The best book editors for hire near Colorado Springs

Glenn

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

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Experienced editor for university presses (MIT, Harvard, etc.) and scholars (Princeton, U of Toronto, etc.); published award-winning books.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, History, Law, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Frederick News-Post
• Capital News Service (Washington, D.C.)
• American Journalism Review

April

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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Seasoned copy editor specializing in dystopian sci-fi and epic fantasy, with years of experience working with self-published authors.

Genres: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy, and Space Opera.

Work experience:

• Scribe Media
• Self-employed
• Best Version Media

Cassie

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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19+ years helping authors strengthen children's books, cookbooks, and craft books through evaluations, coaching, and editing.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Helen

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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Meticulous copy editor and proofreader with 15+ years’ experience. Production editor at Penguin Random House.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Christian Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• David C Cook
• Self-employed

Lyric

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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Trained ghostwriter & developmental editor with 8+ years' experience (Macmillan, Hachette, Sounds True) in spirituality, memoir & self-help

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Sounds True/Macmillan

Andrea

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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Collaborative and developmental nonfiction editor with an eye for the big picture, as well as the details, and 25 years in publishing.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sandy

Vail, Colorado, USA

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Literary agent; picture book consultant and development editor; published author/illustrator; mentored by Maurice Sendak at Yale.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Christina

Cortez, Colorado, USA

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30 years a copyeditor, trusted by major publishers. Word wrangler, sentence stylist, text tamer, for novels and nonfiction.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• North Market Street Graphics
• American Tinnitus Association

Michelle

Coral Springs, FL, USA

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Acclaimed and passionate literary editor of romance, fantasy, and suspense--and lover of the Oxford comma--with over 13 years of experience.

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Blue Box Press
• St. Martin's Press

Georgette

Carmel, IN, United States

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I'm a freelance editor and proofreader who's committed to helping authors produce the best work possible for their audiences.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Scholastic Reading Counts!

Beth

Maineville, United States

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Seasoned editor and proofreader with more than 20 years of experience in multiple genres. I have worked with several best-selling authors!

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

• Self-Employed

Lynsey

Missoula, United States

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(She/they.) Over a decade of in-house and freelance editorial work for Big 5 publishers & private clients across genres.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Fordham University Press
• City College of New York
• Skadden-Arps Legal Studies Program at City College of New York
• WHACK! Magazine
• Penguin Group (USA)
• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House

Kate

Baltimore, United States

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Former S&S editor w/20 years of experience editing NYT bestselling & award-winning authors such as Nova Ren Suma & Kekla Magoon.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, Women's Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Simon & Schuster Children's Books

Maleah

Nashville, United States

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Former Thomas Nelson editor with 23 years experience in Christian non-fiction, study products, and Bibles.

Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

• Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins Christian Publishers)
• Thomas Nelson

Ryan

Los Angeles, United States

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Detail-obsessed proofreader and copyeditor with 20 years of Big Five and indie experience. Let’s polish your manuscript to perfection!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Legal Thriller, Technothriller, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

• Penguin Group USA
• Phoenix Books
• Omnicom Production/Deutsch LA
• Self-employed

Doug

Lago Vista, United States

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Extensive experience with constructive editing and detailed proofreading for Manning Publications and interested in broader range of titles.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, and Technology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Countrywide Financial (now Bank of America)
• IBM Global Services
• Countrywide Home Loans (now Bank of America)
• IBM Advanced Technical Support
• IBM
• US Air Force

Arnie

Kihei, HI, United States

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I edit books on psychology, spirituality, social justice, and wellness. I've worked with Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna Macy, and Jack Kornfield.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies & Memoirs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and New Age.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Koa Books
• Parallax Press
• Whole Earth Bookstore