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Peter

Peter

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Accomplished editor of Audible Originals, previously edited at McGraw-Hill Education and Time Warner Publishing


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oregon State University
  • McGraw-Hill Education
  • Time Warner Publishing Group

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Sports & Outdoors, Plays & Screenplays

Matt

Matt

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Emmy Award winning TV writer with over twenty years of experience. Loves funny stories about music, sports, and fascinating people.


Work experience:

  • Cartoon Network
  • HBO Max
  • Adult Swim
  • Disney Jr

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Romantic Comedy, Romance

Marisa

Marisa

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Book coach and developmental editor • 24 years in publishing • Self-help, wellness, psychology • First-time authors • BIPOC


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • BabyCenter.com
  • New Harbinger Publications
  • Weldon Owen
  • Chronicle Books
  • Avalon Travel Publishing (Hatchette Book Group)
  • Seal Press (Hatchette Book Group)

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Book Coaching

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits

Auriane

Auriane

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Experienced editor specialized in YA and MG Fiction ▪ Published Author ▪ English Teacher ▪ MFA in Creative Writing ▪ MA in English Lit


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Brawerman School (Previous: Explore Charter School, WriteOn Creative Writing)
  • Penguin Random House

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, LGBTQ Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy

Darryl

Darryl

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Experienced editor and former educator with an excellent editorial eye and content creation ability.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • The Wesley School
  • Kimball Publishing
  • Pasadena Black Pages
  • La Salle High School
  • Orange Media Network
  • MasterClass
  • The Muse
  • Getty Publications (J. Paul Getty Museum)

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Romance, Mystery & Crime, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult

Allyson

Allyson

Los Angeles, CA, United States

I don't want to brag, but I took first place in a statewide grammar and writing test in high school. So.


Work experience:

  • The Overlook Press
  • Grand Central Publishing

Services: Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Science Fiction

Rebecca

Rebecca

Los Angeles, CA, USA

MAD Magazine editor and UCLA Writers' Program developmental editing instructor with 9 years of professional editing experience.


Work experience:

  • UCLA Extension Writers' Program
  • Pocket Comics
  • MAD Magazine at DC Comics
  • TripAdvisor's WhatToPack.com
  • Zagat
  • Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Young Adult, Humor & Comedy, Short Story, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Travel, Contemporary Fiction

Megan

Megan

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Editor of bestselling YA, middle grade, and picture books. I'm here to help authors strengthen their work for success on shelves.


Work experience:

  • Disney Publishing Worldwide
  • Mediakix
  • Various - Inverse, Slate, Wired, Gigaom, GOOD
  • WIRED
  • Hachette Book Group

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Action & Adventure, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Middle Grade, Children's

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