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Professional Editor and Published Author

$50 USD / Hour

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Joined on June 18, 2009

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I've written professionally for over a decade and edited professionally since 2017 for both professional firms and private clients. My specialization is genre fiction, but I'm experienced in editing a wide variety of documents. Whatever you've written, I can help you bring it to its fullest potential.

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12137687
A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

12130207
I can provide personal beta reading as a published author and professional editor. I will read your manuscript and provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Editorial Letter (beta read)

I can provide personal beta reading as a published author and professional editor. I will read your manuscript and provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Editorial Letter (beta read)

I can provide personal beta reading as a published author and professional editor. I will read your manuscript and provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Editorial Letter (beta read)

12130204
A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

12130201
A line edit from me will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Line Edit

A line edit from me will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Line Edit

A line edit from me will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Line Edit

12130197
A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

12137687
A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

A query package edit from me includes detailed comments and critique for your query package, including your query letter, synopsis, or opening pages. This is a full edit that includes developmental comments, sentence-by-sentence line editing, and an editorial letter on the package. It's got everything you need to make the best possible first impression.

Query Package Critique

12130207
I can provide personal beta reading as a published author and professional editor. I will read your manuscript and provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Editorial Letter (beta read)

I can provide personal beta reading as a published author and professional editor. I will read your manuscript and provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Editorial Letter (beta read)

I can provide personal beta reading as a published author and professional editor. I will read your manuscript and provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Editorial Letter (beta read)

12130204
A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

A deep edit combines comments a developmental edit and a line edit. I will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions. I also will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Deep Edit (Development Edit + Line Edit)

12130201
A line edit from me will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Line Edit

A line edit from me will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Line Edit

A line edit from me will provide detailed comments and tracked revisions throughout the manuscript to make your prose shine and to maximize clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will provide suggestions and call out areas that may need extra revision. You will receive two copies of your document back: one with all my revisions tracked and marked, ready to be accepted, and a second copy with all of my revisions pre-accepted and only my comments still visible.

Line Edit

12130197
A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

A developmental edit from me will provide detailed comments throughout the manuscript addressing the big picture: plot holes, characterization, world-building, voice, structure, and more. I will also provide a detailed editorial letter discussing strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to give you a leg up in the next step of your revisions.

Developmental Edit

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Experience

Contracted Editor

Aug, 2017 - Present

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8 years, 3 months

Scribendi Inc.

Aug, 2017 - Present

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8 years, 3 months

Edits a wide variety of documents, including fiction, academic papers, blog posts, marketing brochures, professional presentations, and more.

Aug, 2017 - Present

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8 years, 3 months

Self-employed

Apr, 2010 - Present

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15 years, 7 months

Freelance Editor

Aug, 2017 - Present

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8 years, 3 months

Edits novels, novellas, short stories, and game books. Notable projects include the following: • UNMASKED and NUMENERA 2: DESTINY for Monte Cook Games • ELEGY and A GOOD WAR, a pair of related novellas by Christie Golden and Robert Brooks, respectively, and released as part of the Collector’s Edition of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. • ALL OF ME, a contemporary middle grade verse novel by Chris Baron • MALCONTENT, a PUBG web novel by Andrew Lobel

Author

Apr, 2010 - Present

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15 years, 7 months

Writes science-fiction and fantasy stories for publication. Published projects include the following: • IZANAMI'S CHOICE, published by Broken Eye Books, 2016 • “Curiosity,” published in TOMORROW'S CTHULHU from Broken Eye Books, 2016 • GATE TO THE ABYSS, published by inXile Entertainment, 2014 • “The Patch Man,” published in Paizo's Pathfinder Tales, 2014 • “Pawn's Gambit,” published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 2009 Represented by Tricia Lawrence at Erin Murphy Literary Agency.

Apr, 2010 - Present

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15 years, 7 months

Dialogue and Quest Writer

Feb, 2018 - Mar, 2023

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5 years, 1 month

Gunfire Games

Feb, 2018 - Mar, 2023

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5 years, 1 month

Wrote branching dialogue and in-game lore for REMNANT: FROM THE ASHES(including the SWAMPS OF CORSUS and SUBJECT 2923 DLCs) and REMNANT II. Responsibilities included developing and expanding both games’ world-building, lore, branching quest design, and NPC design.

Feb, 2018 - Mar, 2023

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5 years, 1 month

Education

University of California, San Diego

1995 - 1999

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4 years

B.S. Computer Science

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United States

1995 - 1999

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4 years

Publications

Izanami's Choice

2016

Broken Eye Books

IZANAMI'S CHOICE is an alternate history sci-fi novella set in Meiji Era Japan. It's samurai vs. robots as the author explores how Japan might grapple with the rise of artificial intelligence.

2016

Tomorrow's Cthulhu

2016

Broken Eye Books

In "Curiosity," the first manned mission to Mars finds that the red planet isn't as uninhabited as we thought. Part of an anthology of transhumanist, near-future science fiction horror stories set in the Cthulhu Mythos.

2016

Pawn's Gambit

2010

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

An escaped convict must find his daughter, before the assassin he works for does.

2010

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