The best historical fiction book proofreading services

Geoffrey

D.C., DC, United States

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20 years experience editing nonfiction books for publishers (Thomas Nelson and Running Press). I love helping authors tell their story.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Running Press
• Self-employed
• Thomas Nelson Publishers

Julie

New York, United States

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Seasoned copyeditor and proofreader, supporting authors of high-quality fiction and nonfiction. (Helping authors look good since 1993).

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Open Road Integrated Media
• HarperCollins Publishers
• Disney Publishing Worldwide
• HarperCollins Children's Books
• Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books
• HarperCollins Publishers, HarperPaperbacks and HarperPrism
• Self-employed

Erik

Minneapolis, MN, United States

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Editor with years of in-house experience. Founder of a literary agency. Writer. Host of Print Run Podcast.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Sports & Outdoors, Life Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Red Sofa Literary Agency
• Self-employed
• The Overlook Press
• Oxford University Press
• Headwater Literary Management

Georgette

Carmel, IN, United States

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I'm a freelance editor and proofreader who's committed to helping authors produce the best work possible for their audiences.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Scholastic Reading Counts!

Michael

Seattle, WA, United States

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An attentive proofreader and copy editor, I help you deliver clear, precise prose.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Susannah

Barre, VT, United States

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Friendly, supportive editor at Macmillan for 25 years. Teacher of editing. Favorite genres are women's fiction, memoir, historical fiction.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Wiley-Blackwell
• nSight
• Vermont College of Fine Arts
• Maponics (Pitney Bowes)
• Clariant Creative Agency
• Union Street Media Interactive
• Self-Employed
• Editorial Arts Academy
• St. Martin's Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers

Jonathan

Portland, ME, USA

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I've spent 20 years editing debuts and bestsellers across genres, traditional and self-published. Agent/publisher queries. Caring. Diligent.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Palooka Magazine and Palooka Press

Vaneesa

Milwaukee, WI, USA

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A PhD historian offering editing and indexing. I am a scholar at your service with the skills of an editor and the mind of a historian.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Philosophy, Historical Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Society for Historians of Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
• UW-Madison

Tiffany

Golden, CO, USA

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Bestselling editor with 10+ years experience offering high-end editorial services who aims to amplify and celebrate marginalized voices.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Young Adult, and Cultural & Ethnic.

Work experience:

• Girl Friday Productions
• Self-employed

Constance

Charlotte, NC, USA

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Professional editor specializing in literary and historical novels, YA, and speculative fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Three Rooms Press
• Skyhorse Publishing

Laura

Houston, TX, USA

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The award-winning author of sixteen children's and young adult books, I enjoy working with writers to bring their manuscripts to life.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Christian Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Lerner Publishing, Enslow Publishing, Pelican Publishing
• Self-employed
• Lone Star College and Home Run Ministries

Lourdes

San Diego, CA, USA

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Creative, collaborative editor, with more than 35 years of editing experience in publishing and journalism.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Anthologies, Cultural & Ethnic, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• University of California, San Diego
• Newsday
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• The Miami Herald
• Chicago Tribune

Christina

Vashon, WA, USA

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An editorial consultant with 30-plus years’ experience in publishing, I provide a range of services for indie authors and publishers alike.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Mystery & Crime, Nature, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Jennifer

Chicago, IL, USA

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Editor with 24+ years of experience in biography, memoir, history, and fiction for adults and children at various publishing companies.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Children’s Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Heinemann-Raintree
• Quarasan
• McGraw-Hill
• Publications International, Ltd.
• Capstone Publishers
• Self-employed

Shelly

San Jose, CA, USA

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Copyeditor/developmental editor specializing in women’s fiction/historical fiction with clients from Big 5 publishing to indie authors.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Biotech and high-tech firms in Silicon Valley

Erica

Buffalo Grove, IL, USA

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I'm an experienced copyeditor and proofreader (and former production editor) who has worked on nearly eight hundred original projects.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Entertainment, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• HarperCollins Publishers
• Penguin Random House
• Hachette, HarperCollins Publishers, Kensington, Macmillan, Pegasus, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster

Skye

Seattle, WA, USA

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Copy editor for 20 years with SAGE and Wiley. I have a background in science, literature, art, and music. Nothing gets by me!

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Art, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• SAGE Publications (freelance)