Overview
With over twenty-five years of experience editing for traditional publishers and individual authors, I bring*Sensitivity to the voice and creative process of the fiction writer*A broad knowledge base to support the academic writer*Attention to the special needs of writers whose first language is not English*Commitment to grammatical, stylistic, and factual accuracy*Strong technical command of the English language*Extensive experience with the Chicago Manual of Style and APA, MLA, and Associated Press stylesI am a member of the Board of Governors of the Editorial Freelancers Association and the American Copy Editors Society.I have both an A.B. and an M.A. in English and a certificate in editing from NYU. I also attended Trinity College, Oxford University to study Paleography (manuscripts and handwriting). As a freelancer for ETS, I’ve written questions for standardized tests such as the GRE and SAT subject tests. I began my editing career working on study guides for these and other academic tests and coauthored the AP English Language and Composition study guide.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
History
Humanities & Social Sciences
Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Urban Fantasy
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
- NYU copyediting certificate
Work experience
Penguin Random House
Jan, 2005 —
Present
Edited books for various imprints (Berkley Books, Berkley Prime Crime, Berkley Heat, Berkley Sensation, Ace, Perigee), including titles by bestselling authors Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan, Thea Harrison, and Eileen Wilks. Tracked changes and made respectful queries. Created detailed style sheets that give style and grammar decisions; list persons, places, and things; and tracked details and nuances of characters.
BookComp, Inc.
Jun, 2011 —
Present
Edited nonfiction titles for academic publishers; subject areas include history, economics, Native American studies, and library sciences. Fact checked, styled references and notes, and cross checked figure callouts and tables.
Rowman & Littlefield
Jan, 1990 —
Present
Copyedited academic and trade nonfiction titles for numerous imprints in subject areas that include history, sociology, biography, and literature. Fact checked, styled references and notes, and cross checked figure callouts and tables.
Portfolio
Enter New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s darkly beautiful world of archangels and immortal power, as a pact is sealed between two souls bound by blood, stirred by desire, and driven by vengeance… With wings of midnight and an affinity for shadows... read more
An all-new series from the author of My Cowboy Promises hits sultry notes as a woman shakes the dust off her small-town life. An impulsive decision as a teenager forced Andi Chandler to put her dream of being a Nashville star on hold. Motherhood and a marriage... read more
An outlaw motorcycle club sets up shop next door to Sea Haven in the dangerously sexy new series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.A brutal education in a Russian training facility for assassins has taught this group of men one thing:I... read more
The first in an enchanting new male/male romantic duology from Lilah Pace, author of Asking for More and Begging for It ....James, the handsome, cosmopolitan Prince of Wales, is used to being in the public eye. But he's keeping a king-sized secret...James, nex... read more
From bestselling author Thea Harrison comes the first in an explosive new trilogy set in the Elder Races world….Her past is a blank, her future uncertain….Recovering from a shooting, LAPD witch consultant Sophie Ross leaves her job and travels to the U.K. to s... read more
From author Thea Harrison comes the latest story in the New York Times bestselling Moonshadow trilogy….Kidnapped while on tour, musician Sidonie Martel is transported to the mystical land of Avalon. A human without magical ability, she is completely vulnerable... read more
They call it Deadtown: the city’s quarantined section for its inhuman and undead residents. Most humans stay far from its borders—but Victory Vaughn, Boston’s only professional demon slayer, isn’t exactly human….Boston’s zombies have suddenly become inexplicab... read more
They call it Deadtown: Boston's quarantined section for its inhuman and undead residents. Most humans stay far from its borders--but Victory Vaughn, the city's only professional demon slayer, isn't exactly human...When Vicky allowed an ancient goddess Ceridewe... read more
An outlaw motorcycle club sets up shop next door to Sea Haven in the dangerously sexy new series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.A brutal education in a Russian training facility for assassins has taught this group of men one thing:I... read more
In this sizzling and suspenseful GhostWalker novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spider Game, two lovers discover there’s no telling who will come out on top. When radical terrorists take hostages in Indonesia, Captain Ezekiel Fortunes is call... read more
In a thrilling Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a woman fights to free herself from the grip of the vampire trying to possess her... In a beautiful compound hidden away from the world, Emeline Sanchez tries to blunt ... read more
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERChristine Feehan returns to her scorching-hot series starring a Chicago crime family that has built its empire in the shadows... Billionaire playboy Ricco Ferraro knows no other life. Being a shadow rider is in his blood—but so is ... read more
From author Thea Harrison comes the latest story in the New York Times bestselling Moonshadow trilogy….Kidnapped while on tour, musician Sidonie Martel is transported to the mystical land of Avalon. A human without magical ability, she is completely vulnerable... read more
From bestselling author Thea Harrison comes the first in an explosive new trilogy set in the Elder Races world….Her past is a blank, her future uncertain….Recovering from a shooting, LAPD witch consultant Sophie Ross leaves her job and travels to the U.K. to s... read more
In this sizzling and suspenseful GhostWalker novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spider Game, two lovers discover there’s no telling who will come out on top. When radical terrorists take hostages in Indonesia, Captain Ezekiel Fortunes is call... read more
The second sexy, Stripped Down novel from the author of Stud for Hire. Just south of Fort Worth, Texas, you’ll find a little ranch where the hot, toned cowboys are ready and eager to take it all off and make your naughtiest fantasies come true... Satisfaction ... read more
Sometimes the penalty for magic is death.The Midwest Pack used the Clostra to perform a powerful and dangerous spell to save Sky. Now the pack is dealing with the aftermath and doing damage control. But they can’t hide how the magic has changed the dynamics of... read more
The conclusion of Lilah Pace’s racy, romantic male/male duology following His Royal Secret... James, Prince of Wales, is making history. He's decided to come out to his subjects—and the world. However, telling the truth means exposing his relationship with lon... read more
In this intoxicating Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a woman falls prey to the seductive allure of the past—and a vampire warrior’s intoxicating embrace... The moment Charlotte Vintage walks into his club, Tariq Ase... read more
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Sisters of the Heart series comes to a climactic end as a mysterious man from Blythe Daniels’ past re-enters her life. On the shores of Sea Haven, six women touched by great loss have come together in a s... read more
A ruthless criminal unleashes his most feral desires in this Leopard novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.With her own bakery in San Antonio, Evangeline Tregre made a new life far from the brutal lair of shifters she was born in... read more
The epic follow-up to Infinite Crisis-starring the superheroes of the DC Comics universe. Earth's greatest protectors-Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman-have vanished. The cities of Metropolis and Gotham are overrun with criminal activity both on the streets a... read more
Jean Johnson—the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels—returns to the world she introduced in A Soldier’s Duty with a terrible vision of the future... Promoted in the field for courage and leadership under fire, Ia is now poised to become a... read more
Joe Haldeman’s “adept plotting, strong pacing, and sense of grim stoicism have won him wide acclaim” (The Washington Post) and numerous honors for such works as The Forever War, The Accidental Time Machine, and the Marsbound trilogy. Now, the multiple Hugo and... read more
"I can't wait for the movie."-Sacramento News & ReviewAfter surviving the Archos plague and the wars that followed, Ruth Goldman and Cam Najarro find peace in a village hidden in the Rockies, but the race for weaponized nanotech has accelerated. America is hit... read more
For more than a year, Heather O’Grainne and her small band of heroes, operating out of Pueblo, Colorado, have struggled to pull the United States back together after it shattered under the impact of the event known as Daybreak. Now they are poised to bring the... read more
A modern-day woman is wrenched through time and ends up in the arms of a warrior fated for a tragic destiny in the third novel in the Highlands series. While doing research for her dissertation, graduate student Haley Fitzpatrick stumbles upon a strange artifa... read more
Sierra Falls, California, is one of those sleepy towns that people choose to leave. Sorrow Bailey chose to stay behind and run the struggling family lodge, but has always yearned for more. Things look up when she discovers a collection of letters from her thre... read more
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New in award-winning author Claudia Dain?s dazzling Courtesan series. Miss Penelope Prestwick wants a duke for a husband, and clearly the dashing Duke of Edenham is the best choice. Just as Lady Dalby is clearly the best person to arrange the match. But how ex... read more
A novel of small-town hearts and big dreams—from the author of Hope Ignites and the Play-by-Play novel Straddling the Line…“PREPARE TO FALL IN LOVE…”—Jill Shalvis Molly Burnett dreads returning to her hometown of Hope for her sister’s wedding, especially knowi... read more
“Eileen Wilks is a truly gifted writer,” (Romance Junkies) and her Novels of the Lupi have drawn readers into a seductive world of action, suspense, and passion. Now, FBI agent Lily Yu tracks a traitor into the darkest shadows yet…FBI agent Lily Yu is living a... read more
His past is a mystery, even to him-a werewolf with memories so lost in a fog that even the Hunter's healers cannot help him. More than a century ago, Toronto awakened on an unfamiliar street, naked and alone- and dogged by the unanswered questions of his enigm... read more
We’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. Menolly is a vampire married to a gorgeous werepuma. And me? I’m Camille, a Moon witch marrie... read more
FBI agent Manny Tanno is taking some much needed R and R at the site of the Battle of Little Big Horn. But when a death on the reservation cuts his vacation short, he learns that the secrets of the past have a way of stirring up trouble in the present. As a sc... read more
After a former minister dies suddenly upon his return to Emerald Springs, his memorial service is cut just as short. Aggie Sloan-Wilcox, wife of the current minister, knows why. The poor old guy was murdered. But who in this bucolic village could be capable of... read more
Murder in Colonial America...1774: Spring brings uncertainty to Boston as the entire city awaits the Crown’s response to the infamous Tea Party. Urged on by the Sons of Liberty—and Abigail’s husband, John—militias form and arm themselves. But when a Harvard Lo... read more
This essential reference work enables a deeper understanding of contemporary challenges in the lives of American Indians and Alaskan Natives today, carefully reviewing their unique problems and proposing potential solutions.• Provides a current and comprehensi... read more
Sexual assault and harassment in the military have been a critical subject for years. Many victims may be reluctant to press charges because of fear of retaliation, damage to their careers, and widespread uncertainty regarding the military justice system. Howe... read more
Defining both the Common Core Standards and the school librarian's role in their implementation, this book offers ready-to-use lesson plans and other tools for grades K–5 and identifies opportunities for collaborative teaching.• Defines the Common Core State S... read more
Maybe: A simple yet powerful mindset for coping with stress and worry Allison Carmen spent many years fighting a powerful addiction. It wasn’t drugs, alcohol or fame. It was an addiction to certainty. If she didn’t know what the future would bring – and who do... read more
Few, if any, U.S. writers are as important to the history of world literature as Edgar Allan Poe, and few, if any, U.S. authors owe so much of their current reputations to the process of translation. Translated Poe brings together 31 essays from 19 different n... read more
Feeling stuck?Veteran journalist and cancer survivor Lu Ann Cahn was feeling angry and frustrated. The economy was tanking. Her job was changing. In a word, she felt “stuck.”Something had to change. Her daughter helped convince her to start a “Year of Firsts.”... read more
In this remarkable memoir, Milan Panic tells the formerly unknown story of his attempts to oust Slobodan Milosevic and his battles with the U.S. State Department in an effort to bring peace to the Balkans during the Yugoslav Wars. A young cycling champion who ... read more
Love is in the air in this delightful novel-third in the bestselling Ladybug Farm series from award-winning author Donna Ball. Renovating a broken-down mansion in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley gave three lifelong friends a welcome second chance. But after takin... read more
RT Magazine calls her works “silky and addictive”, nominating Florand for Best Book of the Year, Publishers Weekly says they’re “decadent”, and Library Journal says they’re as “sexy and flirtatious as… poignant and caring”. Now international bestselling author... read more
From the author of Kinked and Oracle's Moon...In the USA Today bestselling author's latest Novel of the Elder Races, a woman finds herself in need of protection—and seduced by honor…On the run from her former employer, Tess knows that she’s vulnerable on her o... read more
In this explosive GhostWalker novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a trained killer meets his match in a woman whose very kiss can stop a heart.The Cajun dive in the middle of the godforsaken swamps wasn’t exactly Trap Dawkins’ idea ... read more
In this captivating novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, a wounded warrior and a woman on the run find salvation, passion and unimaginable danger in the ghostly darkness of the Carpathian Mountains…Monk. Bounty hunter. Vampire slayer. Andre Boroi... read more
In this Leopard novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, passions explode like wildfire when a young woman’s feral instincts are ignited by a man who’s too dangerous not to desire…A simple request for Siena Arnotto: deliver a gift to... read more
The #1 New York Times bestselling “queen of paranormal romance” (USA Today) is back with a sexy series starring a Chicago crime family that hides a dark, mystical secret... Whether it’s fast cars or fast women, Stefano Ferraro gets what he wants. When he’s not... read more
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