Justin Gustainis

Justin Gustainis – Editor

Ph.D. professor who's also published 7 novels. I've edited work in most of the humanities and social sciences, as well as a lot of fiction.

Overview

I'm a college professor (with a Doctorate in Communication and a Masters in English) who's published a great deal of scholarly research. I am also an author of popular fiction, with 7 novels published (not self-published), along with three novellas and 22 short stories. I've been doing freelance editing as a sideline for the last four years -- and I'm good at it.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Science Fiction Short Story Thriller & Suspense
Non-Fiction
History Humanities & Social Sciences Political Science & Current Affairs Psychology
Awards
  • Winner of the Graverson Award for Horror (twice)
  • Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Certifications
  • Full Member, American Copy Editors' Society
  • Graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop

Work experience

Editor World

May, 2015 — Apr, 2016 (11 months)

ServiceScape

Sep, 2010 — Apr, 2016 (over 5 years)

Edit 911

Apr, 2006 — Apr, 2016 (almost 10 years)

Grammar 101

Jan, 2006 — Present

Portfolio

Two thrilling new occult investigations, featuring the urban fantasy sleuths Quincy Morris, great-grandson of Dracula’s killer, and the white witch Libby Chastain.PLAY WITH FIREHouses of worship – churches, synagogues and mosques alike – are burning across the... read more
A MORRIS AND CHASTAIN INVESTIGATION - Senator Howard Stark wants to be President of the United States. So does the demon inside him. With the competing candidates dropping out due to scandal, blackmail, and ‘accidental’ death, Stark looks like a good bet to go... read more
A MORRIS AND CHASTAIN INVESTIGATION Supernatural investigator Quincey Morris and his partner, “white witch” Libby Chastain, are each in pursuit of a vicious killer. One is murdering small children for their bodily organs; the other is hunting down white witche... read more
Occult investigator Quincey Morris and his "consultant", white witch Libby Chastain, are hired to free a family from a deadly curse that appears to date back to the Salem witch trials. Fraught with danger, the trail finds them stalking the mysterious occult un... read more
Your one-stop-shop for Urban Fantasy’s finest anthology of the supernatural. 14 sleuths are gathered together for the first time in all-original tales of unusual cases which require services that go far beyond mere deduction!Featuring new stories by: Tanya Huf... read more
“My name’s Markowski. I carry a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets.“A new supernatural gang is intent on invading Scranton and it looks like I’m going to have to work with the cur... read more
Stan Markowski is a Detective Sergeant on the Scranton PD's Supernatural Crimes Investigation Unit.Like the rest of America, Scranton's got an uneasy 'live and let unlive' relationship with the supernatural. But when a vamp puts the bite on an unwilling victim... read more

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