Overview

Professional editor and writer for 30+ years, including stint as sole editor at a largish small book publisher, plus leadership roles in periodicals, newspapers and a large content site. Offering freelance editorial services, including developmental, line and copy. Also, coaching / mentoring for creatives through big decisions and discernment, facing creative blocks and unhelpful habits.

Services

Developmental Editing

Copy Editing

Languages

English (US)

Non-Fiction

Business & Management

Computers & Internet

Health & Wellbeing

Humanities & Social Sciences

Religion & Spirituality

Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Technology

editor

Self-employed

April, 2020 – Present (almost 3 years)

Freelance editorial services, including developmental, line and copy. Also, coaching / mentoring for creatives through big decisions and discernment, facing creative blocks and unhelpful habits.

Director of Content

Patheos

October, 2017 – March, 2020 (over 2 years)

Lead editorial for major content site on faith—from evangelical to atheist, Muslim to Pagan—with about 400 contributors, 100 posts a day, 6 million active readers, 15 million monthly pageviews.
- Curate featured posts, newsletters & contributor recruitment; manage section editors.
- Grow readers 66%, pageviews 34%.
- Oversee editorial use of WordPress & Sitecore content management systems.
- Develop, maintain and implement house style & acceptable content guides.
- Address top level strategy and business concerns with CEO, CMO and CTO

Editor

Paraclete Press

August, 2015 – August, 2017 (about 2 years)

Functionally editor-in-chief on all publishing projects at the press except poetry and fine art books.
- Responsible for acquisitions, developmental edits, author negotiations and relationships.
- Develop cover concepts and make publishing decisions with ME and consultant.
- Develop and create product books.
- Acquire 35 books.
* Expand list into evangelical and fiction and strengthened progressive.