The best cookbook book developmental editing services

Katie

New Haven, United States

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I'm a versatile, seasoned editor who can edit in a variety of genres, from outdoor adventure to family-friendly topics and nature to DIY.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Nature, Sports & Outdoors, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Globe Pequot Press (FalconGuides)
• Globe Pequot
• Taunton Press

Adaobi

Bronx, NY, United States

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I offer services in proofreading and copyediting for all genres, developmental editing of nonfiction, and project management.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Technology, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Manuscript Coordinator
• Self-employed
• Hachette Book Group
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Apress
• Project Lead The Way

Sabine

San Diego, CA, USA

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After more than 20 years as a newspaper writer/editor, I can make your book on food, drink, travel, and interior design come to life.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Cox Enterprises
• McClatchy
• Self-employed

Mari

Good Thunder, MN, USA

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Writer and editor with 15 years of experience in ed pub, with specializations in recipe/project books and graphic novels.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Historical Fiction, Entertainment, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Capstone Publishing
• Book Buddy Media

Maya

Charlotte, NC, United States

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From the big picture to the tiniest detail, here to help you polish your craft. I work with publishers and individual authors.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Self-Employed

Maxine

Austin, TX, USA

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Empathetic editor specializing in children's picture books. Industry expertise beyond editorial, formerly in publicity and literary agency.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Callisto Media
• HarperOne

Olivia

New York, NY, USA

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Nonfiction editor of bestselling books at Penguin Random House, specializing in business, self-help, wellness, and cooking.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, and Technology.

Work experience:

• The Experiment Publishing
• Penguin Random House

Dan

Cleveland, OH, USA

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Professional editor with over a decade of experience at W. W. Norton, FSG, and top-tier indies.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Nature, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

• W. W. Norton & Company
• The Overlook Press
• Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Self-employed
• Belt Publishing
• Indiana University Press

Lauren

Miami, FL, USA

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My name is Lauren, and I help writers and authors of all backgrounds take their work to the next level. Let's work together!

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Nature, Home & Garden, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Pineapple Press
• SAGE Publishing
• Fox Chapel Publishing
• Self-employed

Erin

Seattle, WA, USA

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Devoted, thoughtful editor specializing in literary & experimental fiction, cookbooks, and narrative nonfiction about nature.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nature, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• GoodTherapy.org
• YES! magazine

Molly

San Francisco, CA, USA

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Editor and book coach specializing in memoirs and other nonfiction. I give detailed, encouraging edits and love making sentences sing!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Edible Communities
• Various

Jain

Dallas, TX, USA

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As a developmental editor, I make sure your text is organized, well thought out, consistent, accessible and enjoyable to read.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Photography, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Home & Garden, Philosophy, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Katie

Wrightsville, PA, USA

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Proofreader and copy editor that specializes in knit/crochet, quilting/sewing, lettering, pyrography, and DIY crafts.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Fashion & Textiles, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Fox Chapel Publishing
• Self-employed
• Palmetto GBA

Rebecca

Peterborough, NH, USA

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Versatile editor and indexer specializing in cookbooks and other prescriptive nonfiction.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Design, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Parenting & Families, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Hollan Publishing
• Time Warner Book Group
• Random House
• HarperCollins Publishers

Molly

New York, NY, USA

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Senior editor specializing in non-fiction books focusing on Food and Drink, Personal Development, Popular Culture and Health and Wellness.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

• Hardie Grant
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Margaret

Overland Park, KS, USA

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Copy editor and proofreader looking to help make your literary dreams come true!

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

• Andrews McMeel Universal
• AAPC Publishing

Mikola

New York, NY, USA

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25+ years as editor, copy editor, and proofreader on book projects. My priority: shaping the work so your voice and storytelling shines.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Anthologies, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Pearson Education/ Longman Publishers
• Bedford/St. Martin's (Macmillan)
• 7 Stories Press
• GS Sharpe Communications