Sara Brady

Sara Brady – Editor

I'm a copy editor and proofreader with more than fifteen years of experience editing romance, thrillers, and nonfiction.

Overview

I have been editing fiction since 2007 and have worked in the romance, fantasy, mystery, and thriller genres. In nonfiction I have worked on histories, several volumes of RosettaBooks’ reissue of the eight-volume biography of Winston Churchill, and business- and leadership-focused titles. I have worked with several self-publishing authors on honing their manuscripts and getting them into ideal shape for publication. When I'm not reading I enjoy cooking, watching international soccer, and playing with my six-year-old corgi mutt, Rufus.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management
Fiction
Contemporary Romance Fantasy Historical Romance Romantic Suspense Thriller & Suspense Young Adult
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Inside Higher Ed

Jan, 2015 — Present
• Read and edit copy for style, content, and accuracy for daily website with 4.2 million page views per month. • Establish and maintain house style guide.

ESPN the Magazine

Sep, 2007 — Jun, 2010 (over 2 years)
• Verified facts, dates, and statistics for stories and columns on deadline for 26 issues per year of 2.2 million–circulation national sports magazine. • Wrote front-of-book items and contributed original Olympic content to.

Self-employed

Mar, 2007 — Present
I have more than fifteen years of experience copyediting books, including romance, thrillers, and young adult titles. I have worked for publishers including Harlequin, Entangled, Abrams, and RosettaBooks.

Sara has 10 reviews

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Marlene B.

Marlene B.

Dec, 2025

Sara did an exemplary job on the copy edit for my next book. Genre: Suspense Thriller. I hired to Sara to clean up the manuscript I had already had copyedited with another professional. Sara caught many issues that bothered me from the previous edit, making the manuscript better. Delivered way ah...
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Corry B.

Corry B.

Nov, 2025

Sara was amazing from the start, great communication, then the final result was better than I anticipated! She even answered all my questions, before, during and after. I'd love to have her on my next project.
Jules R.

Jules R.

Nov, 2025

I have worked with Sara on multiple projects and I keep coming back to her for proofreading because she is meticulous, easy to work with with, and--not necessary, but a bonus--she has finished ahead of schedule each time. Her proofing is detailed and she is quick to answer any questions I may hav...
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Jules R.

Jules R.

Jun, 2025

I hired Sara to proofread my debut novel, and I'M SO GLAD I DID! She is incredibly thorough and gave my book the final polish it needed. What surprised me even more was that she finished 2 weeks early (I know this will not be the case for everyone, but it was an unexpected bonus for me) and was ...
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Nicole B.

Nicole B.

May, 2025

Loved working with Sara! She provided great feedback and was very professional!

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