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Carey

Carey

Portland, Oregon, USA

Nonfiction copyeditor and proofreader || Loves connecting people with ideas, inspiration, and knowledge || How-to books and vegan cookbooks


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Storey Publishing
  • Self-Employed
  • Multnomah County Library
  • Livingston County News

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Nature, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Sports & Outdoors, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences

Kathleen

Kathleen

Portland, OR, USA

Over 25 years exp in writing, copy editing, book production. Specialty: preparing docs for publication (IT/IS, humanities, creative, EFL)


Work experience:

  • Indiana U, etc.

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

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Technology, Non-Fiction

Daniel Isaiah

Daniel Isaiah

Portland, OR, USA

I love helping writers achieve concision and clarity. I specialize in memoir and essay, but happily work with fiction as well.


Work experience:

  • Corporeal Writing
  • Entropy Magazine
  • Nailed Magazine
  • Self-employed

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

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Nature, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Candace

Candace

Portland, OR, USA

My background in traditional publishing led me to specialize in nonfiction self-help/self-improvement /mind-body-spirit books and proposals.


Work experience:

  • Change It Up Editing and Writing Services
  • Health Communications, Inc., publisher of the original Chicken Soup for the Soul series

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

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, New Age, Parenting & Families

Melinda

Melinda

Portland, OR, USA

Editor of 5+ years specializing in YA, dystopia, speculative & sci-fi. MA Book Publishing. Let's turn your obstacles into opportunities.


Work experience:

  • Ooligan Press
  • Freelance Editor
  • Overcup Press
  • Chemeketa Press

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

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Romance

Becky

Becky

Portland, OR, USA

I'm an experienced copy editor who values elegance and clarity in any form of communication.


Work experience:

  • Becky Ohlsen

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Transportation, Writing & Publishing

Vi

Vi

Portland, OR, USA

After ten years of editing books and supporting authors, I know what publishers (and readers!) are looking for. Let's make your book shine!


Work experience:

  • V.
  • Ooligan Press
  • Portland Review Literary Journal
  • Simon & Schuster UK
  • Transatlantic Literary Agency
  • First Page Sage
  • Scribe Media

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

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Anthologies, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Business & Management

Meg

Meg

Portland, OR, USA

Developmental editor, copy editor, and proofreader with fifteen years of experience working on literary fiction.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Tin House Books
  • Tin House magazine
  • Literature and Medicine

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

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction

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