Overview
I specialize in editing non-fiction books and book proposals, and love working with authors on their passion projects. I'm especially helpful to first-time authors since I've had personal experience with traditional publishing deals AND self-publishing, allowing me to provide insights into the advantages of both. In addition to offering top-notch editorial services, I'm often able to connect my clients to flexible literary agencies or help them position their self-published books for success.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Self-employed
I specialize in ghostwriting non-fiction books and book proposals, and love working with authors on their passion projects. I'm especially helpful to first-time authors since I've had personal experience with traditional publishing deals AND self-publishing, allowing me to provide insights into the advantages of both. In addition to offering top-notch ghostwriting and editorial services, I'm often able to connect my clients to flexible literary agencies or help them position their self-published books for success.
Recent books I've ghostwritten include:
- A memoir for a 50-year-old man who grew up in Sierra Leone
- A guidebook of best business practices for yogis and healers
- A book exploring the lives of women married to wounded war veterans
Nothing makes me happier than capturing an abstract concept and pinning it to the page with illuminating, impassioned, carefully chosen words. Books may seem like small, self-contained creations, but I’ve seen how the written word can change the path of history. If I can help my clients support, educate, or inspire their readers, I believe that together, we can make the world a tiny bit better. And that’s a worthwhile endeavor.
GoDaddy Garage
I contribute posts on small business strategy, social media, branding, writing, and entrepreneurship to this business-centric website. I tap my own experience as an entrepreneur, freelancer, and blogger for subject matter and tidbits of advice.
Self
I have written two books on the intersection of personal style and body image:
- Already Pretty: Learning to Love Your Body by Learning to Dress it Well, currently available via CreateSpace
- Find Your Style: Boost Your Body Image Through Fashion Confidence, available spring 2017 via Lerner Publishing Group
Already Pretty LLC
Already Pretty is my popular daily blog that provides tips and advice for regular girls on regular budgets who want to look and feel fabulous every single day. Lots of helpful photos illustrate features on making your wardrobe work for you. Already Pretty also touches on accepting your own beauty, highlighting your best features, and other ways to feel more comfortable in your own body. Receives 250,000 pageviews/month.
Llewellyn Worldwide
I created and executed online marketing strategy for this prominent new age book publisher. Created proposal for, launched, and managed content, design, and coding for three monthly e-newsletters that were sent to more than 100,000 recipients. Provided creative direction for and facilitated launch of an entirely new website to support an imprint of the larger company.
Lerner Publishing Group
Worked to design and lay out the interiors of children's books for this educational publisher. Although I mainly worked on non-fiction series, I was assigned a few single titles.