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Rachelle M. N. Shaw - Editor
Pennsylvania
Independent editor and professional writer with nearly a decade of experience and a knack for finding things that others miss.
Overview
I'm a professional writer and editor who is passionate about helping authors hone their craft and find their voice. Others have described my editing services as thorough and educational.
I offer a wide range of services from basic copy and line editing to structural and light developmental editing. With nearly a decade of experience in the industry, I've held positions as a technical writer, independent editor, graphic designer, and more. I specialize in fantasy and paranormal works of fiction but am not limited to those areas. I have a knack for detail and can find errors that others miss. My primary goal is to polish your manuscript without changing your style or voice. Your writing is unique and should be enhanced, not written over. You call the final shots.
Visit my website for more information about the services I offer and testimonials.
Services
Languages
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Certifications
- BA in professional writing (Purdue 2008)
Work experience
Graphic Designer and Copyeditor
The Corner Club Press
I worked as the layout artist for the CCP literary magazine for all their issues, organizing both the content and all the design elements that went into each. I created the graphic elements within the issues and designed the cover for each. I also was their copyeditor; I oversaw the final edits for each bio and short story that went into the issue and made the necessary grammatical and punctuation corrections before formatting them into each issue. I created a template for the magazine and formatted each issue in its entirety.
Professional Editor and Designer
Self-employed
During my time as an independent editor, I've worked with both published and unpublished authors on manuscripts, short stories, essays, synopses, query letters, and more. My specialty is copyediting, but I have experience in content and developmental editing as well. I have been a beta reader for many friends and clients. I have also worked on a few design projects, including logos, newsletters, and magazines. I am well versed in XHTML and CSS coding, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and the MS Office suite. I own software for the Adobe Creative Suite and have the latest version of MS Word.
Technical Writer
Teleflex
I worked as a technical writer and data analyst for Teleflex, a medical supply company. My duties included editing company documents, recording meeting minutes, analyzing data and creating charts from them, managing projects, writing software tutorials, and handling Engineering Change Orders, or ECOs. I quit my position to be a stay-at-home mom and to pursue work as an independent editor.
Portfolio (6 selected works)
The Madder Boys (The Madder Series Book 3)
Cassandra Kemper
Ten years before Alice returns to Wonderland and to the Madder Hatter, she is a broken soul who comes across some oddly adventurous children...Slightly is five years old and alone when he joins the Lost Ones, a group of boys who don't remember their pasts as well as Slightly remembers his own. But while trying to accept his new family and forget his old one, supernatural dangers lurk in the wo... read more
Ten years before Alice returns to Wonderland and to the Madder Hatter, she is a broken soul who comes across some oddly adventurous children...Slightly is five years old and alone when he joins the Lost Ones, a group of boys who don't remember their pasts as well as Slightly remembers his own. But while trying to accept his new family and forget his old one, supernatural dangers lurk in the wo... read more
The Madder Hatter: Based off of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" (The Madder Series Book 1)
Cassandra Kemper
"Fans of TV drama series `Once Upon A Time' will LOVE this!"- Lucinda (from Amazon.com)Still haunted by Alice’s disappearance over twenty years later, Abner is an unpleasant moody adult. He despises everything that is even remotely mad, including his late father, the Mad Hatter. Abner doesn’t take the insane asylums in the Kingdom of Hearts seriously. However, when the queen deems him “evilly”... read more
"Fans of TV drama series `Once Upon A Time' will LOVE this!"- Lucinda (from Amazon.com)Still haunted by Alice’s disappearance over twenty years later, Abner is an unpleasant moody adult. He despises everything that is even remotely mad, including his late father, the Mad Hatter. Abner doesn’t take the insane asylums in the Kingdom of Hearts seriously. However, when the queen deems him “evilly”... read more
The Quest for the Holy Something or Other
Kylie Betzner
Enter the Realm of Camelot, home of famous legends: King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and Merlin—but this isn’t their story. Meet Pig, a humble gong farmer who dreams of the glories of Camelot. Her dreams become reality–or so she thinks–when she becomes Sir Kay’s page. What starts off as a joke soon becomes the adventure of Pig’s life when Merlin sends the knights on a quest for the Holy Gift Box–er–... read more
Enter the Realm of Camelot, home of famous legends: King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and Merlin—but this isn’t their story. Meet Pig, a humble gong farmer who dreams of the glories of Camelot. Her dreams become reality–or so she thinks–when she becomes Sir Kay’s page. What starts off as a joke soon becomes the adventure of Pig’s life when Merlin sends the knights on a quest for the Holy Gift Box–er–... read more
The Wizard's Gambit (The Six—Er—Seven Kingdoms Book 1)
Kylie Betzner
Wizard White Beard had a plan, but destiny had something else in mind . . . After 1,001 years of hostilities among the six—er—seven kingdoms, Wizard White Beard proposes a non-violent alternative to war—a scavenger hunt—to determine the fate of all! The rules are clear: no weapons and no bloodshed. Just clean, honest competition. Simple enough, if only the contestants would follow them. With t... read more
Wizard White Beard had a plan, but destiny had something else in mind . . . After 1,001 years of hostilities among the six—er—seven kingdoms, Wizard White Beard proposes a non-violent alternative to war—a scavenger hunt—to determine the fate of all! The rules are clear: no weapons and no bloodshed. Just clean, honest competition. Simple enough, if only the contestants would follow them. With t... read more
The Wizard's Apprentice (The Six—Er—Seven Kingdoms) (Volume 2)
Kylie Betzner
One year after winning Wizard White Beard’s competition, Mongrel’s still adjusting to his new role as king with the help—or rather hindrance—of his uncle, friends, and so-called allies. Tensions only get worse when Mongrel offers to host the one-year anniversary of world peace in Kingsbury. But rather than strengthen the bond between the six—er—seven kingdoms, the event only weakens it thanks ... read more
One year after winning Wizard White Beard’s competition, Mongrel’s still adjusting to his new role as king with the help—or rather hindrance—of his uncle, friends, and so-called allies. Tensions only get worse when Mongrel offers to host the one-year anniversary of world peace in Kingsbury. But rather than strengthen the bond between the six—er—seven kingdoms, the event only weakens it thanks ... read more
Emma's Con (The Hidden Book 4)
E. L. Scott
When the Great Depression hits a small forest town, a young witch must make the choice between family and doing the right thing.The result of the devastating 1930s hangs over Feathersprings. While Emma’s father uses an illusion spell to con people out of their money and last hope, the new mayor terrorizes the town behind scenes. But things go too far and a town member kills himself as a result... read more
When the Great Depression hits a small forest town, a young witch must make the choice between family and doing the right thing.The result of the devastating 1930s hangs over Feathersprings. While Emma’s father uses an illusion spell to con people out of their money and last hope, the new mayor terrorizes the town behind scenes. But things go too far and a town member kills himself as a result... read more
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