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Julie

Julie

Chicago, USA

Line editor and copy editor specializing in nonfiction, self-help, and memoir.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • American Planning Association

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Design

Will

Will

Chicago, United States

Trusted copy editor and proofreader for romance, mystery, suspense, sci-fi, and fantasy.


Work experience:

  • University of Iowa Press
  • Berkley Publishing (Penguin Random House)
  • Harlequin Romance
  • Orbit Books / Redhook (Hachette)

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult

Tom

Tom

Chicago, IL, USA

Bring the power of my decades of editing experience to your manuscript. Special expertise in copy editing and proofreading.


Work experience:

  • Nieman Inc
  • McGraw-Hill Education
  • Self-employed
  • McDougal Littell / Houghton Mifflin
  • John Hope Community Academy / Chicago Public Schools
  • World Book Inc.

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Humanities & Social Sciences, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Humor & Comedy

Richard

Richard

Chicago, IL, USA

I am a writer, editor, and researcher with 15 years of experience. I work with all kinds of content, from science to business to marketing.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Education & Reference, Entertainment, Home & Garden, History

Chris

Chris

Chicago, IL, USA

I have written and edited K-12 educational materials, textbooks, ancillary material, and online programs for the last 18 years.


Work experience:

  • Nystrom Education, Social Studies School Services
  • Nystrom | Herff Jones

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, History

Jessica

Jessica

Chicago, IL, USA

Copy editor and proofreader of 20 years, several with Penguin Classics. Other specialties: modern lit, history, health, psych, self-help.


Work experience:

  • Fill in the Blank

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Health & Wellbeing, Sociology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Classics

Jeremy

Jeremy

Chicago, IL, USA

Experienced news and sports editor cool under pressure and with a journalist's eye for detail.


Work experience:

  • Chicago Tribune

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor & Comedy, Mystery & Crime, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences

Avner

Avner

Chicago, IL, USA

Professional editor, ghostwriter, and author of literary fiction and non-fiction who can help get you and your book across the finish line.


Work experience:

  • Texas-based Publishing Services Company
  • Freelance

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Humor & Comedy

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