David Webster

David Webster – Editor

Young Adult, Memoir, Travel, Adventure, WW 2, Inspirational, Spiritual, Empowerment, Holistic Healing, Historical Drama, Historical Romance.

Overview

• Award Winning Book Editor
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Editing, Proofreading, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

I am a Freelance Professional Book Editor, formerly a contract editor for a Publishing Company. In 2011 one author awarded me the title of "Master Editor." I am experienced in many genres, including Young Adult Fiction, Biography, Memoir, Travel, Action/Adventure, The Civil War, WW 2, Inspirational and Self-Help Books, Spiritual, Empowerment, Holistic Healing, Autobiography, Historical Drama and Historical Romance. I will be pleased to read your manuscript for no charge before giving you a quote.

All projects are 100% confidential.

My goal: TO BRING OUT THE BEST WRITER IN YOU!!!
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Plays & Screenplays Short Story Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Health & Wellbeing History LGBTQ Non-Fiction New Age Religion & Spirituality
Languages
English (US)
Awards
  • Master Editor
Certifications
  • e-book conversion

Work experience

Foundation For International Justice

Jun, 2012 — Nov, 2015 (over 3 years)

Executive Assistant for a non-profit foundation to establish year round schools for homeless children.

Henschel Haus Publishing

Jul, 2010 — Dec, 2010 (5 months)

Contract Book Editor and e-book conversion editor with extensive experience on Smashwords.

Self-employed

Oct, 2008 — Present

Freelance Book Editor with experience in most genres.

Various Companies in Boston, Massachusetts

Jun, 2000 — Sep, 2008 (over 8 years)

Performed administrative functions for companies in finance, marketing, food and beverage services, entertainment, high tech, legal and health care. Software tester for a website in development for a major international cruise line.

Portfolio

The Hole in the Wall

Lisa Rowe Fraustino

Eleven-year-old Sebby has found the perfect escape from his crummy house and bickering family--a secret cave he calls "The Hole in the Wall." He discovers this astonishing cave in a pristine, beautiful glen in the midst of a devastated mining area behind his h... read more
"Because We Are Greeks” by Basil Tsotsis is an historical novel, a “magnum opus,” based upon true happenings during and after World War II. We follow a young teenager, his peers, and his elders during a republic, a monarchy, and a dictatorship; through war, fa... read more
So why this book? Perhaps because, like the author, you are an original member of the "dark side", someone who sees life as one obligation piled upon the next. Get To or Got To is about actually enjoying life and reveals how even those who see life as an oblig... read more
The life you are living is a reflection of what you believe you deserve. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your dreams come true? To wish for something and have it come into your life as if by magic? The magic is within you. Join manifestati... read more
Join global adventuress Sunni Boehme as she experiences a whole new world—new cultures, new expectations, and a completely new perspective in provincial Turkey, miles (plus a 10-hour ride in a dusty, hot, smoky bus) from the dynamic urban hub of Istanbul. She ... read more
Saints and Rascals - a Catholic Worker Memoir (by Geraldine DiNardo)
Stretching the Truth

Willie Wideman-Pleasants

Relax with this easy-read book of short stories and poems. They contain laugher, mystery, and deception. Its thought-provoking themes will have you recalling special events in your life.
The Joyful Professor is designed to help you be a productive and successful professor without sacrificing your own needs. Written by a professor who has been there and found a better life, the Joyful Professor will guide you through a step-by-step process to i... read more
Do your spirits need a lift? Your funny bone need a tickle? This collection of short, true-life stories will inspire and delight you! Enjoy
The Spur & The Sash is about a real person. Sergeant George Van Norman, a Yankee, was wounded in one of the last battles of the American Civil War, at Nashville. Left behind to recover when the armies marched on, he was ordered to guard a local plantation from... read more
Changing Times: The Life of Barack Obama

Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen

The 2008 United States presidential primary was the most remarkable contest of its kind in many years. It may also have been a turning point for America. For the first time, an African-American candidate won the presidential nomination of a major party and wen... read more
***2014 Eric Hoffer Book Award Winner in the HEALTH category******2014 Eric Hoffer New Horizon Book Award Winner (for first-time authors)*** From caring for the desperately ill to desperately seeking a cure, Dr. Russell Tomar entered a vortex initiated by an u... read more

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