Hire Manuscript Editors near Oakland
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Oakland, CA, USA
I am a seasoned (pun intended) editor working on cooking, health and wellbeing, and DIY/craft titles.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing
Oakland, CA, USA
I am a literary agent and freelance developmental book editor. I also edit and consult on query letters and non-fiction book proposals.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Historical Fiction
Oakland, CA, USA
Experienced content and copy editor of academic non-fiction (10+ years). A resource for your scholarly and creative projects.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Life Sciences, Sociology
Oakland, California, USA
I'm a collaborative and highly experienced book editor who has done work for Random House, Lonely Planet, and other nonfiction leaders.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Sports & Outdoors, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management
Portland, United States
Dedicated editor of children's books specializing in middle grade and YA fiction. Worked at HarperCollins, Disney-Hyperion, and Scholastic.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult
Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Experienced editor for university presses (MIT, Harvard, etc.) and scholars (Princeton, U of Toronto, etc.); published award-winning books.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review Indexing indexing
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Parenting & Families, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs
Omaha, United States
Skilled editor for your nonfiction book, primarily business/leadership, true crime, self-help/health. I love first-time authors.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, True Crime
Franklin, United States
Experienced editor of MG and YA fiction and non-fiction. Formerly with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction
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