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Sabine
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San Diego, CA, USA
After more than 20 years as a newspaper writer/editor, I can make your book on food, drink, travel, and interior design come to life.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Cox Enterprises
- McClatchy
- Self-employed
Heather
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San Diego, CA, USA
Copy/Line Editor│Proofreader │Indexer: 15 years in business specializing in B2B (AWS/Amazon), finance, law, children's, and education.
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Dan
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San Diego, CA, USA
Copy editor with 12 years' professional experience with Scholastic, Klutz, Penguin, and Hachette; 5-year copy chief of San Diego Magazine.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, and Historical Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- San Diego Magazine
- Klutz
- Columbia University Seminars
- Columbia Art and Literary Journal
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Kate
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San Diego, CA, USA
Current associate publisher at Silver Dolphin Children's Books. 17+ years of experience. Five-star book coach from concept to publication!
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Silver Dolphin Books, Readerlink
- Klutz, Scholastic
- Hameray Publishing
- Houghton Mifflin
Annie
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San Diego, CA, USA
I’m a literary agent w/ over 17 years of experience in the publishing industry. I work on a range of adult and YA fiction and nonfiction.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Margret McBride Literary Agency
- Zoetrope: All-Story
Carey
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San Rafael, CA, United States
I am an editor who loves helping authors revise and refine their work so it is clear, precise, and ready for publication.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Sports & Outdoors, Parenting & Families, and Design.
Work experience:
- Chronicle Books
- Self-employed
Eva
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San Marcos, United States
Twenty-five years of experience as a copy / line editor, primarily in science, for university, museum, and association presses.
Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Life Sciences, Geography, Writing & Publishing, and Biographies & Memoirs.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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Gail
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San Diego, CA, USA
As an English major and a former educator, I'm an excellent and fastidious collaborator who can keep your project on time and on budget.
Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Open Book Editorial Services
- Annals of Botany Company
- University of California Press
- Academic Press/Elsevier
Martin Roy
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San Diego, CA, USA
Professional editor and national award-winning author with a wide range of experience in fiction and nonfiction publishing.
Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Cozy Mysteries, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, and Writing & Publishing.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Naval Health Research Center
- San Diego Business Journal
- San Diego Magazine
- The Log Newspapers
- Palm Springs Desert Sun
Lourdes
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San Diego, CA, USA
Creative, collaborative editor, with more than 35 years of editing experience in publishing and journalism.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Anthologies, Cultural & Ethnic, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- University of California, San Diego
- Newsday
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- The Miami Herald
- Chicago Tribune
Pam
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Experienced copyeditor and proofreader of books and magazines in all genres and age categories, but my speciality is in teen books.
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, LGBTQ Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- SF Apartment Magazine
- Zest Books
- Razorbill, Penguin
- American Psychological Association
Jon
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San Francisco, CA, USA
My focus is memoir, upscale fiction and LGTBQ+ in all genres. I run an award-winning publishing house and editing genuinely thrills me.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.
Work experience:
- Outpost19 Books
Kathy
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San Diego, United States
Freelance copyeditor and proofreader offering 25 years of experience in scientific and educational publishing
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Nature, Action & Adventure, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Education & Reference, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Academic Press (Elsevier Science/Harcourt)
- Academic Press
- Brian F. Smith and Associates (Archaeologist)
- Converse Consultants West
- Cajon Valley, Mountain Empire, and Palm Middle Schools
- Self-employed
Danielle
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San Carlos, CA, USA
Let's get your book publication ready! I'm a seasoned editor and author coach with expertise in kidlit, memoir, and new adult.
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, New Adult, and Young Adult.
Work experience:
- Cañada College
- Self-employed
- iWrite Marketing
- Hewlett-Packard Company
- Stanford University
- Diablo Magazine
- University of California Press
- The Learning Company
Staci
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Versatile editor, published author with 10+ years experience including NYT bestselling authors. Memoir, spirituality/religion, romance.
Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Broadleaf Books
Shelly
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San Jose, CA, USA
Copyeditor/developmental editor specializing in women’s fiction/historical fiction with clients from Big 5 publishing to indie authors.
Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, and Historical Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Biotech and high-tech firms in Silicon Valley
Dave
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Seattle, United States
Experienced copyeditor, proofreader, and fact checker proficient with Chicago style. I specialize in literary and historical fiction.
Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and True Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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