Overview
Congratulations on finishing your book manuscript! I would be delighted to help you with your next stage.
My 25+ years of experience lie primarily in copyediting trade nonfiction (any discipline/topic) as well as scholarly history, art history, and religion for a top-tier university press. Some of my favorite projects appear in my portfolio, below.
My services are limited to copyediting nonfiction final drafts. See Reedsy's definitions of editing levels here: https://reedsy.com/faq/common-questions/services/editing. TIP: Contract copyediting and proofreading separately, with different editors, for best results.
I edit according to The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) exclusively, as I am involved in its publication and therefore cannot risk holding other styles (e.g., APA, MLA) in my editorial brain. Nearly all publishers will accept this style. Dissertation requirements are often more strict. In any case, please confirm that CMOS is an acceptable style for your project before requesting a bid.
In all my work, I am ably assisted by Norman and Nora, sibling rescue cats who keep careful watch for the paper that sometimes magically appears from my printer. Unfortunately, they are of no help with citation formatting.
Currently accepting manuscripts of 100,00 words or fewer
American English projects only
Chicago style only
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STANDARD RATE: $55/1,000 words
Services
Non-Fiction
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Work experience
Self-employed
Although I started my own company, Blue Finch Books, in 2019, I have been providing freelance editorial services to trade, museum, and academic publishers as a side business since 1992.
The University of Chicago Press
Lead a department of fourteen manuscript editors and production editors in the production of more thatn 250 books ech year.
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