Overview
I'm a developmental editor and copyeditor who specializes in fiction. As a writer myself, I understand the importance of building respect and trust during the editing process. I promise to preserve your unique voice, treat your work with care and kindness, and work with you to bring forth your vision for the project.
I have a bachelor’s degree in English/creative writing from the University of Washington. I am also a graduate of the University of Washington’s Editing Certificate Program, through which I received comprehensive training in grammar and punctuation, editing and proofreading best practices, and style guide utilization and maintenance.
I have experience editing and proofreading a range of different document types (including novel-length fiction, short fiction, memoir, academic writing, and college admissions essays), and I am proficient in several different style guides (primarily Chicago and AP). I pride myself in my ability to understand and communicate narrative techniques, catch both mechanical and content errors, and respect deadlines. I am passionate about storytelling, working with the written word, and ensuring that all documents that leave my hands are error-free.
I have a bachelor’s degree in English/creative writing from the University of Washington. I am also a graduate of the University of Washington’s Editing Certificate Program, through which I received comprehensive training in grammar and punctuation, editing and proofreading best practices, and style guide utilization and maintenance.
I have experience editing and proofreading a range of different document types (including novel-length fiction, short fiction, memoir, academic writing, and college admissions essays), and I am proficient in several different style guides (primarily Chicago and AP). I pride myself in my ability to understand and communicate narrative techniques, catch both mechanical and content errors, and respect deadlines. I am passionate about storytelling, working with the written word, and ensuring that all documents that leave my hands are error-free.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Middle Grade
Mystery & Crime
Paranormal Romance
Young Adult
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
- University of Washington Editing Certificate Program
- Barbara Sjoholm's Author-Editor Clinic
Work experience
Self-employed
Jan, 2016 —
Present
Proofreading, copyediting, line editing, and developmental editing for both individuals and publishing houses. I've worked with Greenleaf Book Group, She Writes Press, Evolved Publishing, and more on both fiction and nonfiction books.
Portfolio
When Evelyn Maynard receives a scholarship to the exclusive Bradford Hills Institute, she’s determined to make a fresh start. The Institute is world renowned for educating and training Variants – the 18% of the population fortunate enough to have superhuman ab... read more
Zert Cage accepts a dare. The 13-year-old sneaks out of his house to engage in a Trash War with his friends. Nothing out of the ordinary about that. Except that it’s 2083, and the world is falling apart. The Nuclear Mistake has left the oceans dead and brown, ... read more
David Gabinski leads a courageous resistance group during WWII. When the war is over, he makes his way to Israel, where a new battle is brewing. The British Empire is preventing Holocaust survivors from immigrating to their Jewish homeland. In Israel, David us... read more
Pilar, an innocent young wife and mother, is abducted during a fake job interview in Mexico City and forced into sex slavery in Houston. Can she survive the horrors of a world—one which many Americans don’t see or ignore—long enough for her brother Diego to fi... read more
Jaded New York City Public Defender Liana Cohen would give anything to have one client in whom she can believe. Dozens of hardened criminals and repeat offenders have chipped away at her faith in both herself and the system. Her boyfriend Jakob’s high-powered ... read more
Odessa, Odessa follows the families of two sons from a proud lineage of rabbis and cantors in a shtetl near Odessa in western Russia.It begins as Henya, wife of Rabbi Mendel Kolopsky, considers an unexpected pregnancy and the hardships ahead for the children s... read more
18-year-old Bowie is the envy of his peers; the sharpest eye with a rifle, deadly as a viper in hand-to-hand combat, and set to marry the prettiest girl around. Papa Byrne, leader of the Fort Thunder militia, has high hopes for this rising star, sees him as th... read more
Before Sam Baron broke Odin’s curse on the witches to become the first son born to a witch and the hero of the Legends of Orkney series, his mother was a young witchling growing up in the Tarkana Witch Academy. In this first book of the prequel series, the Wit... read more
