Book & Magazine Editor
LET ME HANDLE YOUR EDITING NEEDS
Since 2003, I have edited, copyedited, or proofread books, articles, blog posts, and even play scripts and legal documents for dozens of clients worldwide. Typically I go line-by-line through a manuscript to check for consistency, word choice, correct grammar, punctuation, etc., while also inserting comments where I spot problems or need to ask the client a question.
Among the more than 100 books I have edited by authors from five continents are nonfiction titles on politics, history, psychology, and the law; self-help books; many memoirs (including travel and spiritual memoirs); numerous novels and thrillers; historical fiction; several science-fiction/fantasy titles; several YA/coming-of-age novels, several children’s books; several travel-writing anthologies; an award-winning book on Greek theatre; a coffee-table art history book; and poetry collections that have won major awards. Many of the authors I have worked with are first-time authors and/or non-native-English speakers, while others are longtime professional authors.
I enjoy this work and would be happy to edit what you’ve written. I am very familiar with both AP and Chicago Style guidelines. I prefer to edit Word documents so that I can use the Track Changes tool to show all of my edits and comments. Hourly rate and references on request.
HERE’S WHAT I HAVE EDITED
BOOKS:
2023: You’re the Boss: Make Running Work for You (sports), by Antonia Svensson
2023: The Spirit Fruit (Christian children’s book), by D. L. Patillo
2023: Political Common Sense (nonfiction), by Clifford Michaels
2023: Mastering Productivity (business memoir), by A. S. Basahal
2023: The Atypical Leader (business memoir), by Rick Brennan
2023: A Logotherapy Approach to Fitness, by Ivan Bychkov
2022: Standin’ in a Hard Rain (memoir), by Joel Eis
2022: Creative Destruction (business memoir), by Robert McLaughlin
2022: Be the Queen of Your Money (self-help/finance), by Christine Walsh
2022: Once Upon a Time, I Changed the Rules (self-help/memoir), by Marta Rivera
2022: The Reluctant Visionary (paranormal novel), by Datta Groover
2022: Adtenatus’ Odyssey (fantasy), by Quentin Dugand
2022: The House on the Cliff (novel), by R. C. Hand
2022: Alibi (crime novel), by C. Douglas Dalbey
2022: It’s Just Food (diet/psychology), by Rebecca R. Laurel-Hill, RDN
2022: Back Them Days: Reflections of a Life on the Mississippi (history), by Sherry Pardee
2022: Claire’s Conflict (novel), by Dave Mathews
2022: Mrs. Vee (crime novel), by R. C. Hand
2022: Poopy McPooFace: The Perilous Journey (children’s book), by David Michael Slater
2022: Toward Ski Mastery and Beyond (sports psychology/self-help), by Skiers Tsallen
2022: Things I Wish I’d Learned in February (novella), by Andre Davis
2022: The Little Book of Running and Everything Else (essay collection), by Daniel O’Leary Greer
2022: The Happy Mindset (self-help/philosophy), by Shay Sun
2022: Funster 600+ Funniest Dad Jokes, by Charles Timmerman
2022: Toward Ski Mastery and Beyond (sports/self-help), by Tsallen Skiers
2022: The No Quitters Guide to Crushing Real Estate Investing and Building an Extraordinary Life, by Nathan Brooks
2022: Driven: How Adversity Helped Me Find My Greatest Potential (memoir), by Stephanie Hammerman (Incognito Publishing)
2022: Go Outside: Connect and Learn with Your Family in the U.S. National Parks, by Rita Naomi Moran
2022: Vanishing Kingdoms: An Improbably Journey from East to West (memoir), by John Edakara
2022: Future Remnants: Stories & Poems, by Benjamin L. Owen (short stories/poetry)
2022: Dreams for Our Children: Immigrant Letters to the Future, by Omotayo Banjo
2022: Dusted by Stars (sci-fi thriller), by G. A. Matiasz
2022: We Are From Earth (sci-fi short stories), by Joel Eis
2022: Generations Shall Call Them Blessed (history/poetry), by Dan Paulos
2021: Hoops Drills for Relationship Skills (self-help), by Jesse Sharpe
2021: The Chronicles of Legend (sci-fi thriller), by Joel Champion
2021: From the Kitchen Table: Words of Wisdom, Acts of Love, and Food for the Soul (memoir), by Sheryl Lewis
2021: The Secret World of Stamps (memoir), by Terry McCaffrey
2021: Blessings in the Wake of Grief (memoir), by Thelma Garcia Villena
2021: First Love (memoir), by Cheyenne Biancheri
2021: Unleashed (parenting autistic kids), by Chris Reavis
2021: The Serape Notebook: A Love Story (novel), by Raul Hernandez
2021: NIAC: Ideas in Blood – Part II (historical thriller), by Andre Davis
2021: The Road to 59 (sports nonfiction), by T. Ellis
2021: 2033: God’s Last Mission (dystopian sci-fi novel), by Alexander Love
2021: My Letters to Conceicao (epistolary novel), by Jorge Molina del Callejo
2021: Dancing on the Wine-Dark Sea (travel memoir, International Book Awards finalist), by Diane LeBow, PhD
2021: Marriage and Beyond (relationships self-help), by Axel D. Blumenberg, PhD
2021: Roman Identity (historical fiction), by J. U. Scribe
2021: Beyond Mindset: The Meditation Blueprint to Breaking Free from Stress, by Virna Lichter
2021: The Story of Saudi Arabia (history), by Salah Al Arjani
2021: The Lost Notebooks of Sisyphus (mythology), by Phil Couisneau
2020: Falling Apart, Together (YA novel), by H. M. Francis
2020: Scoop of Love (romance novel), by Aysha Khan
2020: Travel Stories of Wonder and Change (anthology), Bay Area Travel Writers
2020: Knowing Self (self-help/poetry), by Zachary Alden
2020: I Used to be a Girl: Memoir of a Mom of Five Boys, by Linda Tierney
2020: Memoirs of a WWII P.O.W. Wife, by Edna E. Ames
2020: Waking the Core of Man (memoir/self-help), by Connor McCanless (hardcover here).
2020: Walk, Hike, Walk, Saunter: Seasoned Women Share Tales and Trails, by Susan Alcorn
2020: Just Who We Are: My Story of Grit, Grace, and Identity (memoir), by Robyn Stecher
2020: Niac: Ideas in Blood – Part I (historical thriller), by Andre Davis
2020: Only (poetry collection), by Rebecca Foust
2020: All the Good Little Girls Keep Quiet (coming-of-age novel), by Kristine Kibbee
2020: The Biking Professors: Solving the USA-China Trade War One Road Trip at a Time (political novel), by Jack Ilmonen and John Cogburn
2020: Jack the Raccoon (four short 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 (romance/thriller), by John Hawksley
2020: Smoggy Basin Homicides (novel), by William Story
2020: Ripped Apart: How Democrats Can Fight Polarization to Win (political opinion), by Steven Stoft
2020: The Kingdom Has Arrived (spiritual memoir), by Amy Jean
2019: A Life Most Ordinary (memoir), by Sue Smith
2019: The Trestle (coming-of-age novel), by Woodie Williams
2019: Survivor (memoir), by Dipannita Basu, PhD
2019: Rancho (dystopian sci-fi thriller), by Julie McLaughlin
2022: Standin’ in a Hard Rain (memoir), by Joel Eis
2019: From Darkness to Embrace the Light: A Spiritual Guide for Reclaiming Your Life After Soul-Crushing Relationships (psychology), by Mary L. Westcott
2019: A Cloak of Good Fortune: A Cambodian boy’s journey from paradise through a kingdom of terror (memoir), by Sieu Sean Do
2019: Sister Butterfly (children’s book), by Mike Mirabella
2019: First Act of Freedom (history), by Joel Eis
2019: Visions from Abroad: Historical and Contemporary Representations of Arabia (art history), by Mona Khazindar
2019: Wake-Up Call: Policing, Privilege, and Reclaiming Our Unalienable Rights (advocacy/nonfiction), by Larry Bearg
2018: Foretold (fantasy thriller), by Elizabeth Banning
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: Discover everything you need to be happy, fulfilled, loving, creative, peaceful and crazy prosperour (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: Trial Fundamentals: A Concise Handbook on the Basics of Courtroom Evidence, Procedure & Tactics (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: A new kind of meditation, a new kind of dialogue and a new kind of poetry (poetry/philosophy), by Don Cerveris
2017: Bay Area Travel Writers Taste of Travel II anthology
2017: My Big C: Here After All These Years (memoir), by Nancy F. Radin, Dramedy Press
2017: Los Conversos (historical thriller), by William Zemsky
2017: Grandpa Ernie’s Secret (spy novel), by R. C. Hand
2016: Shards of a Broken Mystery: Restoring Hekate and our Divine Feminine Soul (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 (dystopian sci-fi thriller), by G.A. Matiasz, 62 Mile Press
2016: Raised in the Shadow of the Bomb: Children of the Manhattan Project (memoir), 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: My Journey In and Out of Africa (memoir), by Pauline Tusher
2015: The Harp of Time (sci-fi novel), by Joel Eis
2015: What A Trip! A Mostly Positive Life Story (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 with the Highest Power in the Universe (spiritual memoir), by Bishop K.K. Degaya
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)
EDITOR FOR MAGAZINES:
Executive Editor/Editor-in-Chief (2 years), Running Times Magazine
Regional Editor (2 years), Triathlon Today Magazine
Senior Editor (6 years), Running Times Magazine
Editor (2 years), Waterways Magazine
BLOG POSTS & WEBSITES:
2021: Editing of several articles for www.stacker.com
2021: Editing of content at www.elationtours.com
2021: Editing of several USIM media agency blogs posts and white papers: www.theusim.com
2020-21: Editing of 100+ articles for a wellness/mental health website: www.solutions.crediblemind.com/blog
2016-2021: Editing of all Poetry Sundays column for womensvoicesforchange.org
2020: Editing of all content at www.us.embassyeritrea.org
2019-2020: Editing of World Travel with Miles (www.worldtravelwithmiles.com) travel blog, by Moawia Abdelkarim
ARTICLES:
2023: Editing of misc. content for Propel Philanthropy
2022-23: Editing of web content and press releases for L.A. Councilwoman Traci Park
2020-22: Editing of articles for Westside (CA) Current
2020-22: Editing of all articles for Waterways magazine (Austin, Texas)
2020: Editing of articles and op-eds for writers Allen Dusault, Ben Wieder, Daniel Vigil, and Philip Salem, M.D.
2019: Editing of articles and web content by Phoenix business owner Tyler Copenhaven-Heath
2019: Editing of triathlon training articles by Kamil Klamann
Pre-2019: Editing of articles for City Sports, Triathlon Today, Triathlete, and Running Times magazines
SHORT STORIES & ESSAYS:
2021: We Are From Earth (sci-fi short stories), by Joel Eis
2020: Short stories by Woodie Williams (including “The Jump” and “Catching Flies“)
2019: “Peace Umbrella” (short story), by Grace Rogers, PhD, published in Catamaran Literary Reader
2019: Three essays by Grace Rogers, PhD
2014: Three short stories by Letitia Sanders
MISC.:
2022: Annual Report: Amhara Association of America
2022: Annual Report: BMW Car Club of America-South Atlantic Region
2020-2021: Press releases for the Eritrean Embassy in Washington, D.C.
2020-2022: Press releases and blog posts for Kate & Frank Home Buyers
2018-2019: Reports for court depositions by Claude Chemtob, PhD
2015: Fire in My Hands and The Play in August (play scripts), by Joel Eis
2008-2010: Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation quarterly newsletter