Overview
A career editor with more than 30 years’ experience, I love working with my clients to help them get their work to the next level.
A bit about my background: I’ve worked at notable publishing houses (Henry Holt, Rutgers Univ. Press, and Rowman & Littlefield and its imprints); major consumer magazines (IPC Media in London and Johnston International Publishing in NYC); and in radio broadcasting (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) Before I began my freelance editing career, I worked for many years as a freelance journalist and magazine editor. For my full bio, please see my résumé and a selected list of books I’ve worked on, below.
I have extensive international experience and have lived and worked on four continents—the UK, Australia, Africa, and the US, where I was born and now reside. Reedsy clients include new and seasoned authors from across the globe (Ghana, Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Canada, Mali, Afghanistan, Australia, and the US).
The services I offer include everything from helping to overhaul a manuscript that’s hit a rut to refining it at the sentence or word level to tidying up the grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Whether your manuscript is in the early or late stage, I can bring my experience and eye for good writing to the table to improve it. I take pride in being meticulous, easy to work with, and communicative.
Once your manuscript is agent-ready, I can write or edit your query letter and synopsis and/or offer advice on what direction to go in to get it out into the world: the traditional, hybrid, or self-publishing route.
As an avid reader, I know what good writing is, what works and doesn’t work. Nothing makes me happier than passing on my expertise on to my clients.
I truly love editing and am not happy until my client is.
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Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- B.A. English literature; M.A. political economy
Work experience
KnoWEwell, PCB
National editor, involving monitoring, selecting, editing, and writing content for health and wellness start-up.
Rowman & Littlefield
Freelance editor for national publisher of scholarly titles based in Baltimore, MD. Have edited more than 50 titles in the fields of education, the humanities, and the social sciences.
Self-employed
Owner and operator of full-services editing/writing company for academics, authors, businesses, students, and non-professionals.
Drew Magazine
Reported and edited articles for Drew University's student magazine, based out of Madison, NJ.
Rutgers University Press
Copyedited many academic titles for this well-established university press, based in New Brunswick, NJ.
Henry Holt & Co.
Copyedited many fiction and non-fiction titles for this major NYC publisher.
St. Martin's Press
Copyedited many scholarly and academic titles for this major NYC publisher.
Australian Broadcasting Corp
Reported and wrote stories for Australia's national public broadcasting company.
IPC Media
Edited and generated copy for several mass-market publications of this international London-based publishing conglomerate.
Zed Books
Copyedited non-fiction titles for this independent London-based publishing company.
West Africa magazine
Business and economics editor for this weekly business magazine, based in London, serving Africa
James Curry Publishers
Copyeditor for this London-based leading imprint of academic books on Africa.
Modern Africa magazine
Editor of this bi-monthly business magazine, based in London, serving sub-Saharan Africa
Portfolio
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