Liz Gilbeau

Liz Gilbeau – Editor

I am a freelance copy editor and proofreader with nearly 20 years of experience, specializing in YA and fantasy.

Overview

Major projects I've worked on: Proofreading hundreds of Young Adult and Middle Grade novels for Scholastic. (My personal favorites are The Hunger Games series and Wings of Fire series.) Proofreading academic journals for Texas Tech and Harvard University Press. Copyediting a series of custom textbooks for the Health Assistant program at Remington College. Proofreading course books, lab manuals, teacher's manuals, and workbooks for grades K–12 for Oak Meadow (home-school curriculum). Copyediting online study guides for Course Hero. Copyediting manuscripts for Hachette Book Group, including The Plot to Destroy Democracy by Malcolm Nance, which went on to be a New York Times Bestseller.

I enjoy working on many different genres, but YA is my favorite. (I vividly remember the sting of adolescence.) My editing style is conversational. I offer suggestions for rewrites and ask a lot of questions, but I know the importance of not stepping on an author's toes. I take tons of notes while I work to zero in on inconsistencies. Basically, I'm like your slightly annoying friend who always corrects your grammar.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Coming of Age Epic Fantasy Humor & Comedy Middle Grade Fantasy New Adult Science Fiction Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 2018 — Present

I have 19 years of experience as a copy editor and proofreader.

Oak Meadow

Jun, 2016 — Present

Editing textbooks for all grade levels and all subjects for home-school curriculum.

Six Red Marbles

Jan, 2005 — Oct, 2018 (over 13 years)

I worked in-house for a book composition company for 13 years. Scholastic, Hachette, Penguin, W. W. Norton, Bedford St. Martin, Scott Foresman, and Harvard University Press were among our many clients.

Portfolio

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What Winds Assail Us

Zephyrus, Nox

Nox Zephyrus

Copy Editing
The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West

Nance, Malcolm W.

Copy Editing
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DYING TO GET IN

Interland, Peter

Copy Editing
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Pony Tales with Jack and Stevie: Spring Fever

Montanez, Jessica

Proofreading
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Reign or Shine: The Forged Flower Saga Book 1

Hope, Coriana

Copy Editing
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Lotti and the Impossible Dream

Froh, Charly

Proofreading
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Hunted (The Dhampyr Series)

Nelson, V. M.

Proofreading
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader

Wells, Ida B.

Copy Editing
The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater

Proofreading
The Movie Novel (Goosebumps: The Movie)

Stine, R. L.

Proofreading
Fairest of All (Whatever After #1) (1)

Mlynowski, Sarah

Proofreading
The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1)

Cawthon, Scott

Proofreading
The Finisher (Vega Jane, Book 1) (1)

Baldacci, David

Proofreading
Junior Novel (The LEGO Batman Movie)

Lane, Jeanette

Proofreading
Freedom: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)

Franzen, Jonathan

Proofreading
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life

Moore, Michael

Proofreading
Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

McKellar, Danica

Proofreading
Becoming Michelangelo: Apprenticing to the Master, and Discovering the Artist through His Drawings

Pascuzzi, Alan

Copy Editing
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)

Sutherland, Tui T.

Proofreading
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)

Collins, Suzanne

Proofreading

Liz has 42 reviews

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Nox Z.

Nox Z.

Jul, 2024

Liz was great! Professional and thorough, she did a fantastic job saving me from the deluge of my own grammatical errors. I'm more than satisfied with the end result and I highly recommend her as a wonderful editor.
Mike P.

Mike P.

May, 2024

Liz was quick and thorough and a delight to work with. She had a fine eye for detail and caught mistakes many readers had missed!
Bettina W.

Bettina W.

May, 2024

My professional collaboration with Liz has been an unequivocally positive experience. This marks our second project together, and I can attest that her performance was as commendable as our initial venture. On this occasion, Liz undertook a thorough proofreading of my manuscript. Her timeliness is one of the many aspects that sets her apart; she delivered the edited manuscript ahead of schedul...
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Sangram P.

Sangram P.

Apr, 2024

Liz did an excellent job of copyediting my manuscript and making it better with her suggestions and edits. I would definitely work with her again.
Rose V.

Rose V.

Apr, 2024

Work was done in a good quality though I do wish she would have done a second comb through after I implemented the first wave of changes she recommended just to make sure nothing else was missed and for reassurance.

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