Overview
I have a red pencil and I'm not afraid to use it.
Typos beware: I have a keen eye.
Narrative beware: I'm meticulously attentive.
Details beware: I'm terribly thorough.
I specialize in literary fiction, historical fiction, women's fiction, humanities and social sciences, memoir and biography, religion and spirituality, and political science and current affairs. Production editors frequently seek me out for translated projects, as I speak a second language and am sensitive to the challenges of translation. (My undergrad degree is in comparative literature.) I also get all the yoga books because I've been teaching yoga almost as long as I've been proofreading professionally.
I will read your work for grammar, syntax, word usage, spelling, and punctuation. I'll ensure stylistic and narrative consistency and will see that the text conforms to industry standards of style. When I return your edited manuscript, all my edits will be visible to you and you will have the final say over the text--your book, your last word.
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Magna cum laude
Certifications
- New School "Fundamentals of Copy Editing" course 2006
- Smith College BA in Comparative Literature 2001
Work experience
Flatiron/Celadon
Read first pass against copyedited manuscript. Perform cold reads.
Anchor/Vintage
Read first pass against copyedited manuscript. Perform cold reads.
Melville House
Read first pass against copyedited manuscript. Perform cold reads. Electronically copyedit manuscripts.
Other Press
Read first pass against copyedited manuscript. Perform cold reads.
Holt
Read first pass against copyedited manuscript. Perform cold reads.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Read first pass against copyedited manuscript. Perform cold reads.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Perform final stage of proofreading before publication.
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