Overview
Authors I have worked with include Walter Cummins (short story writer and editor), the late Thomas E. Kennedy (novelist, essayist, and literary critic), and Rene Steinke (author and finalist for the 2005 National Book Award).
I pride myself on being efficient, and, as one of my editors once told me, being "able to spot an italicized comma from across the room."
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"Louise is an asset to any project. She is meticulous, thoughtful, and intelligent. Also important, she is an absolute pleasure to work with." —Minna Zallman Proctor, Editor, The Literary Review
"Louise does fabulous work. She’s a nit-picker—the best of all possible qualities for a proofreader/editor. She’s knowledgeable, reliable, and great to work with. Totally my go-to source for freelance jobs."—Renee Ashley ("Basic Heart," "Because I Am the Shore I Want to Be the Sea," "The View from the Body," and others)
"I have worked with Louise on many editorial projects over the years, including a number where she was one of several proofreaders of a manuscript. She never failed to impress with her close attention to details, often catching errors that others missed. She is precise and scrupulous. ... Most recently, she proofread a 700-page novel and caught one or more errors of punctuation, spelling, usage, and more on just about every page. She is extremely thorough."—Walter Cummins, Co-publisher, Serving House Books
"Louise served as Editorial Coordinator for Fairleigh Dickinson University Press for nearly thirty years. Among her responsibilities was to communicate with book authors, to edit promotional materials, including the press website, and to copy-edit our annual catalog. She has a keen eye for typos and other editorial issues, and helped assure that our materials fully met professional standards." —Harry Keyishian, Professor Emeritus of English and Past Director, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
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The Literary Review at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Reading and evaluating submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and essays. Proofreading and basic copyediting of work before publication, both in print and online.
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Assisted Director with maintaining manuscript submissions database, as well as corresponding with authors and manuscript evaluators. Website maintenance, social media, and coordinating Editorial Board meetings.
The Legislative Index of NJ
Compiling and proofreading weekly legislative newsletter, as well as annual booklet of legislator's biographies and photos.
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Louise has 68 reviews
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