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Ryan
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Los Angeles, United States
Detail-obsessed proofreader and copyeditor with 20 years of Big Five and indie experience. Let’s polish your manuscript to perfection!
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Legal Thriller, Technothriller, and Psychological Thriller.
Work experience:
- Penguin Group USA
- Phoenix Books
- Omnicom Production/Deutsch LA
- Self-employed
Sarah
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Eagle-eyed former Bloomsbury editorial + production assistant with 10+ years experience in editing and proofreading fiction and nonfiction.
Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Children's.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Bloomsbury Publishing
Madeleine
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Experienced editor. Specialties: self-help, psychology, spirituality, memoir, LGBTQ. You bring the content, I'll bring the polish. (Nicely!)
Genres: Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, New Age, Inspirational, Sex & Relationships, Biographies & Memoirs, and Health & Wellbeing.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Weldon Owen International
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Ashley
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
An editor with over ten years experience in prose and video games. When not reading or writing, she's skating or hunting for a good mead.
Genres: Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Fiction, Anthologies, Short Story, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Electronic Arts
- Self-employed
Madeleine
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
I have nine years of professional experience with presses and universities. I can help you polish your work into something spectacular!
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Red Hen Press
- Mills College
- Scripps College
- Snowflake
Agnieszka
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
A grammar and language savant with 10+ years proofreading/copyediting nonfiction. Knowledgeable about art, foreign languages and cultures.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, ELT, and Biographies & Memoirs.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- EMBER Magazine
- SAGE Publishing
- Hayden-McNeil Publishing (Macmillan Learning)
- Berlitz
Dana
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
I’m a proofreader working in health, lifestyle, travel, and architecture/design. Degree in print journalism. Bestseller experience.
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Design, and Travel.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Mammoth Resorts
- The Daily Trojan
- AUX Architecture
- Communication Arts + Design, Inc.
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Gabriel
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Children's editor with 10+ years experience. Picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA.
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Little Passports, Inc.
- Teacher Created Materials
- BEGiN
Jay
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
I’m passionate about words and sentences and well-told stories. Helping manuscripts find their fullest potential is one of my greatest joys
Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Coming of Age, Science Fiction, and Cultural & Ethnic.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Elizabeth
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
20+ year proofreader and copyeditor, incl. Disney Publishing and Hallmark Books. Fantasy, sci-fi, mystery/thriller, horror (Adult, MG, YA).
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Epic Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.
Work experience:
- Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Freelance
- Renaissance Literary & Talent
- Luna Station Quarterly
- NBCUniversal, Inc.
- Dreamspinner Press
- eLance
- Alpha Pictures
- Hallmark Books
- Self-employed
Conrad
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
I am a developmental and copy editor/proofreader for Soho Press among other publishers, as well as a script reader in Los Angeles.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, and Math & Science.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
John
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Writer/editor with 10 years experience editing scholarly books and journal articles in literary studies, art history, and architecture.
Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Poetry, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Large museum/cultural institution in Los Angeles
- large museum/cultural institution in Los Angeles
- Self-employed
Rachel
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
I'm a freelance editor with extensive experience editing novels, memoirs, short stories, journalism, personal essays, and screenplays.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, and Inspirational.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Paul
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Los Angeles, United States
I excel at copy-editing, proofreading, developmental editing, ghostwriting, all kinds of collaborating — fiction, nonfiction, humor, & more.
Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Anthologies, Music, Entertainment, and Literary Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Halley
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Experienced editor passionate about collaborating to polish your manuscript—mysteries, thrillers, and select nonfiction—to meet your goals.
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Career Guides, and Young Adult.
Work experience:
- Wiley
- Self-employed
- Putnam
Julianne
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Fiction and nonfiction editor with 5+ years experience | Working from Los Angeles | Excited to collaborate with you!
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Travel, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Prospect Park Books
- Azusa Pacific University
- Reedsy
Danielle
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hello! I'm Danielle, children's book author and picture book coach, editor, and teacher. My second language is children's books.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Writers Digest University
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