Michael Schuler – Editor

Attentiveness to the ways that small details accumulate and interact, creating meaning and beauty, is a key characteristic of writers. My goal as a proofreader is to collaborate as closely as I can with you, to supplement your natural attentiveness and help you deliver prose that conveys your message and style as clearly and accurately as possible.

My editing work is strongly influenced by my training and experience in the fields of architecture and urban design, where attention to the smallest details and to the big picture must be balanced. As an editor, I help you to navigate the rules and guidelines that define good writing, to decide when they should be applied or disregarded, and to make sure that the style and structure of your writing are supporting your overall vision.

As a freelance editor, I have worked on nearly a hundred novel-length fiction manuscripts as well as dozens of short stories and magazine and journal articles. I am looking forward to helping you make your book the best that it can be.

Praise from Clients

“Thank for being made of awesome, Michael! I think you’re brilliant. I’m grateful for the polish you put on this manuscript.”

—Amy Bartol, author of Traitor Born

“Amazing thoroughness and concentration. [Michael] caught a couple of things that were really arcane.”

—Yuri Machkasov, translator of The Gray House

“[We] really enjoy working with you and have come to value and depend upon your advice and keen eye for detail.”

—Greg Donofrio, editor of Preservation Education and Research

“[Michael's] notes were all very good and right on the story. It was a delight to track behind him.”

—Kirk Russell, author of Signature Wounds

“Michael ... indulged my quirks, saved me from an inexplicable collective pronoun, and always put readers first.”

—Luke Jerod Kummer, author of The Blue Period