I have more than two decades of experience editing and writing memoir, personal essays, craft essays, feature articles and columns, blog posts, website copy, bios, book proposals, query letters, and other marketing copy. I was an in-house technology magazine editor for many years.
Do you have a draft of a memoir manuscript, novel, essay collection, or self-help/business book that needs big picture edits, structural help, or meticulous copyediting at the line level using a specific style guide? I am here for you! I am well versed in the latest version of The Chicago Manual of Style and am adept at adjusting to style preferences, as well as creating and adhering to a style sheet specific to a manuscript.
I provide developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading services for most nonfiction and literary/contemporary fiction. I am a freelance copyeditor, proofreader, and production editor at Simon & Schuster.
As a writer and editor, I understand collaboration from an author's perspective. I am communicative, a good listener, detail- and deadline-oriented, and eager to hear about your latest project.