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Sandra
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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
Geoffrey
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D.C., DC, United States
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
Sarah
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Saint Paul, United States
Meticulous copyeditor with 19 years of experience helping independent authors polish their sci-fi manuscripts.
Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science Fiction, Fiction, Writing & Publishing, and Fantasy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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Allison
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Jersey City, NJ, United States
Jack-of-all-trades editor specializing in literary fiction and academic work (journal articles, book chapters, dissertations).
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Sports & Outdoors, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Wiley
Georgette
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Carmel, IN, United States
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!
Lisa
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Nashville, United States
I'm a twenty-year veteran in Christian publishing, specializing in gift/coffee table books, devotionals, and trade books.
Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Thomas Nelson Publishers (Harper Collins)
Ashley
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New Philadelphia, United States
Editor of all things smart, inspiring, crafty, and culinary that enrich the soul. Helping authors put their best books forward since 2008.
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Romance, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Religion & Spirituality, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Barbour Publishing
- Adams Media (Simon & Schuster) | BenBella Books | Page Street Publishing | Callisto Media
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Edward
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Murray, KY, United States
Experienced editor of nonfiction books (esp. spirituality/self-help). Copy edits and proofreading draw on my work as an author and MDiv.
Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Business & Management, and Writing & Publishing.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Lorraine Martindale
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Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Previously worked with Sourcebooks, Penguin Putnam, Random House, Guideposts Books, and DK Publishing.
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Jessica
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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)
Katie
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Boston, MA, USA
Editor with almost twenty years experience in publishing, specializing in proofreading of women's fiction and memoirs.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Bedford/St. Martin's
Michael
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New York, NY, USA
Experienced, empathetic, knowledgeable. MS in Publishing. A decade at major houses Penguin Random House, W. W. Norton, Simon and Schuster.
Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, Sports & Outdoors, Home & Garden, Inspirational, DIY & Crafts, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Penguin Random House
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Pace University
Rob
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Portland, OR, USA
A friendly, thoughtful, and experienced editor specializing in helping international authors revise their manuscripts for US publication.
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Technothriller, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Women's Fiction, Romance, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Blackstone Publishing
Lanette
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South Hadley, MA, USA
Do you have a story to tell? I have 35+ years of professional editing experience and amazing reviews. (Scroll to the bottom to read them.)
Genres: Parenting & Families, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Poetry, Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Coming of Age.
Christy
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Frankston, Texas, USA
A cerebral yet down-to-earth editor since 2014, I do each project right the first time—on time—for traditional publishers and indie authors.
Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Romantic Suspense, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Ariel
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New York, NY, USA
Meticulous editor. Experience at Macmillan, Simon and Schuster, Red Hen Press. Poetry, literary fiction/nonfiction, adult/children's books.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Children's, Coming of Age, Short Story, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Red Hen Press
- Scripps College Journal
- The Student Life
- Coffee Stained Press
- Self-employed
- The Adroit Journal
Madeline
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Lebanon, NH, USA
Experienced editor with a background in traditional book publishing for self-help, psychology, and lifestyle non-fiction.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Page Street Publishing
- New Harbinger Publications
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