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The Full Story

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have spent most of my working life in magazine and book publishing, developing long-lasting relationships with authors and agents. 

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As a professional editor of more than 100 published titles and a student of the current digital publishing landscape, I understand the entire gamut of disciplines involved in preparing a book for market.

 

I am well-versed and up to date on the industry-standard style guides: The Chicago Manual of Style (17th Edition) for book publishing, and The Associated Press Stylebook (56th Edition) for news and periodical publishing.

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I offer a full range of editing services to authors of nonfiction, autobiographies, and memoirs, including:

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  • Editorial Assessments,

  • Content Editing,

  • Copy Editing,

  • Developmental Editing, and

  • Proofreading.

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Mission

Mission

Gone are the days when publishing houses kept full rosters of proofreaders and editors to fine-tune manuscripts. The digital age has shifted the burden of well-edited books to the author.

 

These days, a poorly edited manuscript is a rejected manuscript.

 

My editorial mission is to ease the burden of authors as their collaborator and champion. I aim to simplify the process for them, letting them focus on their role as author while helping them deliver a book with its best chances for publishing success.

10-Value Pledge

The "10-Value Pledge"

My pledge to clients is to uphold what I have found to be the 10 core values for excellence in nonfiction editing and publishing:

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  1. clarity,

  2. honesty,

  3. discernment,

  4. factual accuracy,

  5. stylistic consistency,

  6. grammatical correctness,

  7. a sense of order and organization,

  8. time sensitivity,

  9. humanity, and

  10. integrity.

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