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Heather Pendley

Freelance Indexer│Editor

Bio

When I was given a manual typewriter at the age of 10, I discovered my love for words and imagined my future as a novelist. However, I soon abandoned my word-loving ways for steady work in finance and earned a bachelor's in business management with a minor in accounting. Several years ago, I returned to my Word Nerd calling by becoming a freelance copy editor, proofreader, and creator of back-of-the-book and embedded (hyperlinked) indexes. Since then, I've completed many courses, including the specialized copyediting program at UCSD and UC Berkeley’s Indexing Theory and Application. As a lifelong Southern California resident, I’m familiar with common United States customs and Latino culture. I pride myself on helping clients to present their best work. For the last couple of years, I've been ASI's indexer training course administrator. I have served as treasurer of SD/Pen, been an elected member of the EFA Board of Governors, and have judged ACES headline contests. When not working, I enjoy time with my family, walking my rescue dogs, and being a volunteer Bible teacher. I do not edit/index horror, religious, supernatural, erotic, or political material, nor do I review books for my clients.

Demographics

Freelance Indexer│Editor

  • Academic Editing
  • Copyediting
  • Developmental and Substantive Editing
  • Indexing
  • Line editing
  • Proofreading
  • Reporting
  • Research
  • Transcribing

  • Adult
  • Board Book (0–3 years)
  • Chapter Book (7–9 years)
  • College
  • ESL
  • Middle Grade (9–12 years)
  • Picture Book (4–8 years)
  • Young Adult (13–18 years)

  • Acrobat
  • Excel
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Google Sheets
  • InDesign
  • Other
  • PowerPoint
  • Word

Expert (50+ projects)

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Academic materials, Assessments, Blogs, Catalogs, Children’s Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Ebooks, Essays, Magazines, Multimedia, Newsletters, Newspapers, Novellas, Obituaries, Poetry, Promotional Materials, Recipes, Reference Materials, Resumes and cover letters, Reviews, Social media, Speeches, Textbooks, Training materials, White papers

  • Academic
  • Biography
  • KidLit
  • Memoir
  • Narrative Nonfiction
  • Trade Nonfiction

  • Accounting
  • Advertising-PR
  • Aging
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Business
  • Crafts
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Fitness
  • Gardening
  • Health
  • Humor
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Lifestyle
  • Linguistics
  • Marketing
  • Medicine
  • Multicultural Interest
  • Music
  • Parenting/Family
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Self-help
  • Social Sciences (Qualitative)
  • Sports
  • Travel

  • Business
  • Computer Sciences
  • Cultural Studies
  • Education
  • Humanities
  • Legal
  • Literature
  • Medical & Health Sciences
  • Music/Art
  • Social Sciences
  • Technology

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Sciences
  • Education
  • Finance/Investment
  • Front Office Ops
  • Health Professions
  • Legal
  • Operations/Logistics

  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Associated Press (AP)
  • Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
  • Modern Language Association (MLA)

  • English

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Bachelor's degree