Overview
I am a freelance copy editor and proofreader who has been part of the publishing industry for over a decade. My services include copy editing, proofreading, cold reading, fact-checking, and quality control. The list of clients that I have worked with has ranged from small independent presses to Big 5 houses like Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette Book Group. Regardless of who I am working with and the type of project I am working on, I always put in my best efforts to get great results for my clients.
My initial interest in working on books was piqued at an early age by volunteering as a teen reader for an editor at Penguin from the ages of thirteen through eighteen. That experience led me to want to learn more about publishing, and so while at the University of Minnesota I interned at the indie trade house Milkweed Editions and worked as a student assistant on the production team at the University of Minnesota Press. After graduation I moved to New York and began immersing myself further into the publishing industry. Upon completing the Columbia Publishing Course, I worked as a bookseller at Barnes & Noble while I interned in the production department at Bloomsbury USA.
I then joined Oxford University Press as a member of the editorial department in the academic/trade division and worked on the religion list. At that time I also began to take on freelance projects from other publishers. After three years at OUP I moved on to Penguin Random House to be part of the managing editorial team at the Berkley Publishing Group. At Berkley I worked on all manner of bestselling trade fiction and non-fiction for authors like Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Christine Feehan. From late 2015 to mid 2019 I was self-employed as a full-time freelance editor. I now balance freelance projects with the work that I do as a proofreader for the American Medical Association.
My initial interest in working on books was piqued at an early age by volunteering as a teen reader for an editor at Penguin from the ages of thirteen through eighteen. That experience led me to want to learn more about publishing, and so while at the University of Minnesota I interned at the indie trade house Milkweed Editions and worked as a student assistant on the production team at the University of Minnesota Press. After graduation I moved to New York and began immersing myself further into the publishing industry. Upon completing the Columbia Publishing Course, I worked as a bookseller at Barnes & Noble while I interned in the production department at Bloomsbury USA.
I then joined Oxford University Press as a member of the editorial department in the academic/trade division and worked on the religion list. At that time I also began to take on freelance projects from other publishers. After three years at OUP I moved on to Penguin Random House to be part of the managing editorial team at the Berkley Publishing Group. At Berkley I worked on all manner of bestselling trade fiction and non-fiction for authors like Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Christine Feehan. From late 2015 to mid 2019 I was self-employed as a full-time freelance editor. I now balance freelance projects with the work that I do as a proofreader for the American Medical Association.
Services
Fiction
Fantasy
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
- Columbia Publishing Course
- BA in English, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Work experience
Self-employed
Sep, 2012 —
Present
Services include copy editing, proofreading, cold reading, fact-checking, and quality control of texts in preparation for publication.
American Medical Association
Jul, 2019 —
Present
Penguin Random House
May, 2013 —
Oct, 2015
(over 2 years)
Oxford University Press
Jun, 2012 —
May, 2013
(11 months)
Oxford University Press
Jun, 2010 —
Jun, 2012
(about 2 years)
Bloomsbury USA
Jan, 2010 —
Jun, 2010
(5 months)
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Nov, 2009 —
Jun, 2010
(7 months)
University of Minnesota Press
May, 2008 —
May, 2009
(about 1 year)
Milkweed Editions
May, 2008 —
Sep, 2008
(4 months)
Portfolio
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New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose returns with a new thriller in her chilling Cincinnati series.Michael Rowland is not your typical teenager. Deaf from birth, he's always looked out for his five-year-old brother, Joshua. When his stepfather comes af... read more
CIA officer Jake Keller faces stakes that are very high and very personal in the latest electrifying thriller from the author of Rogue Strike. After years of relative calm, piracy has returned to the high sea. But the days of AK-47s and outboard engines are ov... read more
A new ghoulish mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Ghostly Light, featuring Mel Turner, a ghost-whispering contractor.Mel Turner can't resist the chance to bring the Crockett Theatre, a decrepit San Francisco art nouveau movie palace, back ... read more
Mimi Lee is in over her head. There's her new Los Angeles pet grooming shop to run, her matchmaking mother to thwart, her talking cat Marshmallow to tend to—oh, and the murder of a local breeder to solve...now if only Mimi hadn't landed herself on top of the s... read more
“The butterfly’s life cycle has always symbolized transformation. In this awe-inspiring book, Williams shows us how these animals can also transform whole ecosystems, scientific disciplines, and human hearts.” —Abigail Tucker, New York Times bestselling author... read more
A delightfully modern look at what happens for a young woman when tradition, dating, and independence collide, from acclaimed author Sonya Lalli. Adulting shouldn't be this hard. Especially in your thirties. Having been pressured by her tight-knit community to... read more
Award-winning photographer Chris Crisman documents the women who pioneered work in fields that have long been considered the provinces of men—with accompanying interviews on how they’ve broken boundaries and stereotypes in their industries—in this stunningly i... read more
When a dinner party turns deadly, the feisty Lady Cecilia Bates and intuitive cat Jack are on the case, in this first entry to an exciting new historical-mystery series.England 1912. Danby Hall is the only home Lady Cecilia Bates has ever known. Despite the ri... read more
An exciting new book in the series featuring Elizabeth Miles, con woman turned Lady, from the beloved national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries.Elizabeth Miles finds herself in a position no con can help her escape. Her beloved fiancé, Gideon Bates... read more
The charm of Victoria Square may prove to be only skin deep when murder follows the arrival of a tattoo parlor in town in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.A tattoo parlor on Victoria Square? Some of the merchants get hot under t... read more
Even the weakest flame can become the fiercest blaze.Crippled from a childhood illness, Cindy lives in the kitchen fireplace, ignored by her noble father and his new, perfect family, helping the people no one else notices. But when he dies under mysterious cir... read more
Return to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s darkly passionate Guild Hunter world, where human-turned-angel Elena Deveraux, consort to Archangel Raphael, faces a new challenge that threatens the balance of the world.Wings of silver. Wings of blue... read more
"Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series." - B&N SciFi & Fantasy BlogThe journey that began in The Shadow of What Was Lost and continued in An Echo of Things to Come now comes to its breathtaking conclusion in The Light of All ... read more
A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.It's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading thro... read more
In the charming town of Mayville Heights, librarian Kathleen Paulson and her two cats pounce on clues to catch a killer, in the eleventh installment of this New York Times bestselling series.Spring is coming to Mayville Heights, and Kathleen’s brother, Ethan, ... read more
The show's not over till the soprano dies...Aria has dreamed of the opera ever since her parents died. Now she has a chance to earn her place on the most famous stage in Namerre. Who cares if there are rumors that the place is haunted? There's no such thing as... read more
It's no-holds-barred murder, in the latest page-turning Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Hitting the Books. Lindsey Norris is finally getting married to the man of her dreams--but it's not all roses for Briar Creek's belove... read more
In this captivating science fiction novel from an award-winning author, public gatherings are illegal making concerts impossible, except for those willing to break the law for the love of music, and for one chance at human connection.In the Before, when the go... read more
When Charlie Harris decides to go back to school, he and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, find themselves entangled in a deadly lovers quarrel on campus in the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. In addition to his library duties and his ro... read more
The only one who can free him is the girl he’s hurt the most. Cursed for a youthful accident which maimed a young woman, Léon Beauregard roams his mountain as a bear, clinging to the scraps of his humanity. Too bad it’s not working. Every day he loses a little... read more
A powerful journey from star athlete to sudden paralysis to creative awakening, award-winning science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor shows that what we think are our limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths.Nnedi Okorafor was never suppos... read more
The desire that exploded in Mastered continues its conflagration in Dominated—from the New York Times bestselling author of the Surrender Trilogy. To save her, he had to betray her... In Drake’s shadowy world, his enemies would exploit any weakness he had in o... read more
New York Times bestselling author Jasinda Wilder presents the second novel starring the mysterious Madame X. My name is Madame X. My life is not my own. But it could be... Everything Madame X has ever known is contained within the four walls of the penthouse o... read more
Rogue magic and runaway mice were not what Brynn had in mind for a quiet life running a shop…Everyone seems to have an opinion about what Brynn should be doing with her life. Her father wants her to go on grand adventures while her best friend believes that a ... read more
Rolling around in the worst fashion accessory ever…Seventeen-year-old Merry has mucked up another chance to get into the University of Magecraft, so she doesn’t have time to deal with shape-changing creatures bent on stealing memories from the people of Woodsh... read more
Who knew that all you needed to conquer the cosmos was a magic orb, an ancient shield, and a fancy key? Apparently, maniacal madman and aspiring universal ruler Admiral LePaco did.The entire universe is on the brink of disaster as the race to find the componen... read more
One Tournament. Zero Rules. Fifteen of the biggest, strongest, and nastiest warriors in the entire universe...and Duke LaGrange. Holy hedgehogs! Everyone's favorite bounty hunting duo is back! Nova Texas' favorite son, Duke LaGrange, and his silent swordsman s... read more
Bounty hunters. Ninjas. Anthropomorphic musk oxen from the moons of Gartosh. Welcome to the gut busting and page turning universe of Duke LaGrange!When bounty hunter Duke LaGrange and his oft inebriated Japanese-Irish ninja companion, Ishiro’shea, entered thei... read more
Margaret Coel’s New York Times bestselling series continues as Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O’Malley discover that a centuries-old mystery is tied to a modern-day crime on the Wind River Reservation… In the midst of a blizzard, Myra and Eldon ... read more
The New York Times bestselling author of Only Skein Deep returns as Kelly Flynn and the Lambspun knitters must come together before their whole town unravels…In Fort Connor, Colorado, the friends at the House of Lambspun knitting shop are welcoming a new face ... read more
With its peaceful, hardworking Amish population, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a rural paradise. But former NYPD homicide detective Elizabeth Harris knows that evil lurks there—it’s just easier to hide... By solving the murders of two local girls, Elizabe... read more
"A fabulous diamond, blackmail, embezzlement, surpriseinheritances, murder, and a decades-old family scandal...with lusciously richrecipes." --Publishers Weekly From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Dead to the Last Drop, comes a gripping n... read more
The Winter Market in the French Quarter is in full swing, but murder isn’t taking a holiday in this festive mystery in the New York Times bestselling Scrapbooking series.The holidays are a busy time for scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand—but not so hectic t... read more
In the latest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Likely Story, a decades overdue book puts library director Lindsey Norris hot on the trail of a cold case... When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book ... read more
The author of A Gilded Grave returns to Newport, Rhode Island, at the close of the nineteenth century, where headstrong heiress Deanna Randolph must solve another murder among the social elite.With her mother in Europe, Deanna is staying with the Ballard famil... read more
Return to Nalini Singh’s darkly passionate Guild Hunter world with this New York Times bestseller, where human-turned-angel Elena Deveraux, consort to Archangel Raphael, is thrust center stage into an eons-old prophecy…Midnight and dawn, Elena’s wings are uniq... read more
A brand new novella in the New York Times bestselling series featuring vampires in the Windy City.Merit, the Sentinel of Chicago's Cadogan House, is pregnant. She's ready to meet her daughter, but also excited to see her feet again. While out on an evening wal... read more
The author of the “erotic and emotionally charged”* Naughty Bits turns up the heat in Naughty Wishes Part III: Mind, as a boldly experimental threesome redefines the meaning of love and desire. Samantha and her roommates Geoff and Chris always loved each other... read more
The award-winning author of Naughty Bits returns for the second installment of Naughty Wishes as a daring woman invites a man she loves to make the next move in a bold and sensual game for three players. Samantha and her roommates Geoff and Chris have always l... read more
The first in a new fantasy series from the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels. They call themselves the Fae Rii, or Fair Traders. Elfin-like beings capable of wielding sophisticated forms of magic, they travel between universes exploring... read more
From the author of You Had Me at Halo, comes the first in a new contemporary romance series where a woman must decide between her own fears and true love. MAYBE, BABY... Kate Mitchell is finished with love. After a recent relationship disaster, she's had it. S... read more
A young lady makes an outrageous deal with a very handsome devil in this sexy debut romance set in Georgian Era London and Scotland.An independent young woman of means, Miss Hannah Howard is as stubborn as she is beautiful. After she moves to London for her fi... read more
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The New York Times bestselling author of Panther Prowling returns to the Otherworld where one of the D’Artigo sisters faces a terrifying challenge that’s more personal than she ever could have imagined. We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex... read more
Fans of #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh’s scorching Breed series first met Cassie as a little girl in Elizabeth’s Wolf. Now Cassie has finally come into her own as a young woman, and she’s about to discover the one she is destined for—but it is... read more
The second novel in an alternate history series where Teddy Roosevelt is president once more right before WWI breaks out, and on his side is the Black Chamber, a secret spy network watching America's back. After foiling a German plot to devastate America's coa... read more
You may believe the government protects you, but only one girl knows how they use you. Lauren has a disorder that makes her believe everything her friends tell her―and she believes everyone is her friend. Her innocence puts her at constant risk, so when she ge... read more
One of NPR's Best Books of 2017One of Kirkus Reviews's Best Books of 2017 One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2017One of Seventeen.com's Best YA Books of 2017"Hilarious." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review"Powerful messages of inclusion and acceptance." ―... read more
Welcome to the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic world where lawlessness reigns, and around every bend is another pack of bloodthirsty raiders. This omnibus edition contains K. S. Merbeth's two novels Bite and Raid.BiteHungry, thirsty, alone, and out of options, a... read more
A Brazilian tarot card reader and a Russian crime lord try to restore peace to the galaxy in the third and final book to the steamy science fiction adventure series that began with The Rule of Luck. The perfect society One Gov engineered from Earth's ashes is ... read more
The third book in a rollicking fantasy series where the grit of grimdark meets a police procedural, and it's up to two watchmen to protect the streets of one of fantasy's most dangerous cities.Yenara is a sprawling, dirty city. Filled to bursting with heroes q... read more
The second book in a series featuring two misfit partners working a case in a crime-ridden city filled with orcs, humans, elves, dwarves, and mages - The Lord of the Rings meets Lethal Weapon.In the most dangerous district of the city, the Fifth Ward, Rem and ... read more
The grit of grimdark meets a police procedural in this rollicking debut fantasy series where two watchmen protect the streets of one of fantasy's most dangerous cities.A member of the Yenara City guard has gone missing. The culprit could be any of the usual su... read more
Aliens meets Under the Dome in this new post-apocalyptic novel from New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow.It could have been aliens, it could have been a trans-dimensional rift, nobody knows for sure. What's known is that there was an Event, the Rifts ope... read more
Fifteen-year-old Aiko Cassidy, a bicultural girl with cerebral palsy, grew up in Michigan with her single mother. For as long as she could remember, it was just the two of them. When a new stepfather and a baby half sister enter her life, she finds herself on ... read more
A self-defined misfit makes a powerful case for not fitting in—for recognizing the beauty, and difficulty, in forging an original path.A misfit is a person who missed fitting in, a person who fits in badly, or this: a person who is poorly adapted to new situat... read more
In the tradition of Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist, an ordinary girl with a strange illness that doctors can’t seem to diagnose recounts her experience with the dark and ancient entity that’s making her sick in this chilling diary that features photos an... read more
The managing editor of Christianity Today and founder of the popular Her.meneutics blog encourages women to find joy in vocation in this game-changing look at the importance of women and work.Women today inhabit and excel in every profession, yet many Christia... read more
In the new Perfect Proposals mystery from the author of Bodice of Evidence and Engaged in Murder, a country club wedding reception becomes the scene of a baffling crime.The wedding for Pepper Pomeroy’s sister Felicity starts with dearly beloved but it ends wit... read more
An aspiring suspense author finds herself writing mysteries by day and solving them by night in the second Writer’s Apprentice Mystery by the author of A Dark and Stormy Murder and the Undercover Dish Mysteries.In the quaint town of Blue Lake, Indiana, Lena Lo... read more
"A charmingly modern twist on a classic love story—loads of fun and all the feels." —Julia London, New York Times bestselling author of Suddenly in Love In this enchanting retelling of the classic Audrey Hepburn film Roman Holiday, a royal prince tries to esca... read more
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Fallen and the Remy Chandler series comes the second novel in a new dark fantasy saga about fighting the demonic forces that seek to destroy us all...John Fogg and Theodora Knight were widely known for their pa... read more
The author of the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series is back with more Southern charm and beguiling mystery as Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must find a killer in a room full of librarians... Charlie is stressed out. The Southern Academic ... read more
Tex-Mex waitress and part-time reporter Josie Callahan serves up more Lone Star justice in this spicy mystery from the author of The Good, the Bad, and the Guacamole.It's fiesta time in Broken Boot, Texas, and tourists are pouring into town faster than free be... read more
Just when things are getting back to normal in Booktown, Tricia and Angelica have their lives turned upside down by a shocking visitor from their past in this latest entry in Lorna Barrett’s New York Times bestselling series. Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore ow... read more
Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with an enthralling new novel of power, theft, privilege and birthright. A power-driven young woman has just one chance to secure th... read more
The second book in the acclaimed Licanius Trilogy by James Islington."Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series." - B&N SF & Fantasy Blog"Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire." - GuardianIn the wak... read more
LEGEND HAS IT is the fifth novel in a series which gives a new twist to the Prince Charming tale. The first four novels are Charming, Daring, Fearless & In Shining Armor.
Wrongfully accused of murder, Dr. Catherine Bennett is destined to hang... unless she can disappear.With the untamed territory of Colorado as her most likely refuge, she packs her physician's kit and heads West. But even with a new life and name, a female doct... read more
Veronica Mars meets the World of Warcraft in The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss, a mystery romp with a most unexpected heroine.You'd think that after I took a bullet in my arm following my last case that I'd be timid about going in guns blazing a second t... read more
Gavin MacCormack found the one. He fell in love. Hard. Until one night he ran out for some ice cream and came back to an empty dorm room, closets bare and nothing but a quick hand-written note saying, I'm sorry. Those two words taught Gavin the meaning of hear... read more
Juliet St. Clair has spent her life under Hollywood's spotlight. While being America's favorite girl next door has had its perks, having to testify against her stalker to put him behind bars certainly wasn't one of them. But when she thinks about walking away ... read more
Bianca Easton is the perfect senator’s daughter.Law school? Check.Camera-ready smile? Check.A dull and boring existence? Double check.But that was before. Before she lost her best and only friend in a tragic accident. Before she found that friend's unfinished ... read more
*Book of the Month Club Selection *Indie Next Pick “Hugely entertaining… The Last Equation of Isaac Severy is full of delight. Though Ms. Jacobs’s writing has echoes of Thomas Pynchon, Nathanael West and J.D. Salinger, her terrific book displays in abundance a... read more
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