Writer & Editor | Essential Oils Coach | Health & Wellness Advocate | Educator | Finding Peace in A Manic World
I primarily work with first-time authors who write self-help manuscripts. Why? Because they inspire and motivate me. Their entire vision is always driven by a compelling need to help others; their messages are poignant yet inspiring; their content is approachable and always sincere – and I become a better person each time I read their stories. It's exhilarating to work with writers whose sole purpose is to help others, and it's humbling when I get to help them turn their work into publishable copy.
Here is what I can do for you and have done for 30+ years:
Services: editing, writing, proofreading, and helping writers achieve clarity in language and written content; maintain the integrity of the writer's voice
Editing Specialties: Developmental/Substantive/Line Editing of self-help manuscripts written by first-time authors
Self-Help Genre Specialties: sales/marketing/finance; self-development/professional development/instructional; inspirational/spiritual/motivational; curriculum and leadership; education training manuals and procedures
Other Book Genres: memoir, romantic and historical fiction; Christian fiction and nonfiction; short stories, creative nonfiction, and poetry
Articles/Blogs: education; health and wellness
Academic Content: education curriculum and standards alignment; journal articles; master’s theses, and dissertations; literary analyses and investigations; rhetorical analyses; cultural briefs; academic course waiver letters; academic letters of intent and statement of purpose
Other: Manuscript critiques and editorial letters; beta reading; query letters/synopses; proposal letters
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: expand, manage, and cultivate client relationships and customer service; copyediting coursework; developed business plan.
STYLE GUIDES: Chicago, AP, APA, MLA, Oxford and Cambridge, Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE
LANGUAGES: American and British English
DEGREES: BAs - English/Music; MS - Education
Work Terms
Depends on the project. Let's talk. These are just some of the things I can do for you. I edit content in MS Word, and I've edited work in PDF and on Google Docs. I've also converted MS Word docs to PDF.
1. Spot and fix issues with overused/misused/missing words, overused phrases, incorrect facts, redundancies, contradictions, implausibility’s, confusing narrative, pronoun misuse, adverb overuse, point-of-view errors, transitions, tense, clarity, syntax, and pacing.
2. Check grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, consistency, and sentence structure.
3. Create a clean, properly formatted, publishable copy.
4. Make sure all my edits maintain an author's voice and style.
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