Experienced copy editor of fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, and speculative fiction. Specializes in working with indie authors.
You don’t want your readers to get distracted by errors in your book. So don’t let your readers find any errors—let me find them instead.
You want an editor who understands the conventions of your genre. I specialize in fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, and speculative fiction.
You want an editor who doesn’t try to rewrite the book in her own voice. My goal is always to retain the author’s voice—just to make it a cleaner version of that voice.
Although I have done freelancing here and there since 1997, I started working full-time at freelancing in August 2012. I have copy edited everything from websites to cookbooks but my preferred focus is fantasy and speculative fiction.
Managing editor and copy editor for PLY Magazine, a quarterly magazine for spinning fiber.
Part of the editing team at INDIE Books Gone Wild.
Taught freshman composition and literature courses.
Copy edited and proofread articles; laid out articles for journal
Wrote documentation supporting in-house computer programs and other programs and revised existing documentation.
Taught courses in composition, literature, and Latin. Was a graduate student during this time and earned a PhD in English.
Taught courses in composition, literature, and technical writing.
Tutored students in one-on-one writing sessions
Worked with students in computer lab during developmental reading and writing courses as a teacher's aide.
Edited and proofread articles for four oncology journals
Edited financial documents
Proofread manuscripts
Johnson, Hayley Rae
Shiriluna Nott, SaJa H.
Gibben Nemesio is in trouble. His parents are dead, his sister is missing, and he's been left the sole provider for his two younger brothers. With a war brewing in the east and no guarantee of surviving another brutal winter, Gib's life is plagued by uncertainty. To make matters worse, he suddenly finds himself uprooted from his home and drafted into the army. Forced to leave his siblings behi... read more
Amie Winters
Daisy Darling embarks on a journey to save her ailing father, but instead lands in a dark world built on stolen memories. Now Daisy must risk her life to destroy the world and restore what is lost.
John Patrick Kennedy
Creation is Doomed… Nyx, Queen of Hell, lies broken and burning in a box at the bottom of the Lake of Fire, put there but her lover Tribunal, who is God’s Son. Nyx’s daughter Epiphenia, has been slaughtered by Tribunal and Lucifer. Her companions, Persephone and Ishtar, were captured and are now suffering unspeakable torture. Lucifer, one Nyx’s second-in-command, has taken over Hell and is rul... read more
S. Lee Benedict
An urban fantasy novel unlike any other.Ezra Keene is an artistic sixteen-year-old who wants nothing more than to settle in at his new school and put the tragedy of his brother's death behind him. He awakens one night, reeling from a hazy dream, to find his fingers blackened with pencil lead and a new drawing in his sketchbook--a drawing that depicts the grisly murder of someone he knows. The ... read more
J.L. Wilson
A small memento, a universal power...At seventeen, Leda has her priorities in order: gaming first, real life second. She suffers through school, skips the extracurriculars, and runs home so that she can log-on to Renaria. High school parties? Yeah, right. Her weekends usually involve her prized headset, a pile of gummy bears, and her loyal feline companion, Sphinx, by her side.Unless her mothe... read more
H.M. Lynn
Emelia must choose. Her sister or her soulmate.In a world not dissimilar to our own, the Administration have ensured that the human race should not have to live with any regrets.Like millions before her, Emelia now has the chance to go back and make the 'correct' decisions. The little envelope that contains her amendment will change not just her life, but that of the people she loves the most.... read more
Shiriluna Nott, SaJa H
Gibben Nemesio thought his life was over the day he received a conscription notice demanding he train to be a soldier. When he left his home for Silver City, he never expected he'd thwart a terrible plot to murder the King and become an overnight hero—and he definitely hadn't expected to find love in the form of a handsome mage trainee named Joel.Three years later, Gib has fought his way from ... read more
Roger E. Carrier
Five stars! San Francisco Book Review (August 2014) "A life-altering coming-of-age story filled with magic and imagination." Five Stars! Midwest Reviews, Diane Donovan (May 2014) "Those seeking powerful . . . sagas will find it engrossing." No BS Reviews in New World Authors, by Nick LeVar (June 2014) "This was one of the best novels I've read in a long time. It is a fast, easy read, and if yo... read more
Michael J. Bode
There are two of everything in the Mirrored City, where two rival theocratic factions alternate control of the government. A routine treaty negotiation quickly sets off a chain of events that reveal the city’s deepest secrets.Something stirs in the ruins below. A string of shocking murders leaves mutilated victims posed in grisly tableaus. Parasitic monsters long-forgotten to history work to r... read more
The explosive debut by Lauren ParkesReviews"A chilling tale of love, deception, suspense and greed." "If you like YA fiction and a rollicking plot then this is going to be your cup of tea!" Jenny Knott, Goodreads“The next big thing in young adult thrillers.” Nicola Almond, Twitter advance reader"Startling debut novel from British author, Lauren Parkes." Liz Anne, beta-reader Book DescriptionIf... read more
Told by Mr. Jazz himself, an ordinary cat by his own admission, "Purr Prints of the Heart" is a touching meow-memoir that will strike a chord with anyone whose heart carries paw-prints of love as he shares the story of his life from kitten hood to his final days on earth in the physical sense. Cleverly written in cat likeness with incredible insight, candor, wisdom, and humor, Mr. Jazz takes r... read more
Shiriluna Nott, SaJa H.
For Gibben Nemesio, life hasn’t been easy.Orphaned as a child and drafted into the army at thirteen, he’s no stranger to adversity. He’s fought hard for his coveted position as Seneschal Koal’s understudy and ever harder to make certain his young brothers live to see adulthood. Gib is prepared to sacrifice anything to ensure those closest to him, from his family and friends to his mentor and e... read more
Jordana Wells
An unwilling participant in a cryopreservation experiment, engineering student Miranda Donovan wakes after a century to find that basic rights in the post-American society must be earned. Genetic testing reveals her best chance of success lies in a brutal military flight academy, but time is short. She can only hide cryo's crippling effects on her body for so long. Feeling a stalker closing in... read more
Jordana Wells
Brought back from the dead, combat pilot Miranda Donovan finds the price for her resurrection is a steep one. The biomedical laboratory has creatively interpreted the law so the experiments on her can continue. Her determination to escape only intensifies after a horrific, blood-soaked night reveals how much their work has made her a target. The uneasy truce with the biotech lab hinges on her ... read more
Jordana Wells
Having escaped the biotech laboratory that rebuilt her, test subject Miranda Donovan celebrates her freedom by starting a life below the radar with Cris, a passionate engineer. Everything changes when a medical emergency proves that the effects of her being a clone-human hybrid may be far-reaching, not only for her but for everyone else. Torn between love and duty, she must choose between livi... read more
Kenneth Marshall
The White Seed Brings Life to WorldsThree thousand years ago, the seeds arrived from Earth on hundreds of worlds. The developed worlds formed the Network, connected only by radio and laser. Since the time of the seeds, nothing but information has traveled between the stars. Now a starship, The Child of Ambition, is changing that. Her first mission: to explore the dark worlds, the ones that fai... read more
Emme DeWitt
No matter where Noah goes, tragedy strikes. As a banshee, only Noah can see it coming, but it’s all she can do to run away to lessen the damage her voice causes when she sings for the dead. Orphaned from birth, Noah has been trying to control her powers on her own with the help of her guardian Adele. But Noah’s powers are more out of control than ever, and Adele is out of options.As the final ... read more
Michael W. Garza
Summer vacation was never supposed to be like this.It was bad enough Naomi had to be shipped off to her dad's home for the summer and deal with her half-brother Gavin, but when the siblings are forced to spend their break with their great-grandmother in upstate New York, everything changes. An investigation into the strange disappearance of their great-grandfather forces them to retrace his fo... read more
Michael W. Garza
A desperate search leads to a new world.Naomi and Gavin are on the run. Having narrowly escaped Azzmon’s clutches, they find themselves hunted by Malick, another Shade Lord. He has amassed an army of foul creatures, and the city-state of Tarravale stands on the brink of chaos. Naomi’s ability to open Shadow Gates makes her an alluring target, and the Shade Lord will stop at nothing to possess ... read more
Wells, Jordana
Wells, Jordana
Elliot, Mikayla
Elliot, Mikayla
Baldwin, James Osiris, Robinson, Karen
Saygo, Andrei
Miller, J D, Robinson, Karen, Oberth, Jennifer
Cross, Adrian
Cross, Adrian
Wibberley, Emily
Wilson, J.L., Michaels, Jo
Garza, Michael W., Garza, Gavin M.
Garza, Michael W.
Garza, Michael W.
Garza, Michael W.
Garza, Michael W.
Garza, Michael W.
Garza, Michael W.
Michael W. Garza
Spivey, Carol
King Larsen, Kami
Faulkenberry, Cristen
Faulkenberry, Cristen
Palmer, S A
Grey, Maddox
Kay, Scarlet, Robinson, Karen
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Dedicated editor of children's books specializing in middle grade and YA fiction. Worked at HarperCollins, Disney-Hyperion, and Scholastic.
Portland, United States
I am an experienced editor who has worked for nine years in digital publishing. Particularly love crime, women's and historical fiction.
London, United Kingdom