Overview
Perfecting your manuscript is my passion. With my expert attention to detail, I will make sure your writing is accurate, clear, concise, and free of inconsistencies and repetition.I'm a freelance copyeditor and proofreader with over fifteen years of publishing experience. I have copyedited and proofread hundreds of manuscripts for different publishing houses, including Entangled Publishing, Lucid Books, and Spencer Hill Press, as well as independent authors. While at Spencer Hill Press, I also supervised the copyediting/proofreading intern program.
Services
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
- Certificate in Effective Editing
- Diploma in Social Media Marketing
- Diploma in Advanced Digital Marketing
- Diploma in Digital Marketing
Work experience
Self-employed
Jan, 2003 —
Present
Performs all aspects of substantive copyediting, content editing, critiquing, and proofreading for self-published authors and publishers. I use Microsoft Office, Webster 11th Edition, and Chicago Manual of Style.
Lucid Books
Apr, 2018 —
Present
Performs all aspects of substantive copyediting and proofreading. Assists with the development of their brand and authors via social media marketing.
Entangled Publishing
Jan, 2017 —
Present
Performs all aspects of substantive copyediting, galley proofs, and proofreading. Assists with the development of their brand and writers via social media marketing.
Spencer Hill Press
Jan, 2012 —
Jan, 2015
(about 3 years)
Trained and supervised my publishing house intern program in all aspects of copyediting and proofreading. I also copyedited and proofed manuscripts.
Portfolio
Proofreading
She’s a surgeon with a future. He’s a Scottish laird in the past. Will their love be a timeless treasure or an eternal curse?Dr. Gwendolyn Reynolds’s career path is secure…so why does she feel... read more
Copy Editing
One extraordinary night. Two lives moving in opposite directions. A burning desire neither will forget.Since her mom’s mysterious disappearance eleven years ago, Rayna has suffered from paraly... read more
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Has this Cinderella found her Prince Charming, or is he too broken to be a prince? "WOW is such an understatement for this book!" -Reader Review Karma has been too focused on her career to pay... read more
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Confession #1: I used to be a puck bunny, but after a hockey player broke my heart, I gave up all things hockey. Now I'm just focused on finding a way to pass my math class so I can graduate c... read more
Copy Editing
Seventeen-year-old Eva is a chosen one. Chosen to live, while others meet a swift and painful death from an incurable virus so lethal, a person is dead within days of symptoms emerging. In the... read more
Copy Editing
Four years ago, Alex, a second son, had planned a life together with Lady Patience. However, when Patience was betrothed to his brother, the heir, Alex left his family's estate and joined the ... read more
Copy Editing
An assassin out for revenge could take away Ari’s last chance to face the truth about his feelings for Severin . . . forever.eLit Awards Silver MedalistThe All the King's Men Series was GraveT... read more
Copy Editing
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Originally published November 2012Now includes bonus novella ELIXIRHistory is on repeat, and things didn't go so well the last time.Alexandria isn’t sure she’s going to make it to her eighteen... read more
Proofreading
Veterinarian Wade Roberts is done with love. But try convincing the elderly folk of Cape Harmony who are determined to play matchmaker. Now the young single women in town are bombarding him wi... read more
Copy Editing
Lucy’s twin sister, Margot, may be safely back with her—but all is not well in Plague-ravaged Dominion City. The Watchers have come out of hiding, spreading chaos and death throughout the city... read more
Proofreading
Stevie Moon is famous...at least to the subscribers on her comic review vlog. At school, she’s as plain as the gray painted walls in the cafeteria. So when Blake, the hot new guy at school, sh... read more
Copy Editing
He's spent a lifetime looking for his mate. He just never thought it would be her.Silver Medal eLit Award - Best Romance"If you've been waiting for the next Black Dagger Brotherhood, this is i... read more
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Dukes, Earls, a lost princess and a plot to assassinate the queen. The Brotherhood of the Sword series is adventurous historical romance at its best!A secret princess. A confirmed bachelor. Th... read more
Proofreading
With a deadly target on his back, DEA agent Luke Calder's plan is to drink away his impending demise. Except instead of getting blessedly drunk, in walks a woman with a much deeper story than ... read more
Copy Editing
Originally published March 2013Dying sucks--and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember t... read more
Copy Editing
"Download and discover why fans call this a powerful tale of action, suspense, sorrow and romance that'll keep you turning pages like crazy."Enemy, or Salvation? Dragon shifter Saberthorn’s vo... read more
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Winner of the 2016 YARWA Rosemary Awards for paranormal fiction.Finalist 2018 Athena Awards in Best First Book & YA Speculative.With a book in her bag and a switchblade in her pocket, Rebel's ... read more
Copy Editing
He's an ancient vampire who's ready to die . . . until a spunky exotic dancer risks her life to save him and becomes his reason to live.As an ancient vampire, Micah has seen more tragedy than ... read more
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Fate changer Daisy Layne is nervous about searching Europe for a firstborn son doomed to die on his eighteenth birthday. But she’s the only one who can save him. No pressure or anything. She n... read more
Copy Editing
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