Overview
I hold a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University and have been an editorial professional for more than twenty years, including ten as a copy editor at LexisNexis, part of RELX Group. I am a fan of mysteries, thrillers, fantasy, and science fiction. My Kindle overflows with the work of dozens of independent authors.With my editorial assistance, you can concentrate on telling your story and bringing your characters to life. It’s your world, and I won’t try to change that.My job is to be your final reader before publication. One last set of eyes checking for and correcting oversights in spelling, grammar, syntax, word usage, and punctuation. I will also check for consistency and continuity.I offer two levels of service: Standard and Enhanced.In Standard Copy Edit I will fix everything I find that is wrong: misspelled words, incorrect tenses, misused words, nonstandard punctuation, etc. I will also note in the margins words or sentences that aren’t as clear as you would probably like. If there’s a continuity problem, I’ll let you know. I will point out repetitive language but leave the heavy lifting to you.In Enhanced Editing you’ll get everything I offer in Standard as well as fact checking, substitutions for overused words and phrases, and minor rewriting for clarity, nuance, and flow. I have a knack for imitation, and my clients often can't tell where I've intervened.I am very comfortable working with translated material and the work of non-native English speakers thanks to a long-term relationship with a foreign book packager and promoter.
Services
Fiction
Fantasy
Humor & Comedy
Literary Fiction
Mashups
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Law
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Free Range Editorial
Apr, 2014 —
Present
In April 2014 I launched a freelance copy editing business called Free Range Editorial. Since then I have edited over sixty books, with clients across the United States and around the world. I work on fiction and nonfiction, short stories and novels, YA and adult. If you can write it, I can edit it.
Through my affiliation with an international ebook company, I have developed a specialty in transforming foreign language translations into American English. I welcome more of this type of work.
LexisNexis (Reed Elsevier)
May, 2006 —
May, 2016
(about 10 years)
I prepared court opinions for official publication by editing for grammar, style, spelling and punctuation. I also fact checked and verified quotations and legal citations. I had an audited accuracy rate of over 99%.
Portfolio
Is there anything you wouldn't do to help your best friend of thirty years? How far would you go to eliminate a threat to your business?Moving back to his hometown of Silver Hollow, South Dakota, gives Oscar the opportunity to reconnect with Doug, his childhoo... read more
She saves many families, while losing her own Poland 1938. Eve of the Second World War. Rivka sends her husband and three beloved children to the United States, where they will find safe shelter from the war. She realizes that she will probably never see them ... read more
Get all 4 books in the Grey Areas Saga at a 45% discount."There's something here for all readers: suspense, intrigue, mystery, revenge and who done it! Highly recommended!" - John PodlaskiYes, people make mistakes. But sometimes those mistakes have a far great... read more
A Post-Apocalyptic WesternIn the years following the zombie viral outbreak, those who risked their lives to seek out treasure among the wastelands became known as the REAPERS.Gus and Oscar are back! After a successful Reaping run to the Los Angeles ruins, they... read more
"I used to have one son I loved with all my heart. Now I have two." In this LGBTQ courtroom thriller set in the late 1970s, a politically ambitious state’s attorney charges Elizabeth Daleiden with the murders of her father and two elderly neighbors in the 1950... read more
Don’t judge a book by its cover—or a woman by her appearance. What you see is not always what you get.Audrey Killian loves her job running the local newspaper in a small Tipperary town. But when a fire destroys the office, her peaceful life is torn apart. Her ... read more
Winifred Kimball was happy living in Kansas City…until the Council killed her best friend and kidnapped the only father she’s ever known. Now, the girl with superstrength and lightning speed is determined to return to San Francisco and make the government pay ... read more
Fred Trellis went home to Laconia, New Hampshire to meet with childhood friends, but found a dead man. Fred almost became the next victim. His daughter Carolyn and husband, Henry Atkinson came to help, and found that an eighty-year-old photograph was the key t... read more
The neighbors tell Kurt his grandfather, who has been his guardian since he was four years old, committed a series of crimes to acquire his farm. In this coming-of-age novel, Kurt needs to know if the neighbors' stories are true. The crimes they say his grandf... read more
How will the future look like?How does science, technology and human society look like when they are exhausting their full potential? An unexpected encounter changes the face of humanity and its destiny.A smart, innovating and rewarding novel that will challen... read more
Feeling a patriotic duty to defend his country after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, seventeen year old, Angelo J. DiMarco, enlists in the U.S. Army. Severely short of frontline fighters, the Army rushes Angelo through Ranger training and sends him to Italy as part... read more
Eric Beckman, a mind-reading private investigator, is spending Christmas in snowy Vermont with his wife and daughter. He needs a break from solving cases, but the townspeople convince him to look into the village mystery: Every holiday season, someone switches... read more
In the Wrong Hands, a thriller full of unexpected twists and intriguing characters, delves into the real-life world of DNA editing, where science and science fiction are about to meet and change the face of medicine foreverTwo unrelated bodies...A homeland sec... read more
A novel that exposes a new and unexplored worldAnne Jacobson had a forbidden romantic encounter with a Hispanic teenager who worked in her parents’ garden. In the eyes of the religious Jewish Hasidic community in which she was raised, this kind of act was unpa... read more
Book Three in The Horizon CycleSeventeen-year-old Aes has lived his entire life in backwater-central, Horizon Banks, Nebraska. Where nothing new happens. Ever. Until a couple of mysterious strangers show up. Now the drowsy streets of his small town are vanishi... read more
They were worlds apart, but destiny brought them together.Signe is a grief-stricken shieldmaiden, consumed by her desire to avenge the mysterious death of her son.Merric is a selkie, a proud magical race. He's taken on human form to protect his nephew from pow... read more
From the author of Becoming Magic.Genevieve has wasted her life. She's stuck in a dead end job, divorced and in debt. For her, every day is much like the last. But things are about to change. Dramatically.So, how does a lonely, overweight, depressed 40-somethi... read more
In 1849, Anne Brontë died a devout and innocent virgin. Three days later, she rose from the dead. Now from the jagged wilderness of the Blue Ridge Mountains, to a glittering lair deep beneath the Biltmore Estate, a lonely Nightwalker fights her eternal hunger ... read more
They’re back…Internationally best-selling suspense master Adiva Geffen in going to launch you on a whirlwind adventure with Israel's mostly hotly pursued private detectives. And this time the good guys might not win.How far will they go?After finding and secur... read more
The CEO of a promising start-up company is found dead in a luxurious hotel room. Two men who underwent what were supposed to be simple surgical procedures died on the operating table in two different hospitals. Are the deaths related? Ronnie Saar, a newly prom... read more
Cancer turned 38-year-old Dr. Laura McDermott's life upside down until a chance encounter with a mysterious priest changed her life forever... When Dr. Laura McDermott is diagnosed with stage IV melanoma, her perfect world is plunged into chaos. Resting betwee... read more
They’ll challenge what it means to be human and test the limits of love.Amanda is a scientist for the military’s cyborg program. Programming and repairing once-human soldiers is a lot easier than trying to date, so she buries herself in her work. She’ll never ... read more
Private detective Eric Beckman can read minds. Although he reads only the conscious thoughts of the people he interviews, it usually gives him enough of an edge to overcome his inexperience as a PI. But mind reading is hell on relationships. Trusting comes har... read more
From a #1 bestselling author: A fresh and funny romantic mystery series about a witty, down-to-earth heroine with a job you've never seen before... Being an undercover poison taster for the rich and famous might sound glamorous, but for Isobel Avery it means s... read more
A Thief. A Portal. A New World. But can she get back home again?Home alone over spring break, Dee looks forward to a week free from worries about her sliding grades, her lack of friends, and her mom’s overbearing boyfriend. But when she chases a thief out of h... read more
