Overview
I am an editor and copyeditor working with independent authors and trade and academic presses. Previously I was a senior acquisitions editor at Voyageur Press and an acquisitions editor at Oxford University Press. I have acquired, edited, or copyedited books in categories ranging from literary fiction to reference books. I graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a BA in English Literature.
Services
Non-Fiction
Architecture
Art
Biographies & Memoirs
Design
Education & Reference
Entertainment
Health & Wellbeing
History
Inspirational
Photography
Sex & Relationships
Weddings
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Self-Employed
Mar, 2013 —
Present
When editing, I work with authors on structure, clarity, tone, narrative progression, grammar, and style. I copyedit for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, word choice, and consistent style, querying anything that seems unclear or unintended. I also write about books for several publications.
Voyageur Press
Mar, 2011 —
Mar, 2013
(about 2 years)
I acquired and edited pop culture books, working closely with authors at every stage in the editorial process--from concept to final layouts. (I was an acquisitions editor from March 2011 to November 2012 and a senior acquisitions editor until March 2013.)
Oxford University Press
Jul, 2009 —
Mar, 2011
(over 1 year)
I acquired and developed trade and scholarly reference titles, including dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, and online products. (I was an editorial assistant from July 2007 to January 2009, an associate editor from January 2009 to October 2009, and an acquisitions editor from October 2009 to March 2011.)
Portfolio
“What roles do literary and community texts and social media play in the memory, politics, and lived experience of those dispossessed?” Fitzgerald asks this question in her introduction and sets out to answer it in her study of literature and social media by (... read more
With liberty and pizza for all. There is no doubt that pizza is one of the most popular foods in the United States, cherished by everyone from your average family guy to the Leader of the free world. Americans reportedly eat a combined 350 slices every second!... read more
1st Place Winner of the 2012 Gourmand Award for Best in the World in the Beer category.For millennia, beer has been a favorite beverage in cultures across the globe. After water and tea, it is the most popular drink in the world, and it is at the center of a $... read more
"No president since the founders has done more to shape the character of American government," notes Alan Brinkley in this magnificent biography of America's thirty-second president. "And no president since Lincoln has served through darker or more difficult t... read more
Hip hop icons and rap innovators, the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur continue to influence, define, and change the genre years after their deaths. Despite the controversies surrounding the murders of Tupac and Biggie, ultimately it’s their art that remains ... read more
When Pulp Fiction was released in theaters in 1994, it was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. The New York Times called it a “triumphant, cleverly disorienting journey,” and thirty-one-year-old Quentin Tarantino, with just three feature films to his name, be... read more
When sixteen-year-old Sophie Granger suspects she is pregnant, she digs out her mother Peggy’s tarot cards. Peggy hasn’t read fortunes since her hippie days in Taos, but as soon as she flips the cards, Peggy sees both her daughter’s predicament and the family ... read more
Annie Whitman’s life has become a pendulum again, but this time, it moves toward and away from two men. One of the men has swept her off her feet, and he loves her deeply. But he is a novice with love, susceptible to beginners’ mistakes. When he messes up in a... read more
