-employed
Apr, 2004 —
Present
I've worked on true crime, fictional crime, and memoirs (with or without crime). I also love working with authors of prescriptive nonfiction on books that can change lives. My nonfiction book proposals have helped sell numerous books.
Portfolio
A California talk radio host turns amateur sleuth to solve her mother’s murder—and prevent her own—in this mystery series debut. When Kit Doyle’s near-perfect mother tells her about the letter she’s written and locked away—a letter to be read only “if anything... read more
Talk radio host Kit Doyle goes undercover as a teenaged runaway in this mystery series “that will attract Erin Hart enthusiasts” (Library Journal). Seventeen-year-old Jessica is missing. There are no clues as to why she disappeared—apart from the note she left... read more
Memoir of a Milk Carton Kid is the haunting story of a young girl, Tanya Kach, lost in the cracks of the system, forced to spend more than a decade as the prisoner of her middle school's security guard. From her troubled childhood, through her captivity at the... read more
Brian Cuban was living a lie. With a famous last name and a successful career as a lawyer, Brian was able to hide his clinical depression and alcohol and cocaine addictions—for a while. Today, as an inspirational speaker in long-term recovery, Brian looks back... read more
Starting her junior year, Logan McRae is excited about her internship at CRUSH magazine. But she is not so excited about her new boyfriend Jeremy's travel abroad in Ireland. Logan's in over her head trying to balance school, love, and friends, while trying to ... read more
Having been accepted into the summer writing camp in Monterey, CA, Logan worked so hard for in Aries Rising, she is on her way to becoming a real published author! She needs to impress the camp’s instructor, Henry Jaffa, a renowned journalist, paranormal inves... read more
Aquarius Logan McRae is a high school sophomore in Terra Bella Beach, CA and has been working all semester to impress her teachers in order to get into the summer writing camp she desperately wants to attend. But when this ordinary girl finds an extraordinary ... read more
Gail. Hannah. Bridget. Lizzy. Flavia. Each of them has a shameful secret, and each is about to find out that she is not alone… Gail, a prominent Boston judge, keeps receiving letters from her husband's latest girlfriend, while her husband, a theology professor... read more
When Fred Fruehan's son Freddy is kidnapped at age fourteen, Fred puts his life on hold and vows to find him. Freddy escapes his captors but not the horror of those thirty-five days. Off The Grid is the story of Fred's attempts to save his son and to be the fa... read more
According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 8.4 million Americans alive today have suffered from or currently suffer from cancer. Newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones are in for a long battle—not only against the disease but against a he... read more
For the first time, the life and mind of Anders Behring Breivik, the most unexpected of mass murderers, is examined and set in the context of wider criminal psychology.*Winner of the 2016 Silver Falchion Award for Best Nonfiction Adult Book*July 22, 2011 was t... read more
The premier guide to combining verbal and nonverbal communication to gain confidence, establish credibility and make lasting impressions Yes—a small word, but the key to opening doors both professional and personal. The power of The Yes Factor gets you the job... read more
From protagonists and antagonists, to dialogue and conflict, DIGITAL INK is a powerful, succinct, and entertaining book that will dramatically improve any writer’s work.Suddenly it's a cinch to publish -- pop your manuscript up online via Amazon’s KDP, INScrib... read more
A California crime blogger left her radio job to find missing people. Now she’s searching for her best friend in this “harrowing [and] intense” mystery (Publishers Weekly). Farley Black, Kit’s friend and former radio co-host, is missing. He was supposed to be ... read more
A tale of suppressed secrets, fractured families … and murderWhen a mangled car is pulled from the river, containing bloodstains and a gun, the sense of safety is shattered in Tessa's Californian hometown. Tessa, who works at the river conservancy, thinks she ... read more
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