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Do you need a copy editor, developmental editor or a manuscript consultant? I can help you perfect these types of documents and manuscripts. For a quote, please email me.
MANUSCRIPT EDITING
I perform copy editing and developmental editing for all types of clients:
large publishing houses (Random House,
Ten Speed Press), small presses
(Food First), and private clients preparing
to self-publish or submit their work to publishers and agents. Fluent
in AP, Chicago, MLA & APA stylebooks. Rates quoted per hour or per project. Completed books include:
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Pending Publication: Fiction
Idi-A-Go-Go, Christy Calame: Surrealist/contemporary literature
Manuscript Editing: Nonfiction
Etiquette, spirituality, environmental, business, motivational, memoir, self-help |
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CITY DOG: National Hotel and Resort Guide
by Cricky Long
Pets/Travel
Research & Copy Editor
Published 2004
City Dog Press
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CITY DOG: San Francisco/Bay Area
by Cricky Long
Pets/Travel
Copy Editor
Published 2004
City Dog Press
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The Modern Gentleman: A Guide to Essential Manners, Savvy & Vice
by Phineas Mollod & Jason Tesauro
Reference/Etiquette
Copy Editor
Published October 2002
Ten Speed Press
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Etiquette for the Average Joe
by Martin Stuart
Humor/Etiquette
Developmental Writer
Published 2003
Author House (POD)
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Advent 2004: Do It Yourself Joy
by Joseph F. Sica
Spirituality/Daily Affirmations
Developmental Editor
Published September 2004
Twenty-Third Publications
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Embracing Change: 10 Ways to Grow Spirituality and Emotionally
by Joseph F. Sica
Spirituality/Personal Growth
Developmental Editor
Published April 2003
Twenty-Third Publications
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To Inherit the Earth:
The Landless Movement and the Struggle for a New Brazil
by Angus Lindsay Wright & Wendy Wolford
Social History/Brazil
Copy Editor
Published August 2003, Food First
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earthsummit.biz:
The Corporate Takeover of Sustainable Development
by Kenny Bruno & Joshua Karliner
Environmental/Business/Advertising
Copy Editor
Published January 2003, Food First
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Reclaim Your Power
by Terrence Dean
Motivational/Self-Help
Developmental Editor
Published May 2003
Random House/Villard
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Dear Rhonda: Life Lessons from a Father to His Daughter
by Demitri Kornegay
Memoir
Developmental Editor
Published April 2002
Random House/Villard
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FEATURE ARTICLES & COLUMNS
News articles, health & sexuality columns
- "Preaching: Yuck or Yeah? ": Article, The Priest
- "Europe Clamps Down on E-Trash": Wired News Article (sample)
- "Conserving Life for a Profit": Wired News Article (sample)
- "Blindness and Low Sex Drive": Sex & Disabilities Column
- "Disabled and Feeling Nonsexual": Sex & Disabilities Column
- "Masturbation & Prostate Problems": Sex & Disabilities Column
- "Pain Spasms Interrupting Intimacy": Sex & Disabilities Column
- "Romantic Expressions for the Blind": Sex & Disabilities Column
- "Disability and Sexual Activity": Sex & Disabilities Feature
- "Discovering Your Sexual Self": Sex & Disabilities Feature
- "Talking About Disability on a Date": Sex & Disabilities Feature
- "Talking About Sensitive Topics": Sex & Disabilities Feature
- "Classic Sex Toys": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Grown-Up Tub Toys": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Hands-Free Fun": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Helping Toys Last": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Hiding Your Sex Toys": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Myth of the 'Vibrator Miracle'": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Sensual Games": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Silencing Your Vibrator": Bulletins from the Bedroom Column
- "Acrylic: Not Just for Nails": MyPleasure Feature
- "Erectile Dysfunction": MyPleasure Feature
- "Finding the Perfect Sensual Gift": MyPleasure Feature
- "How to Strip for Your Lover": MyPleasure Feature
- "Joys of the Personal Massager": MyPleasure Feature
- "Long-Distance Relationships": MyPleasure Feature
- "Lost Art of Kissing": MyPleasure Feature
- "Lubes, Balms, Dusts, Lotions & Potions": MyPleasure Feature
- "Masturbation Sleeves": MyPleasure Feature
- "Realistics: So Close to the Real Thing": MyPleasure Feature
- "Sex and the City's® Impact on Today's Woman": MyPleasure Feature
- "Silicone: High-Tech and Highly Pleasurable": MyPleasure Feature
- "Talk Dirty to Me": MyPleasure Feature
- "Toys That Travel": MyPleasure Feature
- "Vibrating Erection Rings": MyPleasure Feature
- "Your Ex: Get Over It or Get Even": MyPleasure Feature
- "Your Reproductive System": MyPleasure Feature
- "A Better Life Starts with Two Words: 'I Can',"
Column, Our Sunday Visitor, Sept. 29, 2002
- "Meet People Where Their Needs Are,"
Column, Our Sunday Visitor, Sept. 22, 2002
- "Forgiving Love," Column, Our Sunday Visitor, Sept. 15, 2002
- "'Keep Going. Don't Quit!'" Column, Our Sunday Visitor, Sept. 1, 2002
- "Loving Confrontation, Jesus-Style"
Column, Our Sunday Visitor, Sept. 8, 2002
SPECIALTY EDITING
Many projects require specialized knowledge of industry terms, specific style or other select expertise. Following are several specialized topics with which I've had experience. (Please note that confidentiality agreements prohibit supplying samples of most types of specialty editing.)
- Book Proposals: In-depth proposals for nonfiction manuscripts
- Technical Editing: User manuals, product instructions, technical specifications, product manuals, white papers, brochures
- Academic Editing: (editing only): Academic papers, dissertations, graduate, business and law school applications, c.v., statements of purpose, writing samples, undergraduate applications, essays
- Business/Human Resources Editing: Forms, employee manuals, business plans, marketing plans, trends reports, PowerPoint presentations, annual reports, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, tables, prospecti, correspondence
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