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Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Advertising
  • Associated Press (AP) Style
  • Creative Writing
  • Excel
  • Google Docs
  • Indesign
  • Marketing
  • Microsoft
  • Ms
  • Ms Word
  • Powerpoint
  • Writing
  • Editing
  • Grammar

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Services

  • Children's Book Editing

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I specialize in editing for all levels of children's books, including picture books, chapter readers, middle grade and young adult. I'm a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,...

    EditingPicture Books
  • Book and Short Story Editing

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I provide in-depth manuscript editing based on 10 editing standards. I have been editing short stories since 1994 and novels since 1999 and will examine grammar, punctuation, spelling, word choice, character...

    EditingGrammarNovelsPunctuationShort Stories
  • Articles & Press Releases

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Proficient in AP and the Chicago Manual of Style, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe Creative Suite. Able to work in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Google Docs.Career Highlights: Now celebrating my 20th year...

    Adobe Creative SuiteAdvertisingAssociated Press (AP) StyleCreative WritingExcel
  • Children's Writing

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Proficient in AP Style, Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite. Able to work in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Google Docs.Career Highlights: More than 15 years as an editorMore than 1,600 published...

    Adobe Creative SuiteAdvertisingAssociated Press (AP) StyleCreative WritingExcel
  • E-Books

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Proficient in AP and the Chicago Manual of Style, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe Creative Suite. Able to work in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Google Docs. Career Highlights: Now celebrating my 20th year...

    Adobe Creative SuiteAdvertisingAssociated Press (AP) StyleCreative WritingExcel
  • Editing & Proofreading

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Proficient in AP and the Chicago Manual of Style, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe Creative Suite. Able to work in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Google Docs. Career Highlights: Now celebrating my 20th year...

    Adobe Creative SuiteAdvertisingAssociated Press (AP) StyleCreative WritingExcel

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About

From first draft to final draft.

I have been an editor for twenty-five years, working for publishers big and small, as well as working with dozens of self-published authors. I have a strong eye for detail and am adept at content) editing. Over the past few years, I have become an expert in children's books, best represented by the many kidlit titles I've edited or authored. My background in fiction and nonfiction allows me to make either type of a book a complete and professional presentation.

Career Highlights:
1995-2005 Edited more than 300 books (fiction and nonfiction) and short stories, as well as more than 1,000 newspaper/magazine articles
1999-2001 Nationally syndicated journalist
2001 Attended the White House Correspondents Dinner
2009-Present Member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
2009-2012 editorial and marketing director for educational publisher RSC
2012 Founded New Author Editing. Edited more than 200 books, short stories, and other projects. Heavy emphasis on children's books
2014 Released first in a series of middle-grade biographies
2016 Released picture book Leaping Lemmings! through Sterling Children's Books (a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble)
2018 Released first of a three-book series through Sterling Children's Books