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Cookbooks are my specialty—books I have edited have won or been finalists for James Beard, IACP, and Gourmand awards.
Work experience:
- Agate Publishing
- Self-employed
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences
A line editor/copyeditor for books on history, nature writing, general essay collections, and poetry.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Society of American Archivists
- New England Botanical Society
- Lettered Streets Press
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
Services: Editing Proofreading
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Career Guides
Eagle-eyed proofreader and copy editor with over a decade of publishing experience. I make your stories error-free and a joy to read.
Work experience:
- Albert Whitman
- Kidsbooks
- Phoenix International Publications, Inc.
- The Little Things Publishing, LLC
- Lemur Press
- Penguin Random House - Penguin Young Readers
- Mascot Books
- Scholastic
- Macmillan Publishing
- ABRAMS
- Charlesbridge Publishing
- National Geographic Kids
- Simon & Schuster
Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Young Adult, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction
Experienced developmental book editor specializing in parenting books as well as children's PB, MG and YA fiction.
Work experience:
- Sourcebooks, Inc.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- The Purcell Literary Agency
- Entangled Publishing
- Author Claudia Gray
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Parenting & Families, Non-Fiction
Veteran editor with expertise in K-12 education, especially literature and writing. I am also a professional garden designer and consultant.
Work experience:
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Self-employed
Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction
Developmental Editor with 15+ years of experience from every side of publishing and the marketplace knowledge to make your book shine.
Work experience:
- Sourcebooks, Inc.
- Self-employed
- Fresh Fiction
- Anderson's Bookshop
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Romantic Comedy, Time Travel Romance, Paranormal Romance
Honest, constructive, and compassionate feedback from a full-time editor and published author. I edit kid lit, from picture books to YA.
Work experience:
- Albert Whitman & Company
- Albert Whitman & Compaby
- C&T Publishing
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review Book Coaching
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Young Adult
Ph.D level expertise with over 12 years of developmental, editing, and proofreading consulting experience.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- International Network for Hate Studies
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Book Coaching
Genres: Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Political Science & Current Affairs, Law, Writing & Publishing, Biographies & Memoirs, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
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