All Services Writing & Translation Ghost Writing & Books Share This Copy Link Directly Copy $40/hr · Starting at $100 As the editorial director of an independent publisher of business, travel, and children's books (which she co-founded), Robyn McCarthy works with authors on their manuscripts from the initial draft stage through production, overseeing the proofreading and fact-checking by junior editors and coordinating with the production and design team on layout. She previously worked as the managing editor of a trade magazine, a staff writer for a public affairs magazine, and as a freelance journalist (with clips including The Wall Street Journal, the Journal of Commerce,and USA Today). She has also done book indexing and proofreading on a freelance basis and recently finished working with a first-time author on editing his fiction book. Our book authors (and the magazine writers whose work we used to edit) have uniformly appreciated her approach to editing -- in which she strives to direct them in improving their own writing skills rather than just handing them a story or chapter that's just been Skills & Expertise CoachingDesignDirectorEditingIndexingMagazine DesignProofreadingPublishingSoftware DesignWriting 4 Reviews Steve_Ericsson says, The best of the best. Highly recommended! for Write an index for a bookon Feb 27, 2010Kari_Hoke says, Robyn was a pleasure to work with. for Philanthropyon Oct 05, 2009Rachele_Ellsworth says, Robyn did a fantastic job with this project. She was very thorough and organized. I was able to make the corrections with ease. Robyn completed the work in a timely fashion and I would hire her again for future projects. for Edit 30 page educational product catalogon Sep 16, 2009Ksenija_Cigic says, Robyn is easy to work with,talented,fast and approachable.It was my pleasure to work with her. for Editing needed-6 pageson Aug 28, 2009