Overview
I'm a publishing professional, period. I have worked in numerous parts of the publishing industry since my early twenties, now a production editor at the biggest publisher in the world. I also write and publish my own work with my company, Oneshi Press, and have had work published across genres and industries.
I've edited everything from academic titles to romance to entrepreneurial inspiration to high fantasy to erotic comics; run my own online magazine; written dozens of articles for prestigious publications; and written a memoir of my own.
I particularly love working on romance, fantasy, and memoir, but the point is: If you can write it, I can help you get it into better shape for publication. And I'd love to!
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Awards
- Independent Book Publishers Gold Medal Award, 2018
Certifications
- Certificate in Publishing from City College of the City University of New York
Work experience
Penguin Random House
As a production editor for Berkley, a genre fiction imprint at Penguin Random House, I am responsible for quality control across a wide variety of fiction books in various genres.
Self-employed
Co-founder, editor-in-chief of indie publisher Oneshi Press, specializing in comics, graphic novels, and illustrated novels.
Self-employed
Copy editing and proofreading, development editing, styling, and formatting for private clients.
Penguin Random House
Copyedited and proofread all materials for book covers as they were created by the copy and art departments, oversaw the process of cataloguing new books with the Library of Congress, handle freelanced copyediting and proofreading of books with freelancers, quality control checked e-books, cold read books.
Penguin Group (USA)
Oversaw and managed multiple departments’ efforts to produce bound galleys for publicity and marketing use.
Collated, coded, troubleshot, and logged all freelance invoices for Berkley and associated imprints.
Assisted the Executive Managing Editor with meetings, scheduling, routing materials, and other tasks.
Aided Assistant Production Editors and Managing Editors with cover copy, slugs, and other editorial tasks.
Sent all applicable books to the Library of Congress on a monthly basis.
Skadden-Arps Legal Studies Program at City College of New York
Helped pre-law students with their papers for all classes: helped brainstorm, outlined, helped with drafting and editing.
Instructed students with English as a second language in basic grammar and writing techniques.
City College of New York
Tutored City College undergraduate and graduate students on written assignments for many subjects.
Helped address writing issues ranging from grammar to spelling to punctuation to subject-verb and tense agreement to structural and organizational issues.
Worked with a wide range of ESL and learning-disabled students from numerous disciplines.
Counseled students on strategies for organizing outlines, paragraphs, and essays.
WHACK! Magazine
Hired, managed, and scheduled all staff writers, oversaw editing, formatting, and publication of all articles.
Wrote articles once a week or more, including op-eds; interviews; and reviews of events, products, and books.
Conducted video, e-mail, and phone interviews with numerous adult entertainment personalities, becoming the “face” of WHACK! Magazine online and at industry events.
Fordham University Press
Assisted the editorial director with mailings, internet research, screening manuscripts, and proofing copy.
Kept up good rapport with high-profile scholars, authors, editors of book series, and manuscript readers.
Designed and maintained a database following the status of book projects to streamline the editorial process.
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