Sue Ford – Editor

I teach both basic and advanced magazine writing courses through the Institute correspondence courses.

I've done freelance editing for over ten years. I'm good at big picture (plot, structure, content, etc.) and line-by-line editing. My favorite way to work is directly on a manuscript, making comments and suggestions, accompanied by an editorial letter. I often include references for further reading for my clients.

When I was a child, I dreamed about being an “author.” But it wasn’t until my own children were in grade school that I began writing seriously. I sold my first magazine short story to Jack and Jill in 1992. Since then I’ve sold fiction and nonfiction to many magazines including Highlights for Children, Cricket, Ladybug, Soccer Jr., Real People, Guide, Encounter, Touch, and a variety of other religious magazines.

My first picture book Things Little Kids Need to Know (was selected as a 2000 Read, America! Collection Selection. Now I’ve done three more picture books, seven readers, two books for an educational subscription program with Schoolwide, and an adult novel.