Over the course of my career, I have edited over 550 fiction, non-fiction, and academic titles; my expertise encompasses copy editing, line editing, proofreading, developmental editing, bibliography and citation editing, and formatting, including adherence to style guides such as Chicago Manual of Style, APA, IEEE, SBL, and various house styles.
Titles I have edited have been published by Amherst Press, Bloomsbury, Cambridge University Press, De Gruyter, Lever Press, Manchester University Press, Mayo Clinic Press, Mohr Siebeck, Peter Lang, Routledge, SBL Press, Stanford University Press, University of Michigan Press, and Yale University Press, among others. I have served as copy editor for the Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, the Journal of the British Academy, Contemporary European History, and Innervate and as editor for Quiver. I have also held the position of Lead Editor for the International Student Thesis Editing Service at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).
Additional projects have included theses and dissertations, applications, grant proposals, cover letters, resumes, bios, blurbs, query letters, blog posts, and website copy. My CV can be seen here.
I take pride in safeguarding the integrity of the editorial process and have identified and had pulled from production two heavily plagiarized manuscripts and two manuscripts due to problematic content. I am deeply committed to my work; my editing is informed by a lifetime of love for the English language and over sixteen years of practical experience writing both creative and academic texts. I hold a PhD in English from the University of Nottingham, an MLitt in Shakespeare Studies from the University of St Andrews, an MAS in Film and Media Studies from Arizona State University, and a BA in Creative Writing with Honors in English Literature from Knox College, for which degrees I have completed three academic theses and a creative writing portfolio. I am intimately familiar with the intricacies of academic writing and publishing, as well as guiding and supporting authors in the development of plot, character, story arc, organization, continuity, and dialogue.
For academic titles, my particular subject specialisms are Shakespeare; English literature; adaptation; film, television, and media studies; theater and performance; new and digital media; and music, with additional interests in Renaissance and Regency-era history. For fiction, I specialize in young adult fiction, romance, speculative fiction, fairy tales, Regency-era historical fiction, and adaptations.
Diverse project topics provide familiarity with and insight into, among others, Asian studies, business, child development, communication, dance, economics, education, gender studies, geophysics, health care, history, hospitality, human trafficking, international relations and politics, linguistics, marketing, mental health, military sciences, museum studies, philosophy, psychology, queer studies, sexuality, social media, sports, sustainability, theology and religious studies, video games, women’s studies, and youth studies; and biography, crime, general fiction and non-fiction, historical fiction, memoir, military fiction, self-help, and short story. My title list can seen here.
I have worked with people from many walks of life: an international cast of individuals of highly diverse personal backgrounds, personalities, cultures, and languages. The ability to engage thoughtfully, appreciate different areas of expertise, and acknowledge and navigate differing viewpoints is crucial to my approach to each new project and to my ability to foster positive and productive author–editor relationships. If it’s important to you, it’s important to me.
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