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Michael 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, United States

An attentive proofreader and copy editor, I help you deliver clear, precise prose.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Kathy 5 star rating

San Diego, United States

Freelance copyeditor and proofreader offering 25 years of experience in scientific and educational publishing

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Nature, Action & Adventure, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Education & Reference, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Academic Press (Elsevier Science/Harcourt)
  • Academic Press
  • Brian F. Smith and Associates (Archaeologist)
  • Converse Consultants West
  • Cajon Valley, Mountain Empire, and Palm Middle Schools
  • Self-employed

David 5 star rating

Long Beach, CA, United States

Give me your dangling participles, your absent oxford commas, your run-on sentences yearning to be written correctly.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Classics, Plays & Screenplays, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Group, USA; Random House, LLC
  • Pegasus Books and Publishing House
  • Words That Stay, LLC

Stephanie 5 star rating

Honolulu, HI, USA

Experienced editor specializing in copyediting and proofreading genre fiction. I've never met a sentence I couldn't diagram!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • N/A

Kimberly 5 star rating

Montvale, NJ, USA

Full time editorial freelancer (and former managing editor) working as a proofreader, copyeditor, development editor, and project manager.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Sterling Publishing
  • John Wiley and Sons
  • BenBella Books

Editor with 24+ years of experience in biography, memoir, history, and fiction for adults and children at various publishing companies.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Children’s Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Heinemann-Raintree
  • Quarasan
  • McGraw-Hill
  • Publications International, Ltd.
  • Capstone Publishers
  • Self-employed

Rob 5 star rating

Portland, OR, USA

A friendly, thoughtful, and experienced editor specializing in helping international authors revise their manuscripts for US publication.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Technothriller, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Women's Fiction, Romance, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Blackstone Publishing

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An editor with eight years of experience who has worked on projects from Amazon Publishing, National Geographic, Disney, and more.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Editorial and publishing services company
  • Allegory Ridge
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Red City Review
  • Becker & Mayer
  • Expedia
  • Dorrance Publishing

Alan 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I'm an experienced copyeditor, proofreader, and production editor who loves the process of helping writers make the work they want to make.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Nature, Children's, Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Newgen KnowledgeWorks
  • St. Martin's Press Trade

Verena 5 star rating

Olney, Maryland, USA

I am an Anthony Award winning Anthology editor. My goal is to help my authors attain success.

Genres: Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, True Crime, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Level Best Books

Editor/writer for 30+ years in books, periodicals, and online, offering editorial services. Copyediting for clarity is my passion.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Technology, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

  • Patheos
  • Paraclete Press
  • Spiritual Directors International (Presence Journal)
  • Self-employed
  • Busted Halo
  • Housing Works
  • Clickradio
  • Computer Reseller News
  • PC Magazine (Ziff-Davis Publishing)

Elizabeth 5 star rating

Maumelle, Arkansas, USA

Professional proofreader specializing in fiction writing, OCR recognition cleanup, and cookbooks.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, Thriller & Suspense, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Turner Publishing
  • Self-employed
  • Various clients

Alicia 5 star rating

Diamond Bar, CA, USA

I am a copy editor and proofreader who works with all types of fiction, specializing in young adult and middle grade fiction.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, New Age, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Romantic Comedy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Scribendi, Inc.
  • Self-employed
  • The Poly Post
  • Public Affairs, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • Scholastic Book Clubs

Joseph 5 star rating

Summerland, CA, USA

Your home for nonfiction/fiction book editing, developmental input, proofing, memoir interviewing, script editing, diverse voices, research

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Newsday

Helen 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Meticulous copy editor and proofreader with 15+ years’ experience. Production editor at Penguin Random House.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Christian Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • David C Cook
  • Self-employed

Lyndsey 5 star rating

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, USA

Professional editor of horror/fantasy with over five years' experience helping authors and traditional publishers elevate their novels.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Romance, Romance, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Eerie River Publishing (Indie Publishing House)
  • Turner Publishing (Established Traditional Publishing House)

Leya 5 star rating

Milwaukee, WI, USA

What a life! I get to edit books--especially true crime, self-help, and dark fiction--and gently help authors share their passions.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Anthologies, True Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Legal Thriller, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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