Overview
If you’ve searched the internet for an editor, you know there are countless numbers of us out there advertising our services. There’s no shortage of editing talent for a writer to choose from.
So why hire me?
I have 30+ years of editing (and writing) experience, having worked with experienced and well-known authors (rock musicians, historians, social scientists, literary critics, constitutional law experts, media critics, and other nonfiction writers) for major trade and academic publishers, including Cambridge University Press, Hachette, Palgrave Macmillan, The Nation Books, Monthly Review Press, and Perseus.
I also work with first-time authors who have great ideas and compelling stories but need a knowledgeable and supportive editor to turn their manuscripts into publishable books. I have a track record of success in my clients' manuscripts being sold to trade and academic publishers.
My services include copy editing (spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, usage), line editing (language and paragraph-by-paragraph organization of content, and rewriting), and substantive editing (structural work, including rewriting, on an existing manuscript or development of a new one).
I also provide manuscript evaluation services, as the first step in a substantive edit.
My subject matter expertise is broad, encompassing social science, the humanities, popular culture, social and political issues, health, and public health. I do not, however, edit politically conservative material. If your prospective book title is "How Woke-ism is Killing America," I'm not the editor for you. I also don't edit "faith-based" books. But if you're a secularist, agnostic, or atheist whose book is a critique of religion or of religion in politics, let's talk.
I am not intimidated by technical material, and I am used to working with authors whose first language is not English.
During the editing process, I regularly check in with my authors to share edits and communicate about any issues that need attention.
Nonfiction Genres:
* Social/political issues
* Arts and popular culture
* History
* Sociology
* Memoir
*Biography
* LGBT
*Health and public health
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- Certificate in Editing, Poynter News University/American Copy Editors Society
- American Copy Editors Society
- National Association of Independent Writers and Editors
Work experience
Self-employed
Need an experienced and affordable editor for your books, book proposals, articles (academic and journalistic), web content, corporate communications, or other writing projects? I have more than 25 years of experience in media and journalism, academic publishing, corporate communications, and public and private agencies. I have edited nonfiction books for major trade and academic publishers, including Cambridge University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, and Perseus.
As a senior editor with the New York City Health Department, I edited and wrote publications for the public, health care professionals, and other audiences: scientific and progress reports, brochures, guides, fact sheets, and manuals. The publications provided vital information to literally millions, in New York and beyond.
I work with many style guides -- Chicago, MLA, AP, New York Times, as well as UK (Butcher's/Cambridge). I edit and proofread using Microsoft's "track changes" function and Adobe Acrobat's editing tools.
My expertise includes working with writers who are not native English-speakers. I will ensure that language presents no barriers to getting your book, article, or other writing projects published.
I have a Certificate in Editing from Poynter News University/American Copy Editors Society.
I also am a published nonfiction author, so I will be sensitive to your style and tone, helping you to say what you want to say as effectively as possible.
Get in touch so we can discuss your needs and how we can work together.
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