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Katrina

Katrina

San Francisco, CA, USA

Copyeditor/proofreader specializing in memoirs, education, and computer science. Polishing up language while retaining the author's voice.


Work experience:

  • No Starch Press
  • Pearson Education
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Education & Reference, Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Marisa

Marisa

San Francisco, CA, USA

Marisa is a book editor specializing in women's wellness, self-improvement, and the motherhood journey.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships

Conor

Conor

San Francisco, CA, USA

A transplant from Hollywood, I love working w/ writers of all formats to take stories to the next level, particularly in speculative fiction


Work experience:

  • Fox Broadcasting Company
  • Original Film
  • Eleven11 Productions
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Book Coaching

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Humor & Comedy

Brian

Brian

San Francisco, CA, USA

I'm an editor who loves a good challenge, especially in Business and Self Help.


Work experience:

  • Callisto Media
  • Oxford University Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Writing & Publishing

Danielle

Danielle

San Francisco, CA, USA

I help thought leaders turn their big ideas into books.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • IBISWorld
  • Pepperdine University

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science

Kesia

Kesia

San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

Former literary agent and in-house middle-grade/YA fiction editor (Macmillan, Chicken House) plus the author of 3 YA novels (Bloomsbury).


Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • The Bindery Agency
  • Freelance
  • Chicken House
  • Pan Macmillan

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, New Adult, Young Adult, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult Fantasy

Michael

Michael

San Francisco, CA, USA

Literary agent with 15 years of industry experience offering developmental editing, editorial assessment, and query workshopping.


Work experience:

  • Veritas Literary
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense

Diana

Diana

San Francisco, CA, USA

New York Times bestselling editor with 18 years of experience specializing in self-help, narrative nonfiction, wellness, and spirituality


Work experience:

  • Sounds True
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Diana Ventimiglia
  • Hachette

Services: Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Parenting & Families

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