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Freelance professional book editor and literary consultant
Serving self-publishing authors and those seeking traditional publication
As a professional editor, author, and consultant to writers that produce everything from mass-market to literary fiction, and memoirs to special-interest nonfiction, I tailor my editing and proofreading to suit each client's particular needs and project(s). Preserving and enhancing your individual author voice is of paramount importance to me. Whether you are among those submitting manuscripts to literary agents and conventional publishers, or those self-publishing trade books and ebooks, I offer a range of editing and literary services geared to professional publication standards—to best help you achieve your writing and publishing goals.
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Editorial and literary qualifications
- PhD (University of British Columbia), with specialties in history,
popular culture, and publishing studies - Long and varied professional writing and editing experience
- Author of books acquired by major publishers and articles, essays,
and book reviews published in magazines, journals, anthologies, reference works, and book review publications - Editor of conventionally published and self-published books and ebooks, fiction and nonfiction
- Successful representation by literary agents in New York and London
- Experience with American, Canadian, and British publishers
- Former editorial advisor to the Federation of BC Writers magazine WordWorks; emeritus member of the board of Media History, an international journal based in London, England
- Writing and publishing instructor and workshop presenter for
university courses and adult education. - Listed in International Authors and Writers Who's Who, Killam
Scholars Who's Who, and The Writers Directory (formerly Contemporary Authors) - Member of the Authors Guild (US), Editors' Association of Canada, and Writers' Union of Canada
- Providing professional editing, proofreading, manuscript assessment, book proposals, and query letters to Helping You Get Published authors since 1999
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