Michael Schuler

Michael Schuler – Editor

An attentive proofreader and copy editor, I help you deliver clear, precise prose.

Overview

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
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Romance Thriller & Suspense
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
  • UW Certificate in Editing (2014)
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Expert Word 2013
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Expert Word 2019

Work experience

Self-employed

Sep, 2014 — Present
Proofreading and copyediting fiction, creative nonfiction, and business materials, including projects for Amazon Publishing and the University of Washington.

Portfolio

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Still the Caretaker: A Latvian Girl's Journey

Schwarzkopf Jarmin, Nancy

Gramatu Skapji LLC

Copy Editing
Proofreading
Peter Pulaski Must Pay: A Novel

Lancaster, Jen

Little A

Copy Editing
Hold Strong: A Novel

Dugoni, Robert

Lake Union Publishing

Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
The Pelican: A Comedy

Martin Michael Driessen

“[A] funny, serious, clever novel.” —The New York TimesFrom award-winning Dutch author Martin Michael Driessen comes a fearlessly funny tragedy about an improbable friendship, unstable dreams,... read more
Copy Editing
The Gray House

Mariam Petrosyan

“The Gray House is enigmatic and fantastical, comic and postmodern…Rowling meets Rushdie via Tartt…Nothing short of life-changing.” —The GuardianThe Gray House is an astounding tale of how wha... read more
Proofreading
From the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction comes an apocalyptic and caustically funny novel about the power of friendship in a war-torn world that NPR calls “rich and resona... read more
Proofreading
A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.“A delightful, light-as-air romance that successfully straddles the line between sweet and smart without ever being silly…The novel is simply cap... read more
Proofreading
Copy Editing
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Unbound Gifts

Douglas Young

AK Classics Publishing

Copy Editing
A Girl Called Samson: A Novel

Harmon, Amy

Lake Union Publishing

Proofreading
The Shattered King

Holmberg, Charlie N.

47North

Copy Editing
The Blue Period: A Novel

Luke Jerod Kummer

A riveting novel about the tragic romance that nearly destroyed a young Pablo Picasso—while granting him his first flight of creative genius.From rowdy Barcelona barrooms to the incandescent s... read more
Proofreading
The Unmapping

Robbins, Denise S.

Bindery Books

Copy Editing
Scarlet Carnation: A Novel (Yellow Crocus)

Ibrahim, Laila

Lake Union Publishing

Copy Editing
Where Waters Meet

Ling, Zhang

Amazon Crossing

Copy Editing
The Break: A Novel

Sise, Katie

Little A

Copy Editing
Aftershock: A Novel

Ling, Zhang

Amazon Crossing

Copy Editing
Proofreading
Still the Sun

Holmberg, Charlie N.

47North

Copy Editing
Proofreading
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Unbound Gifts

Young, Douglas

Copy Editing
City Haul

Little, Richard

Proofreading
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Gold As Ice

Heywood, Don

Proofreading
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Black Hat/White Hat: A tale of good is Evil

Della-Monica, Glenn

Copy Editing
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The Hippocratic Deception

Walberg, Susan

Copy Editing
Proofreading
Proofreading
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They Bled Orange (Orphans of War Book 2)

Reit, Michael

Proofreading
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Crossroads of Granite (Orphans of War)

Reit, Michael

Proofreading
Proofreading
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The Prancestor Project

Morse, Christine

Copy Editing
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Counting Souls

Buchanan, Donald R

Copy Editing
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Selling Christmas

Goode, Angelina

Copy Editing
It’s Atlanta’s senior year of high school, and she is officially infamous. Not only has she saved herself from a predator, brought down an untouchable dogfighting ring, and battled a pack of h... read more
Proofreading
The Wall Street Journal bestselling sequel to Secondborn.In the Fates Republic…Firstborns reign supreme.Secondborns kneel in servitude.Thirdborns face death.And Census shadows them all.Secondb... read more
Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
This Is Not How It Ends

Rochelle B. Weinstein

From USA Today bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein comes a moving novel of hearts lost and found, and of one woman torn between two love stories.When Charlotte and Philip meet, the pair f... read more
Proofreading
A recent abduction becomes an unexpected link to a decades-long spree of unspeakable crimes.Eight-year-old Brooklyn Mercer has gone missing. And as accustomed as FBI agents Eliza Sterling and ... read more
Proofreading
The Honest Spy

Andreas Kollender

During one of history’s darkest chapters, one man is determined to make a difference.In the tradition of Schindler’s List comes a thrilling novel based on the heroic true story of Fritz Kolbe,... read more
Proofreading
From the bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls comes a riveting novel about a mother and daughter separated by grief, secrets, and a conspiracy that threatens to destroy their li... read more
Copy Editing
An urgent, compact manifesto that will teach you how to protect your rights, your freedom, and your future when talking to police.Law professor James J. Duane became a viral sensation thanks t... read more
Proofreading
Black Hills

Franklin Schneider

“Black Hills is a fast paced and very entertaining read full of unpredictable twists and turns.” —New York Daily NewsWhen Brooklyn private investigator Alice Riley reluctantly travels to White... read more
Proofreading
Lucy Resnick’s nerves are as tight as a tea cozy. Her new goats, Hot Lips and Gidget, keep making a break for the town square, her truck is dying, and her boyfriend’s gorgeous ex-wife is in to... read more
Proofreading
The Missing

Caroline Eriksson

An ordinary outing takes Greta, Alex, and four-year-old Smilla across Sweden’s mythical Lake Malice to a tiny, isolated island. While father and daughter tramp into the trees, Greta stays behi... read more
Proofreading
Burnt Land

Tua Harno

In the Outback gold-mining camps of Kalgoorlie, Australia, life is as gritty and harsh as the orange sand blasted from the pitted, scorched earth. For men, it can be lonely, but for women, in ... read more
Proofreading
Signature Wounds

Kirk Russell

While in Las Vegas on his way to a family Fourth of July celebration, FBI bomb expert Paul Grale hears a deep blast and sees the smoke rising. In an unfolding nightmare, Grale discovers his si... read more
Proofreading
All his life, Viggo Larssen has been haunted by the same troubling dream, which he calls the Omen—a vision of a woman beckoning to him from the surface of a churning sea. Now, as he broods ove... read more
Proofreading
Isabelle Labrie keeps her past concealed, like the treasure she hides under the Golden Hotel. The year is 1853, and it s the heyday of the California Gold Rush."
Proofreading
Together New York City surgeon Paul Branson and his wife, Nicki, had a dream: to help the people of the African bush. After Nicki’s untimely death, Paul decides to honor her memory and carry o... read more
Proofreading
Murder is killing the mood at a yoga tourist destination.As dawn breaks on the Canary Islands, a fisherman discovers a woman lying dead on the rocks nearby, her body arranged like a piece of a... read more
Proofreading
Things aren’t going well for private investigator and mom Margie Peterson. Her husband, Blake, is claiming his taste for drag queens is “just a phase.” Her first-grade daughter isn’t fitting i... read more
Proofreading
Katalina Winter was prepared for life to change when she turned eighteen—but she never expected to actually change.Learning that her birth parents were purebred wolf shifters is shocking enoug... read more
Proofreading
We're All Damaged

Matthew Norman

Andy Carter was happy. He had a solid job. He ran 5Ks for charity. He was living a nice, safe Midwestern existence. And then his wife left him for a handsome paramedic down the street.We’re Al... read more
Proofreading
Toward Yesterday

Paul Antony Jones

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself twenty-five years in the past? For the nine billion people living in the year 2042 it’s no longer a question…it’s a reality.When a seemingly si... read more
Proofreading

Michael has 27 reviews

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DrMalcolm U.

DrMalcolm U.

Nov, 2025

This was the first time I've worked with a line editor, and Michael did an outstanding job of helping me to both understand the process and result and improving my manuscript. Definitely something I will continue to do in the future.
Letitia L.

Letitia L.

Apr, 2025

It was a pleasure working with Michael. He is extremely efficient and thorough. We intend to hire Michael to edit the following manuscripts in the series.
Naveen C.

Naveen C.

Sep, 2024

This is for a continuation of previous work Michael completed. He has an excellent memory. He knows better than I what goes on in my novel. He makes many edits that polishes the flow of language and keeps it from meandering. He works very fast and his calendar fills up quickly. He finds everythin...
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Nancy J.

Nancy J.

Jul, 2024

I couldn't have chosen better than Michael Schuler to copy edit "Still the Caretaker: A Latvian Girl's Journey". This manuscript has many Latvian words, names and phrases which adds a layer of difficulty for an editor. Michael managed this demanding task with professionalism and accuracy. He was ...
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Doug Y.

Doug Y.

Jun, 2024

Michael was very thorough and did a wonderful job of editing my manuscript. He really went “above and beyond “ and made the entire process very enjoyable. If you’re in need of an editor I would give Michael my highest recommendation.

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