ABOUT THE EDITOR
learn about what I do, who I am, and why I'm here
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
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general
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suspense/thriller
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action
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adventure
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romance
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crime
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comedy/humor
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women’s fiction
Speculative Fiction
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fantasy
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supernatural
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paranormal
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soft sci-fi
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magic realism
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dystopian/utopian
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apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic
Nonfiction
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informational
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self-help
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inspirational
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comedy/humor
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history
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travel
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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.
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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