A Little Background

I’ve devoted my thirty-year career to the craft of copyediting and proofreading. I help fiction and nonfiction writers—New York Times bestselling and indie authors alike—put the final touch on their manuscripts so they can confidently put their work out into the world.

Experience

I’ve copyedited and proofed hundreds of magazines and books—both fiction (literary, historical, women's, thriller, romance, young adult, children’s) and nonfiction (travel, health, cooking, business, self-help, memoir, investigative). My background in public relations and in-house project management informs my collaborative relationship with valued clients, including book and magazine publishers, book packagers, indie authors, health care providers, and nonprofits.

Selected Clients

Benaroya Research Institute, CRISTA, Girl Friday Productions, Imbibe Magazine, The Mountaineers Books, Nonprofit Works, Paradigm Communications Group (publisher of Alaska Beyond, the Alaska Airlines inflight magazine), ParentMap. com, the Quarto Group, Sasquatch Books, Seattle Art Museum, Seriously Happy Homes/Rebecca West, Sterling Books, Swedish Medical Center, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Types of Projects

Book-length manuscripts, book proposals, manuals, manuscript evaluations, magazine content (print and online), marketing materials (newsletters, brochures, annuals reports), novellas and novella-length nonfiction, social media content, web content.

Rates

I find creative ways to work within each client’s budget; my fees generally fall in the mid-range of the Editorial Freelancers Association rate chart: https://www.the-efa.org/rates/#ratechart. Use the Contact form to find out more about rates and services.

Education

University of Washington, Certificate in Editing; Seattle Pacific University, BA, Communication/Journalism; annual professional development courses including Erin Servais’s AI For Editors.

Northwest Editors Guild

As a long-time member (30 years!) I value and support this amazing network of editors by serving on the advisory committee. I’ve also volunteered on the Board of Directors executive committee, 2023 Red Pencil planning committee, and mentoring program.

Off the Clock

I live in Edmonds, Washington, where I volunteer for the Edmonds in Bloom Garden Tour and enjoy puttering in my garden, walking my jaunty lil Dachshund, and reading—naturally!—histories, biographies, and memoirs.