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Cortni Merritt - Editor
Orlando, FL, United States
Results-driven word nerd. Copy polisher, typo corrector. I value the voice in your prose and challenge every sentence to command attention.
Overview
I'm a Content Marketing Strategist and Fiction & Non-Fiction Editor
Services
Languages
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Certifications
- HubSpot Inbound Marketing
Work experience
Senior Copywriter
Rule Your Kingdom
I enjoy crafting on-page copy for local businesses with aggressive SEO campaigns.
Freelance Writer and Editor
Self-employed
Through Upwork, I provide freelance writing and editing services for a variety of businesses and indivuals. From blogs and online articles to full editing for PhD dissertations. I specialize in SEO optimization for on-page business website copy.
I am an insatiable reader of both fiction and non-fiction from writers around the world and topics that span every shelf in the library. I am truly passionate about helping writers polish their prose for publication.
Portfolio (5 selected works)
Blood of a Queen: Book 1
Toi Powell
“We’ve discounted the price of this book for the next 5 days during our launch. Get your copy now before the price goes up to it’s normal price of $5.99 on Wednesday (9/2)!” *The Blood of a Queen book offers you great digital experiences using the 3D-augmented Layar app! Download the free app at https://www.layar.com/mobile-download and scan the BLOOD OF A QUEEN book cover for hidden digital c... read more
“We’ve discounted the price of this book for the next 5 days during our launch. Get your copy now before the price goes up to it’s normal price of $5.99 on Wednesday (9/2)!” *The Blood of a Queen book offers you great digital experiences using the 3D-augmented Layar app! Download the free app at https://www.layar.com/mobile-download and scan the BLOOD OF A QUEEN book cover for hidden digital c... read more
Hello God: How to Get Your Kids to Heaven and Grow Your Ministry
JJ Vasquez
75% of the teenagers and young adults who have dropped out of church say they have never heard Jesus speak to them in a personal way. Are your children doomed to die without Christ? Is Christianity no longer relevant to this generation? Is it not cool enough? Has it finally become too opposed to the cultural norms? Or is it simply just unbelievable? No, we misjudged what this generation wants ... read more
75% of the teenagers and young adults who have dropped out of church say they have never heard Jesus speak to them in a personal way. Are your children doomed to die without Christ? Is Christianity no longer relevant to this generation? Is it not cool enough? Has it finally become too opposed to the cultural norms? Or is it simply just unbelievable? No, we misjudged what this generation wants ... read more
Go Deeper: Inspirational Life Lessons That Took Me From Merely Surviving to Purposeful Living
Tina Jackson
Years of abuse and neglect created in me the desire to grant mercy and forgive quickly. My prayer is that Go Deeper will open up a dialogue within you that will begin your own journey towards a greater sense of compassion and understanding. As you take this journey with me, allow your walls of selfishness, anger, and strife to fall completely down. This will make way for an awakening in your s... read more
Years of abuse and neglect created in me the desire to grant mercy and forgive quickly. My prayer is that Go Deeper will open up a dialogue within you that will begin your own journey towards a greater sense of compassion and understanding. As you take this journey with me, allow your walls of selfishness, anger, and strife to fall completely down. This will make way for an awakening in your s... read more
Ride Like the Wind
Luann Reynolds
Ride Like the Wind is the fifth book of the series "Let the Wildflowers Bloom." The heroine, Victoria Alexandra Highland, receives enlightening information from her dead mother, Sarah Margaret Mathieson, which ignites a journey west for Edwin Morgan and Inspector Southerland, hunting the slayer Frances Highland. Lorenzo Dow Parrish is hired to keep a watchful eye on Alex. Time with Lorenzo ini... read more
Ride Like the Wind is the fifth book of the series "Let the Wildflowers Bloom." The heroine, Victoria Alexandra Highland, receives enlightening information from her dead mother, Sarah Margaret Mathieson, which ignites a journey west for Edwin Morgan and Inspector Southerland, hunting the slayer Frances Highland. Lorenzo Dow Parrish is hired to keep a watchful eye on Alex. Time with Lorenzo ini... read more
The Light of Nimbdell (The Hosttowers of Nimbdell Book 2)
J Welch
Upon earning her title as Master, Secile must now search for the lost daughter of her late friend Lucimina, the one she intends to take as her first apprentice in the Hosttowers, if the girl is still alive. Further, the region is no longer duly ruled, but split between the southern invaders under Queen Raekehl and the northern school of magic known as the Hosttowers of Nimbdell. Worse, the evi... read more
Upon earning her title as Master, Secile must now search for the lost daughter of her late friend Lucimina, the one she intends to take as her first apprentice in the Hosttowers, if the girl is still alive. Further, the region is no longer duly ruled, but split between the southern invaders under Queen Raekehl and the northern school of magic known as the Hosttowers of Nimbdell. Worse, the evi... read more
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