Education: College graduate

Experience
I’ve been working professionally with words for 30 years, first as a computer programmer who documented the systems I helped develop, then as a technical writer. Since I’ve always loved reading suspense thrillers, science fiction, and mysteries, I thought I’d try combining the “word nerd” in me with the fiction fan and edit a novel.

My first fiction editing project was several years ago when I worked with a former colleague on a science fiction novel he had written. I thoroughly enjoyed the project, and the author self-published the novel on Amazon.

Since then, I’ve done a thorough edit on several other novels and a simple edit on one. Interestingly, some of those novels were genres I don’t typically read: Western action-adventure and young adult. But I found the stories so engaging that I enjoyed editing those as well. This was when I was employed part-time by a non-profit publisher that closed its doors a few years ago.

My Portfolio page shows the novels I’ve edited.

I’ve been an avid reader since I was little and became more passionate about effective writing and editing as I got older.

Credentials
I’ve completed several courses in fiction editing that covered developmental editing and copyediting.

I’m familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style, which is the standard for fiction.

Professional Affiliations
ACES: The Society for Editing

Editorial Freelancers Association

National Association for Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE)