I'm a development editor who is passionate about collaborating with writers. Specializing in Young Adult, Dystopia, & Scifi.
- Assist in copyediting and proofreading manuscripts, ancillary materials, cover copy, marketing materials, and website copy
- Assist in tracking titles’ progress and updates schedules based on communication with authors and editors
- Coordinate peer-review process of manuscripts and development editions
- Oversee the permissions process for manuscripts
- Handle multiple projects while maintaining high standards of quality control and meeting strict deadlines, often under tight production schedules
- Manage book publication timelines for editorial and production schedules
- Coordinate communications with authors, publishers, freelancers, and printers
- Provide guidance and project support to press interns
- Write and edit content for books and marketing materials
- Review manuscript submissions and provide acquisitions suggestions to publishers
- Lead the content edit, copy edit, typecode, and proofread of print and electronic books
- Manage project based editing teams, compile edits, and write notes
- Construct and supervise editorial production schedule and coordinate with other departments
- Correspond with authors, individual book editors, and project team managers
- Provide professional freelance writing, developmental editing, line editing, and book coaching services
- Member of the Northwest Editors Guild, ACES, Willamette Writers, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Tompkins, Matt
Crandall, Melissa
Hiday, Cindy
Kerr, Trace
Moynihan, Erin
Vitello, Suzy
Crouchley, Melinda Jasmine
Bushnell, J. T.
Del Duca, Rosa
Grindeland, Katie
Hanlon Wilde, Jennifer
Crouchley, Melinda Jasmine
Crouchley, Melinda Jasmine
Anders Åslund, January 2022
Michael Toeset, November 2021
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Experienced indexing in the humanities, social sciences, cookery, recreation and much more. Clients include university, trade, independent.
Peterborough, NH, USA
I've been working with authors for thirty-five years: editing, proofreading, indexing. Let me bring my wealth of experience to your project.
Austin, TX, USA