Book & Magazine Editor
EDITING YOUR WRITING:
Since 2003, I have line-edited books and other writing projects for dozens of writers, including many through the Book Passage “Path to Publishing Program.” Similar to copy editing, line editing consists of going line-by-line through a manuscript to check for consistency, word choice, correct grammar, punctuation, etc.
I have line-edited magazine articles, short stories, newsletters and about 30 books, including nonfiction titles on politics, history and psychology; several memoirs; numerous novels; science fiction; Bay Area Travel Writers anthologies in 2014, 2015 and 2016; an award-winning book on Greek theatre; a coffee table art history book; and God, Seed, a poetry collection that won a 2011 Indie Excellence award.
I enjoy this work and would be happy to line-edit what you’ve written. I am familiar with both AP and Chicago Style. I can also do basic proofreading. Hourly rate and references on request.
BOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS I HAVE EDITED:
2016-2020: Monthly Poetry Sundays column for womensvoicesforchange.org, by Rebecca Foust
2019-2020: World Travel with Miles travel blog, by Moawia Abdelkarim
2020: Jack the Raccoon (two children’s books), by K. Patton
2020: The Goldberg Variations: The Redemption of the Damned (coming-of-age novel), by Jonathan Taylor, Arnoland Press
2020: Vivacious (novel), by John Hawksley
2020: Serape Notebook (novel), by Raul Hernandez
2020: Smoggy Basin Homicides (novel), by William Story
2020: Ripped Apart (political opinion book), by Steven Stoft
2019: A Life Most Ordinary (memoir), by Sue Smith
2019: The Kingdom Has Arrived (religious/memoir), by Amy Jean
2019: The Trestle (coming-of-age novel), by Woodie Williams
2019: Survivor (memoir), by Dipannita Basu, PhD
2019: Rancho (sci-fi thriller), by Julie McLaughlin
2019: Standin’ in a Hard Rain (memoir), by Joel Eis
2019: From Darkness to Embrace the Light (psychology), by Mary L. Westcott
2019: A Cloak of Good Fortune (memoir), by Sieu Sean Do
2019: “Peace Umbrella” (short story), by Grace Rogers, published in Catamaran Literary Reader
2019: Sister Butterfly (children’s book), by Mike Mirabella
2019: Business articles and web content, by Tyler Copenhaven-Heath
2019: Triathlon training articles, by Kamil Klamann
2019: Two essays, by Grace Rogers
2019: First Act of Freedom (history), by Joel Eis
2019: Visions from Abroad (art history), by Mona Khazindar
2018-2019: Reports for court depositions by Claude Chemtob, PhD
2018: Foretold (fantasy thriller), by Elizabeth Banning
2018: Wake-Up Call (advocacy/nonfiction), by Larry Bearg
2018: East Bay Murders (crime thriller), by Tanya Chalupa
2018: Time in My Coffee: An Art-full Autobiography (memoir), by Igor Sazevich
2018: Ignite Your Dormant SuperPowers (self-help), by Steve Dickason
2018: The Goldberg Variations: Rites of Passage (coming-of-age novel), by Jonathan Taylor, Arnoland Press (American Fiction Awards, Faulkner Awards, and Eric Hoffer Awards finalist)
2017: The Adventures of the Smith Family, by R. C. Hand
2017: Trial Fundamentals (law/nonfiction), by Judge Mark Curry
2017: Out of the Mansion of the Motoyasu (memoir), by Junko Chodos, Giotto Multimedia
2017: A Traveler’s Travel Guide (travel memoir), by Jane Weber
2017: The Whole Book (poetry/philosophy), by Don Cerveris
2017: Bay Area Travel Writers Taste of Travel II anthology
2017: My Big C (memoir), by Nancy F. Radin, Dramedy Press
2017: Los Conversos (historical thriller), by William Zemsky
2017: Grandpa Ernie’s Secret, by R. C. Hand
2016: Shards of a Broken Mystery (spiritual memoir), by Shira Marin, Mute Swan Publishing
2016: Bay Area Travel Writers Taste of Travel I anthology
2016: Red Fire: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution (memoir), by Wei Yang Chao, Avant Press
2016: One Percent Free (science-fiction thriller), by G.A. Matiasz, 62 Mile Press
2016: Raised in the Shadow of the Bomb (nonfiction), by D. Leah Steinberg
2016: The Rangity Tango Kids (memoir), by Lorraine Rominger, Untreed Reads Publishing
2015: Intelligent Design and Other Poems (poetry), by Bruce Sams
2015: Bay Area Travel Writers National Parks 100th Anniversary anthology
2015: Fire in My Hands and The Play in August (play scripts), by Joel Eis
2015: My Journey In and Out of Africa (memoir), by Pauline Tusher
2015: The Harp of Time (science-fiction novel), by Joel Eis
2015: What A Trip! (memoir), by Jim Wood
2014: Bay Area Travel Writers Clips & Pics anthology
2014: The Function of the Ekkyklema in Greek Theatre (academic book: winner of The Adele Mellen Prize), by Joel Eis, Edwin Mellen Press
2014: The Greatest Encounter (religious book), by Bishop K.K. Degaya
2014: Three short stories by Letitia Sanders
2012: My Magical Palace (novel), by Kunal Mukherjee, Harper Collins (India)
2010: All That Gorgeous Pitiless Song (poetry), by Rebecca Foust, Many Mountains Moving Press
2010: God, Seed (poetry), by Rebecca Foust, Tebot Bach Press (Foreword Review Book of the Year for Poetry)
2009: Mom’s Canoe (poetry), by Rebecca Foust, Texas Review Press (Robert Phillips Chapbook Poetry Prize)
2008-2010: Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation quarterly newsletter
EDITOR FOR NATIONAL MAGAZINES:
Executive Editor/Editor-in-Chief, Running Times Magazine
Regional Editor, Triathlon Today Magazine
Senior Editor, Running Times Magazine