Overview
Greetings! My name is Rachel, and I am a seasoned editor and lover of the written word.
I am committed to helping my clients achieve high-quality publications and have worked with countless independent authors, university presses, academic publishers, and professional organizations.
I am a former managing editor of a major publishing services company and bring with me extensive experience in all aspects of the publishing process, from copyediting to proofreading, design, composition, copywriting, indexing, and project management.
I gathered a wealth of experience during my time in the publishing industry amid the hustle and bustle of the US East Coast. After moving across state lines and finding my place in the gorgeous state of Michigan, I now enjoy the thoughtful pace and charm of the Midwest lifestyle, which has inspired my editing and instilled in me an even deeper appreciation of the written word.
I love working in a collaborative setting to bring a creative publications to life. I work with a multitude of authors from a wide variety of backgrounds to create wonderful books. I particularly enjoy working with aspiring writers and first-time authors, helping them navigate every aspect of their publishing journey via my vast experience in both editing and all aspects of book production.
I look forward to working together and am happy to guide you through your creative process. Please feel free to contact me with your thoughts and ideas. Happy writing!
Services
Fiction
Christian Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Non-Fiction
Christian Non-Fiction
Sports & Outdoors
Technology
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Work experience
Self-employed
Jan, 2006 —
Present
Portfolio
“In Texas, football is king,” Rob Fink writes, “so it provides a prominent window on Texas culture.” In Football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Texas, Fink opens this window to afford readers an engaging view of not only the sport and its i... read more
“What was it like for young black men growing up in a totally segregated environment and transitioning to an integrated one?” asks author Robert Jacobus in the preface to this collection of interviews. How did they get involved in sports? How did the facilitie... read more
“Brian Overland makes programming simple. . . . To my amazement, his books explain complicated code clearly enough for anyone to understand.” –Art Sedighi, PhD Tapping into the full power of Python doesn’t have to be difficult. Supercharged Python is written f... read more
The “Bible” for Rails Development: Fully Updated for Rails 5 “When I read The Rails Way for the first time, I felt like I truly understood Rails for the first time.” —Steve Klabnik, Rails contributor and mentor The Rails™ 5 Way is the comprehensive, authoritat... read more
The Hands-On, Example-Rich Introduction to Pandas Data Analysis in Python Today, analysts must manage data characterized by extraordinary variety, velocity, and volume. Using the open source Pandas library, you can use Python to rapidly automate and perform vi... read more
“Mantle and Lichty have assembled a guide that will help you hire, motivate, and mentor a software development team that functions at the highest level. Their rules of thumb and coaching advice are great blueprints for new and experienced software engineering ... read more
[if gte mso 9]> <xml> </xml> <![endif] The Fast, Focused, Practical Guide to Excellence with Scrum The Great ScrumMaster: #ScrumMasterWay is your complete guide to becoming an exceptionally effective ScrumMaster and using Scrum to dramatically improve team and... read more
Jesus spent a chunk of his ministry eating and drinking with the ""sinners and tax collectors"" of the world. If we strive to be more like Jesus, shouldnt we do more of what he did?Hospitality involves more than the domesticated event we have grown accustomed ... read more
Realize the value and blessings of participating in mentoring relationships during all stages, ages, and seasons of life. Women often don't think they know enough to be a mentor, or fear rejection if they ask someone to mentor them. Others don't think they nee... read more
The Holy Spirit Cannot Be Contained After centuries of neglect, there is a renewed interest in the Holy Spirit. Many are beginning to realize that the Spirit is not a junior member of the Trinity, tame and shy. Poured Out explains why the church limited the Sp... read more
Let creativity bring your prayers to life. Too often, prayer time is pushed to the bottom of a never-ending to-do list and can start to feel like a chore. But when God gave us the gift of prayer, he was inviting us to set aside regular, consistent time to grow... read more
Esther's World Is Much Like Ours: God Seems Missing.Some of Esther's peers, like Daniel, lived with a distinct advantage: they experienced the mighty, miracle-making wonder of God. Esther, on the other hand, was surrounded by extravagant wealth and impiety in ... read more
Be Your Own Kind of Brave! Bravery isn't reserved for only women serving on international mission teams, or for women who serve in the military or on a police force. Every woman is brave, much braver than she might think. But feelings of doubt and inadequacy t... read more
You are The God Who Sees Me. Discover a close relationship with God, no matter the pain or suffering in your life. Witness the depths of God's compassion through the eyes of Hagar, a runaway slave who meets the living God in a desert of despair, where she give... read more
Junior CIA operative Victoria Pierce is posted to Khartoum, Sudan, where her father vanished five years before. Obsessed with solving the mystery of his disappearance, she uncovers a horrific plot that threatens to ignite World War III. A fast-paced spy thrill... read more
USA TODAY BESTSELLERAGATHA AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST MYSTERYLEFTY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERYDAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD NOMINEECheck in for some Southern hospitality in Plantation Shudders, the Cajun Country series debut from Ellen Byron.It's the... read more
Winner of the 2016 Best Humorous Mystery Lefty Award and shortlisted for the Agatha Best Contemporary Novel Award, Body on the Bayou finds Maggie Crozat once again using her artist's eye to spot clues and help.The Crozats feared that past murders at Crozat Pla... read more
Jenny Weston moves home to Bear Falls, Michigan, to nurse her bruised ego back to health after a bitter divorce. But the idyllic vision of her charming hometown crumbles when her mother's little library is destroyed. The next-door neighbor, Zoe Zola, a little ... read more
When ex-Navy SEAL Nick Foley travels to China to find purpose and escape the demons of his past, he instead stumbles into a conspiracy his Special Forces training never prepared him for. A mysterious and deadly outbreak ravages a remote area of western China, ... read more
Former Police Chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job.W... read more
When single mom and computer security specialist Kate Ford is suddenly and mysteriously put on administrative leave, she finds herself drawn into the drama of a lurid kidnapping case with ties to her company. Kate has enough on her plate dealing with a conditi... read more
