Verushka Byrow - Editor
Australia
Editor, copy editor and proofreader experienced in urban fantasy, romance, historical and YA fiction.
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Overview
I am an editor with 16 years experience in fiction to business and legal publishing . I have worked with first-time and experienced authors, guiding them through the editing process and always ensuring that their voice comes through in their work. I am also an experienced proofreader and copy editor who is able to give your work that last polish. And if you're just starting out and trying to figure out if I'm the editor you'd like to work with, I can do a developmental edit focusing on the major elements of plot, structure, pacing and characterisation to name a few elements.
Fiction
Adventure
Anthologies
Children's Picture Books
Classics
Comics & Graphic Novels
Crime & Mystery
Fantasy
Holiday
Horror
Humor & Comedy
LGBTQ
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller
Young Adult & Teen
Non-Fiction
Law
Publishing
Travel
Work experience
Editor, proofreader and copyeditor
The Writer’s Coffee Shop
January, 2013
–
January, 2014
(about 1 year)
I was promoted to editor from freelance position, and worked with authors editing their manuscripts to a production deadline. I was responsible for communication with authors and other members of my team (proofreader/copyeditor) to ensure integrity of manuscript was maintained. Served as proofreader and copyeditor on other teams as well. I learned how important it is to maintain an author's voice and vision for their story. My job is just to help you get to the book you wanted.
Editor and Proofreader:
Editor Group
December, 2012
–
July, 2013
(7 months)
I was responsible for managing workflow into and out of the proofreading group. Contacted clients to ensure they were kept abreast of their workflow and of any delays. Also worked on editing and proofreading jobs.
Editor, proofreader and copyeditor
Self-employed
January, 2011
–
Present
(over 8 years)
Started as a freelance editor at The Writer’s Coffee Shop (novels and short stories), before being promoted to full-time editor (see below). Also worked as a copyeditor for PS Publishing and proofreader for Aurora House Publishing.
I am the editor, proofreader and copyeditor for all client content and responsible for different levels of each according to a client’s needs.
Currently working on fiction and non-fiction content.
Portfolio (6 selected works)
The End of All Things
Lissa Bryan
After a terrible virus ravages the planet, Carly Daniels, one of the few survivors, hides in her apartment in Juneau trying to survive the best she can with only occasional forays to gather food. With her is Sam, a wolf puppy she found starving on the streets. He becomes her companion and a reason to continue when giving up sometimes seems like the more attractive option. Still dazed with shoc... read more
Under These Restless Skies
Lissa Bryan
Journey back in time to Tudor England with a tale of romance, intrigue, and the Celtic legends of the selkies. Will Somers has spent his life alone, thinking himself unlovable. Emma is a selkie; a creature of myth and magic, one of the immortal fae-folk of the sea. When Will finds her sleeping on a beach, he recalls the tales his grandmother told him of selkie maidens taken for wives. He seize... read more
Obvious Child
Warren Cantrell
Sam Grant doesn't want to be famous, but he doesn't have much of a say in the matter. On the verge of graduating from college with his master's in History, Sam and the rest of the world bear witness to the invention of time travel. Revealed via a YouTube broadcast, the brothers responsible for inventing time travel find their remarkable device coopted by the U.S. government. In a magnanimous g... read more
Out for Blood
Mike Walker
National Revealer's Clark Kelly carved out his killer career as Hollywood's most-feared gossip columnist by exploiting mankind's most ancient vulnerability: "Everyone's got a secret . . . and someone's dying to tell it!" Clark never reveals his to-die-for secret! NEWS FLASH: Dude's a vampire! CUE SCARY MUSIC . . . our undead gossip guru flies the night skies to spy on Hollywood's hottest stars... read more
Hollywood Sins
N. K. Smith
Public spectacles, private breakdowns, and terrible choices. How can a beloved Hollywood star feel so unloved? Twenty-four year old Adra Willows grew up in the spotlight, but navigating the shark infested waters of show business doesn't get easier with age. She has experienced mild success but nothing like the achievement of one of her best friends. Adra constantly compares herself to Liliana ... read more
St. Barts
Emme Cross
Sunny O'Hara hopes to call the tiny slice of France her new home. Her parents met and fell in love on the Caribbean island, but she and her dad left after her mother's death. Sunny is back on St. Barts hoping to build rental villas on some family land and finally have a social life after nursing her father until his death. Sunny hasn't dated and sometimes feels as though she's wearing a scarle... read more
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