Meg French – Editor

I am a born communicator. I've been telling stories since I learned to talk and writing since I could get my fingers around a crayon, and I've been fortunate to be able to make a career doing what I love: using my talent with words to help other writers tell their own stories.

As an independent editing professional, I work closely with writers to help them discover, develop, and fine-tune their ideas. I have experience working with writers at every stage of the process, including fact checking, copy editing, and proofreading, but what I truly love to do is substantive and developmental editing—helping writers cultivate the seeds of an idea and craft their raw prose into a really great piece of writing.

My editing style is highly collaborative: As an editor, my role is to use my skills with language to help enhance and improve the writer's work, taking care to maintain their unique voice. I approach each project from the perspective of a curious reader, asking questions for clarification where I believe it will enhance readers' understanding but always deferring to the writer's expertise in the subject matter.

Perhaps my favorite part of this work is how much I learn from reading the work I edit! My interests are wide and varied, but I particularly enjoy working on projects in history/social sciences, law, current events and issues of social justice, popular culture, education, the arts, and sports (especially hockey and baseball!).

Everyone has a story. Let me help you tell yours.

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Here's what some of the writers I've worked with have to say about me:

"Wow! What an amazing gift I have been given by Rowman & Littlefield. You provided me with a TOP NOTCH copyeditor who caught so many critical mistakes. This book just went up a whole star in a 5-star rating.”—S. C. Megale, author of HOCKEY'S HIDDEN GODS

"I hired Meghann to edit Angelic Force. She was wise to adhere to the budget and yet still produced an outstanding product. If Linkedin allowed me to mark all the attributes, I would select them all. I would like to work with her again and again!"—Sheree Wu, coauthor of ANGELIC FORCE