Frank Cernik

Frank Cernik – Editor

Experienced and insightful developmental editor specializing in speculative genres and emotional craft.

Overview

I'm a sensitive and adaptable Developmental Editor skilled in offering innovative and applicable suggestions that strengthen manuscripts' clarity, style, and impact. I am highly attuned to emotional issues, and work always at both detail and big-picture levels. I'm comfortable with all written registers, and am driven to strengthen authors' artistic success, enrich critical reception, and increase sales.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Cultural & Ethnic Horror Humor & Comedy Romance Science Fiction Themes & Motifs Urban Fantasy
Languages
English (US)
Awards
  • Fulbright Grantee
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Work experience

Self-employed

Jun, 2016 — Present

Refined and improved fiction and nonfiction in close collaboration with authors

Fight or Flight Games

Oct, 2016 — Present

Offered worldbuilding and textual suggestions and content during game
development

NYU Steinhardt

May, 2016 — Jun, 2016 (about 1 month)

Presented Autism-oriented life skills and logical techniques to students and their families

NYU Stern CITL

Feb, 2015 — Mar, 2016 (about 1 year)

Researched technological and educational projects for various faculty members

NYU Press

Feb, 2015 — Dec, 2015 (10 months)

Supported three Assistant Editors with administrative duties and copy-writing

Anamesa Journal

Sep, 2014 — May, 2016 (over 1 year)

Drove submissions, directed communications, and oversaw production of the magazine

Varsity Tutors

Oct, 2013 — Jul, 2014 (9 months)

Assisted students with all levels of mathematics, writing, and test-taking strategies

Tempe Diversity Dialogues

Oct, 2013 — May, 2014 (7 months)

Conducted weekly conversations concerning race, cliques, and other teen issues

McClintock High School

Sep, 2013 — May, 2014 (8 months)

Developed students' argumentative abilities within formalized debate structures
Workshopped students' interpretive pieces with respect to competitive acting styles
Served as primary editor for the team's varying debate and acting presentations

The Fulbright Korea Infusion

Oct, 2011 — Jun, 2013 (over 1 year)

Consulted with authors in person and remotely to improve themed entries for publication

Fulbright Korea

Jun, 2011 — Jul, 2013 (about 2 years)

Led up to 20 one-hour classes on English Language and American Culture per week
Volunteered weekly to teach English to defectors from North Korea
Served on the editing staff of Infusion, the Fulbright literary magazine of South Korea
Engaged with Koreans and Fulbrighters to enact a robust set of pedagogical ideologies

University of Arizona Center for English as a Second Language

Jan, 2011 — May, 2011 (4 months)

Received TEFL/TESOL Certification
Provided both focused and general English instruction in a one-on-one setting

Persona Literary Magazine

Sep, 2009 — May, 2011 (over 1 year)

Selected fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for inclusion in each yearly issue

Arizona PIRG

Dec, 2007 — May, 2008 (5 months)

Advocated for progressive environmental, LGBT+, and consumer rights organizations

Portfolio

Below the Radar

Dana Ridenour

After her last assignment went horribly wrong, everyone tells FBI Special Agent Lexie Montgomery she needs a break. But Lexie is determined to keep going with her undercover work--so when a Dutch constable goes missing, she jumps at the chance. Along with Blak... read more
A defining scholarly publication on the past and current state of research with psychedelic plant substances for medicine, therapeutics, and spiritual uses.Certain plants have long been known to contain healing properties and used to treat everything from depr... read more
The Constructionists

Joanna Tova Price

When Tim develops an app that is rumored to predict the future and the NSA contracts it, national media attention is drawn to him and his small group of friends, philosophers who call themselves the constructionists. This novel follows the lives and close knit... read more
Fresh off the brink of an all-American corporate disaster, Business Solutions, Inc., is launching a new, ill-advised venture north of the border. But as executives pin their hopes and bonuses on a hastily planned Canada partnership, a shocking shakeup at the t... read more
Wars make unlikely allies.When his ship is damaged, retired assassin Gau Shesharrim finds himself stranded on a hostile world. To repair his ship, he will have to sneak into a jungle spaceport crawling with Terrans and their scaly Urd allies. An impossible tas... read more

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