Overview
I am an editor at Simon & Schuster with experience editing literary, historical, and upmarket women’s fiction, as well as narrative nonfiction, history, and biography. I have edited a number of New York Times bestsellers and award-winning writers across those categories at every stage of publication, from proposal to outline to draft and revision. You can find details on the books I've edited below, and I'm happy to discuss or answer any questions about my involvement with them.
I am happy to help you develop your project in any way, whether it's a query letter for agents, a proposal, or a full manuscript that's in need of a fresh set of eyes, from line editing to broader editorial memos. My particular strength is length management and broader narrative structure, but I am also able to assist in line editing, character development, and plot progression in both nonfiction and fiction. I believe that the editorial process is a collaborative one, and always take an author's lead when it comes to my approach. I also am a voracious reader in my spare time, and have a close eye on the current retail and reader landscape. I'm a master at finding comparative titles and figuring out the ideal reader for your project.
*Please note that my services as a freelance editor are separate from my day job. Any editing or feedback given on your work is mine alone, and does not reflect the views of or any implicit endorsement or work with my employer.*
I am happy to help you develop your project in any way, whether it's a query letter for agents, a proposal, or a full manuscript that's in need of a fresh set of eyes, from line editing to broader editorial memos. My particular strength is length management and broader narrative structure, but I am also able to assist in line editing, character development, and plot progression in both nonfiction and fiction. I believe that the editorial process is a collaborative one, and always take an author's lead when it comes to my approach. I also am a voracious reader in my spare time, and have a close eye on the current retail and reader landscape. I'm a master at finding comparative titles and figuring out the ideal reader for your project.
*Please note that my services as a freelance editor are separate from my day job. Any editing or feedback given on your work is mine alone, and does not reflect the views of or any implicit endorsement or work with my employer.*
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
History
Political Science & Current Affairs
True Crime
Fiction
Coming of Age
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
- Columbia Publishing Course (2014)
Work experience
Simon & Schuster / Avid Reader Press
Sep, 2014 —
Present
Portfolio
A true story of innovation, centered on a scrappy team of engineers—far from the Silicon Valley limelight—and their quest to achieve a surprisingly difficult technological feat: building a robot that can lay bricks.Humans have landed men on the moon, programme... read more
“Perfect Tunes is an intoxicating blend of music, love, and family from one of the essential writers of the internet generation.” —STEPHANIE DANLER “Perfect Tunes is a zippy and profound story of love, loss, heredity, and parenthood. I gulped it down, as will... read more
New York, the city. New York, the magazine. A celebration.The great story of New York City in the past half-century has been its near collapse and miraculous rebirth. A battered town left for dead, one that almost a million people abandoned and where those who... read more
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —USA TODAY * “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —Christian Science Monitor * “ENTHRALLING.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * “A MUST-READ.” —Booklist (starred review) A human drama unlike any other—the riveting a... read more
The shocking truth about the government’s secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil—even if the rest of us die—is “a frightening eye-opener” (Kirkus Reviews) that spans the dawn of the nuclear age to today, and "contains everything one could pos... read more
The acclaimed, award-winning author of A Watch of Nightingales imagines in a sweeping and stunning novel what happened to the poet Elizabeth Bishop during three life-changing weeks she spent in Paris amidst the imminent threat of World War II.June 1937. Elizab... read more
A collection of essays from today’s most acclaimed authors—from Cheryl Strayed to Roxane Gay to Jennifer Weiner, Alexander Chee, Nick Hornby, and Jonathan Franzen—on the realities of making a living in the writing world.In the literary world, the debate around... read more
“The embrace of women’s sports sometimes feels almost like a political act...Molly Schiot’s Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History is so valuable.” —The Wall Street Journal “A thoughtful, exhaustively researched, and long-overdue tribute to the w... read more
Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski enters the world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans in an immersive, entertaining, and magical work on the illusionist’s impact on American culture—and why his legacy en... read more
The award-winning journalist and author of Raven Rock shares the first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001—a panoramic narrative woven from hundreds of interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends, and family members.... read more
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