Joseph VanBuren

Joseph VanBuren – Editor

Professional Storyteller | Proofreader | Editor | Content Creator | Indie Publisher | Formatter | Experience w/ Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

Overview

I am a detail-obsessed word nerd and multimedia storyteller who loves to help other people. Clients I have worked or volunteered for include Grammarly/Proofit, Purdue University Fort Wayne, American Red Cross, Horror Writers Association, Confluence Magazine, and My Teeshirt Guy.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is my passion, not just my profession. I eat checklists for breakfast, style guides for lunch, and final revisions for dinner.
My specialties are proofreading and copyediting. I also have plenty of experience with formatting ebooks, self-publishing, magazine editing and production, and copywriting for book marketing/promotion. I have worked on physical and digital books in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
In this mind-boggling post-truth era we live in, I imagine a world in which people hold information, communication, and thought to a higher standard; in which people from all walks of life have access and contribute to the vast and ever-growing expanse of human knowledge; and in which creativity is valued as much as profitability.
I am doing my part to bring about this world by offering professional services and building a business that encourages storytelling, creativity, critical thinking, literacy, empathy, and ethical communication.
Let me help you tell your story to the world in a way that is clear, correct, and compelling!
Services
Fiction
Fantasy Horror Science Fiction
Non-Fiction
Music New Age Psychology Sociology Writing & Publishing
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 2018 — Present

Professional writing, editing, and proofreading services for authors and small businesses

Portfolio

Sykophunk Productions presents a thought-provoking and stomach-turning collection of poetry for the post-truth era. Saturated with dark surrealism, reflections of depression, and nihilistic nightmares, this chapbook packs a gut punch. Bizarre experiments in ho... read more
Mask: Persona (Masks)

Joseph VanBuren

From the recipient of two "Honorable Mentions" in the Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition, a new voice for the next generation that Chuck Buda calls "the cyberpunk Jack Karouac!"Post-truth poetry. rEvolutionary rhymes. Lyrical lunacy.This mask is the fa... read more
Mask: Shadow (Masks)

Joseph VanBuren

We all wear various masks for different situations. It’s how we adapt and react to life. Wear a mask for too long, however, and it becomes difficult to remove. Especially if that mask has been forced upon you…Sykophunk Productions presents Mask: Shadow by Jose... read more
In the darkness lies the shadow. In the spotlight lies the persona. In between, one finds the true self.Sykophunk Productions presents Mask: Self, the third in a trilogy of poetry books with accompanying soundtracks. In this final installment, two-time Writers... read more
Masks Complete Trilogy

Joseph VanBuren

Who are you? From the award-winning multimedia poet that author Chuck Buda calls "the cyberpunk Kerouac," Masks Complete Trilogy contains all three of the Mask chapbooks plus previously unpublished bonus poems! We all wear various masks for different situation... read more

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