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ABOUT THE EDITOR

learn about what I do, who I am, and why I'm here

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How I Edit

My foremost goal as an editor is to help you bring your work to its full potential while carefully maintaining your voice.

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Editing your own work is hard! Being edited is possibly harder! My editing style is warm, encouraging, and constructive. I aim to not only bring clarity to your work but also help you see how you can build on your strengths.

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I'm a creator like you—I understand what it’s like to love a craft, but maybe not relish every task necessary to reach excellence in the final product. I’m here to help. I can help smooth and elevate your work and take the burden of finishing touches off of you so you can boldly focus on creating.

What I Edit

I work across genres including fiction and nonfiction (adult, new adult, young adult, middle grade). These are my areas of focus:

Commercial and Literary Fiction

  • general

  • suspense/thriller

  • action

  • adventure

  • romance

  • crime

  • comedy/humor

  • women’s fiction

Speculative Fiction

  • fantasy

  • supernatural

  • paranormal

  • soft sci-fi

  • magic realism

  • dystopian/utopian

  • apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic

Nonfiction

  • informational

  • self-help

  • inspirational

  • comedy/humor

  • history

  • travel

  • web content (e.g., website content, blogs, social media)

How I'm Legit

​I hold editing certificates with UC Berkeley Extension and Black Hills State University. I continually seek education in editing and publishing. I was head of my class at UC Berkeley Extension and earned a scholarship for my final term. I was subsequently featured on the Berkeley Voices Blog. See the article here: https://voices.berkeley.edu/writing-editing-and-technical-communication/recognizing-opportunity-career-change.

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I am also a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association.

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Why I'm Here

There’s a fair chance that you’ve happened upon me as I happened upon an editing career.

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What?

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I have loved language for as long as I can remember. This was instilled in me at a young age, and I’m excited to have been able to grow that love and pass it on to my children as well.

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After my young daughter wrote her second novella, I started hunting for direction on having her work published. That’s when I discovered the importance of hiring a good editor, and my eyes were opened to the possibility of an editing career for myself. Ultimately I sought and obtained the professional training I needed so that I could confidently deliver excellence in my services.

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Not only am I an editor, I’m also a person. When I’m not editing, I spend my time playing and writing music, learning useful and useless things, creating art, and baking sweets. I live in Wyoming, US, with my beautiful family.

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