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Nell 5 star rating

Jacksonville, FL, United States

From bestselling business titles and cookbooks to academic manuscripts, I've helped authors polish their prose for more than 15 years.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Callisto Media
  • The American University in Cairo Press
  • Millionacres and The Motley Fool
  • Bankrate

Sandra 5 star rating

Omaha, United States

Skilled nonfiction book editor in business/leadership, true crime, selected memoirs. Get from idea to published. I love first-time authors.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Southeast Community College
  • Self-employed
  • Metropolitan Community College

Joe 5 star rating

Asheville, NC, USA

I work with my authors to create engaging manuscripts–creating content that readers reach for, relate to, relish, and remember.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jessica 5 star rating

Houston, TX, USA

Nonfiction dev & copy editor with 20+ yrs: science, psychology & business books that restore our connection to nature and humanity. No AI!

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Career Guides, Nature, Entertainment, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Kirkus Reviews
  • The Optical Society (OSA)
  • Contiem, Inc.
  • Barnes&Noble.com/Nook
  • Jouve North America
  • Modern Language Association (MLA)
  • American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Felicia 5 star rating

Gainesville, FL, USA

I help non-fiction authors tell stories that matter. I bring over 20 years experience in commercial and academic publishing.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Various universities
  • Rockwell International, Space Systems Division

Robert 5 star rating

Houston, TX, USA

Robert Boyd has been a freelance writer since 1988 and an editor since 1989.

Genres: Business & Management and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Houston Symphony
  • Southwestern Energy
  • ADV Films
  • CrossGen Entertainment
  • LPC Group
  • Self-employed
  • Kitchen Sink Press
  • Concorde-New Horizons
  • Dark Horse Comics
  • Fantagraphics Books

Developmental, copy editor, and publishing coach, who works with hundreds of motivated authors to produce professional and polished books.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Children's, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Rebecca 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Editor specializing in science and business nonfiction and genre fiction. Experience in-house at HarperCollins and Kensington and agencies.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Women's Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Kensington Books
  • Folio Literary Management
  • HarperCollins
  • Self-employed

Howard 5 star rating

Traverse City, MI, USA

I specialize in editing fiction and nonfiction with Jewish themes, helping authors find their unique voices in these challenging times.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Business & Management, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Alliance of Independent Authors
  • Self-employed
  • Foreword Reviews
  • Vine Leaves Press

Matthew 5 star rating

New York, United States

Editor and writing coach specializing in literary fiction, thrillers, memoir and other narrative nonfiction, business books, and self-help.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Graduate Writing Program, Columbia University
  • Self-employed

Bev 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

NYT bestselling developmental editor specializing in platform driven narrative nonfiction, business, leadership, memoir, self help.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Glenn 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

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

Kelly 5 star rating

Phoenix, United States

I am passionate about the written word! I have 20 years of editing experience in all genres, with special attention to business and travel.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Travel, Poetry, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Immanence Journal
  • Gently Read Literature (GRL)
  • International Artist Publishing
  • Perseus Books Group
  • Self-employed

Editor/writer for 30+ years in books, periodicals, and online, offering editorial services. Copyediting for clarity is my passion.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Technology, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

  • Patheos
  • Paraclete Press
  • Spiritual Directors International (Presence Journal)
  • Self-employed
  • Busted Halo
  • Housing Works
  • Clickradio
  • Computer Reseller News
  • PC Magazine (Ziff-Davis Publishing)

Julie 5 star rating

Greenwich, CT, USA

I have edited hundreds of books over a decade at Skyhorse Publishing. I take a thorough approach and pride myself on attention to detail.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, True Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and History.

Work experience:

  • Skyhorse Publishing
  • Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

PJ 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I specialize in informational nonfiction(ex: self-help, bio, business, medicine) and worked at of 5 of the top 6 publishing houses.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Sex & Relationships, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Random House/Crown
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Self-employed
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Paragon House Publishers
  • McGraw-Hill Book Company
  • Penguin Books, Inc.
  • M. Evans & Co.

Robert 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Editor and publishing consultant based in NYC. Owned and operated a literary agency and an Indie publisher. Hardwired for storytelling.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Medical Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Astor + Blue Editions
  • Robert A. and Associates Literary

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