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Pronouns (select all that apply): He/Him Gender: Genderfluid Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?: Yes Do you identify as a person with a disability?: Yes If you identify as a person with a disability, what is your disability? (Select all that apply.): Neurodivergent Highest degree or level of education you have completed: Doctoral degree, Professional degree (e.g., JD, MD) Are you a veteran?: No
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Service Types: Acquisitions , Book Coaching , Copyediting , Copywriting , Cover Design , Developmental Editing , Formatting , Ghostwriting , Line Editing , Permissions Editing , Project Management , Proofreading , Sensitivity Reading , Writing Open to Speaking Engagements and Presentations: Yes Do you use Artificial Intelligence? : No Experience Level : Expert (50+ projects) First Time Author Friendly : Yes In-House Publishing Experience: Yes Availability : Currently Booking Affinity Groups: Academic Editing , BIPOC , LGBTQ+ Business Email: scott@scottcatey.com Business Name: The Catey Literary Group, LLC. | Rising Justice Editions Years in Editorial Field: 25 Years as Editorial Freelancer: 25 Member Directory Bio: I'm an author, ghostwriter, editor, and publisher, with diverse experience across genres and industries. I have 20+ years of experience with trade nonfiction, including the sciences, justice and true crime writing, forensics, theology, memoir, and more. I have 10+ years writing and editing fiction, with specialization in literary fiction, experimental fiction, and dark realism. Additionally, I am a trusted partner for government agencies, nonprofit organizations, industry, and individuals, with 15+ years of dedicated public service. Whatever your needs, I have broad substantive knowledge, skills, and experience that give me a unique edge. From legal drafting to technical writing, policy and practice to strategic communications, from grant proposal to textbook, from memoir to speculative science fiction, I offer decades of expert writing, editing, and publishing. I earned my Ph.D. and J.D. concurrently and with honors, and bring a deep understanding of audience-focused writing, language psychology, and high value communication. I am passionate about helping clients succeed on your terms, and and I love the collaborate process with clients and authors. Skills: Authenticity reading , Beta reading , Book promotion , Coaching , Consulting , Copyediting , Curriculum development , Design/Layout , Desktop and digital publishing , Developmental/Substantive editing , Fact-checking , Formatting , Ghostwriting , Instructional design , Line editing , Literary coaching , Manuscript evaluation , Marketing and promotion , Permissions management , Project management , Proofreading , Reporting , Research , Self-publishing , Sensitivity reading , Translating , Typesetting , Writing Subject Area Specialties: Aging , Agriculture , Animals , Anthropology , Arts , Arts, Visual , Biology , Business , Computer Technology , Earth Science , Ecology/Environment , Economics , Education , Film/TV/Theater , Food and cooking , Gardening , Geography , Health , History , International Affairs , Law , Leadership , LGBTQIA , Linguistics , Medicine , Medicolegal , Multicultural Interest , Music , Nonprofit Organizations , Nursing , Philosophy , Popular Culture , Psychology , Public Policy , Religion/Spirituality , Self-help , Social Work , Sociology , Travel , Visual Arts , Women's studies Fiction Genres: Horror Fiction Subgenres & Specialized Categories: Crime , LGBTQ+ , Literary Nonfiction Genres: Academic , Biography , Medical , Memoir , Narrative Nonfiction , Technical , Trade Nonfiction Nonfiction Subject Areas: Administration & Curriculum , Behavioral Sciences & Human Computer Interaction , Cultural Studies , Current Affairs , Education , Government , Humanities , Interdisciplinary Studies , Legal , Literature , Medical & Health Sciences , Music/Art , Religion , Social Sciences , STEM Nonfiction Occupational Disciplines : Education , Government & Policy , Health Professions , Legal Nonfiction Scientific Disciplines : Archaeology , Bioethics , Biology , Environmental Sciences Nonfiction Materials: Bibliographies , Books , Curriculum , Dissertations & Theses , Essays , Glossaries , Grants , Journals , Monographs , Nonprofit or Corporate Communications Fiction Types of Work : Music/Lyrics , Novel , Poetry , Prose , Script / Screenplay Document Types : Assessments , Blogs , Book proposals , Catalogs , Creative nonfiction , Ebooks , E-learning , Essays , Family histories , Government documents , Multimedia , Newsletters , Promotional materials , Recipes , Reference materials , Reviews , Speeches , Textbooks , Training materials , White papers Audience Types: Adult , College , Picture Book (4–8 years) Editing Languages: English , German , Other , Russian Other Languages: Romanian, Welsh, Irish Editorial Styles: American Medical Association (AMA) , American Psychological Association (APA) , Associated Press (AP) , Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) , Modern Language Association (MLA) Software: Acrobat , Excel , Google Docs , Google Forms , Google Sheets , Illustrator , InDesign , Photoshop , PHP , PowerPoint , SQL , Word , XML Do you edit explicit / graphic content?: Yes
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