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Mark Allen Mark Allen Editorial markalleneditorial.com markallen@copydesk.org 614-961- 9666 Columbus, Ohio For 25 years, my focus has been on clarity and accuracy with the reader in mind. Recent projects include in- house contract editing and writing for a Fortune 100 financial company, copy editing an early- childhood education website, and copy editing scholarly papers on New Orleans schools post Katrina. I teach and mentor copy editors, and I have presented on various topics in editing and freelancing. I post daily editing tips on Twitter as EditorMark and blog for Copyediting.com. I have served on the national board of the American Copy Editors Society since 2012. Lisa Bovee Green Pen Editing greenpenediting.com lisa@greenpenediting.com 855.MY.EDITS Green Pen Editing provides content writing and comprehensive editing services for authors, entrepreneurs, and executives. We also conduct fun, interactive, and engaging writing workshops. Lisa Bovee Owner- Writer- Editor B.A. English/Literature University of Texas at Austin B.A. Rhetoric/Writing University of Texas at Austin M.A. Rhetoric/Composition Texas State University Erin Brenner Right Touch Editing http://righttouchediting.com erin@righttouchediting.com 978-996- 0389 Erin Brenner has been an editing professional for two decades. She founded Right Touch Editing in 2005 to offer businesses and self- publishing authors just what they need for editorial services: highly skilled editing, decades of expertise in publishing, and top- notch professionalism. Businesses like to hire Erin to edit their content marketing and other publications, including email newsletters, blog posts, white papers, marketing research and analysis, e- books, and websites. Your materials need to please many stakeholders, and Erin will follow your directions to the letter. She ll even create a style sheet to record all those demands and keep your copy consistent with the rest of your brand. Self- publishing authors hire her for different reasons. Erin holds a master s degree in literature and works with other editors who are equally knowledgeable about literature and book publishing. There s only one content owner in this relationship you. Contact Erin today to get the right touch on your editing project!
Laura M. Browning laurambrowning.com lmbrowning@gmail.com I have 14 years of experience with substantive/developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading. I've edited alumni magazines, nonfiction books, legal manuscripts, various Encyclopaedia Britannica products, pop culture and alternative- media websites, and marketing collateral. Stephanie Carmel Carmel Editing Services www.stephaniecarmel.com shalecarmel@gmail.com An experienced copy editor, I specialize in marketing and high- tech communications. Core competencies include editing content to ensure it complies with client style guidelines, is appropriate for the target audience, is optimized for search and localization, and meets client objectives. I know the difference between a "stop the presses!" change that must be made and one that's merely nice to have. I understand and foster the relationship between writer and copy editor. Daire Coco DMC Translations www.dmctranslations.com daire@dmctranslations.com With more than 15 years in the editorial field, I have a wide range of experience. I started out in TV news working as a writer and copy editor at CNN and then as a financial news writer at CNBC. As a freelancer, I have worked for companies ranging from career advice site Vault.com to Mexico's English- language weekly The Guadalajara Reporter. Currently, I work as a Spanish- to- English translator and editor of English- language translations, most of which are legal and financial documents. I am certified by the Organización Mexicana de Traductores as a Spanish- to- English translator and hold a master's degree in Spanish translation from NYU. Alex Cruden Second Thought LLC crudenalex@gmail.com 313-467- 6824 If it might be interesting, I could edit it. My experience includes nonfiction and fiction books, business case studies, public relations material, and decades of journalism. I teach a college course in reporting and I've led more than 170 seminars on aspects of editing.
Tammy Ditmore editmore Editorial Services www.editmore.com tammy@editmore.com 501- I South Reino Road #194 Newbury Park, CA 91320 (805) 630-6809 I provide editing and proofreading to authors, publishers, editors, grad students, and business owners. Specialties include working with nonfiction authors and publishers, academic material in the humanities and social science fields, Christian publishers and writers, and ESL authors. I am familiar with Chicago, APA, MLA, SBL, and AP styles. Kate Karp Freelancer www.lbpost.com/pets katekarp@netzero.net (562) 212-0313 I ve been sole copy editor for three Arizona lifestyle magazines for 10 years. I copyedit at the heavy level, caption photographs, and check PDFs and final book for errors and consistency, using Adobe Acrobat Professional. For 11 years, I ve proofread a genre newspaper, School News Roll Call. Duties include light fact checking and writing two columns, one for children s music and the other about local personalities. I ve been a part- time proofreader for Teacher Created Materials, an educational- materials publishing company, for more than six years. Although my job title is proofreading, I also fact- check, check reference lists for style, make content suggestions, and transfer corrections, insertions, etc. to InCopy. I have 30 years of experience as a teacher and am fluent in Spanish. Marla Markman Markman Editorial Services www.marlamarkman.com marla@marlamarkman.com 951-660- 0607 I am an award- winning editor with 20 years of experience creating and managing books from conception to completion. Markman Editorial Services provides editing, proofreading, book design, indexing, and ghostwriting services for authors, experts, and traditional and self- publishers. My clients have gone on to win numerous awards, including a National Indie Excellence Award, a Global ebook Award, and an International Book Award. I specialize in nonfiction, including self- help, business, finance, legal, travel, health and wellness, historical, memoir, and cookbooks. Although there is a plethora of information available to self- publishers, it can be overwhelming and confusing, but I enjoy guiding authors through the self- publishing process. In between book projects, I edit everything from web content and CD packages to recipes, magazine articles and educational materials for clients such as Albertsons, Amacom Books, Build (an off- shoot of Inc. magazine), Rhino Entertainment, SCORE, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. I provide a range of editing levels, from copy editing to substantive and developmental editing.
Molly McCowan Inkbot Editing, LLC http://www.inkbotediting.com molly@inkbotediting.com Utilizing her background in English, Molly has served on editorial staffs for more than eight years. She has held jobs as a music journalist, editor in chief of a Colorado- based music and arts magazine, marketing director, and professional blogger. In addition to owning and operating Inkbot Editing, LLC, she is also the managing editor of a small nonprofit publishing house. Molly specializes in academic copyediting, and has edited nonfiction books, dissertations, research papers, business reports, magazines, websites, quarterly newspapers, marketing materials, online courses, and more. She loves partnering with writers to ensure that the reader comes first, and that clarity and consistency are top priority. Molly is your partner in good writing contact her today to see how she can help you! Lori Paximadis Pax Studio LLC http://loripax.com lori@loripax.com 20515 Bunker Hill Dr. Fairview Park OH 44126 Copyediting, proofreading, and project management since 1991. Specialties include fiction, memoir, trade and academic nonfiction, history, art, crafts, and social sciences. H.E. Saunders Just the Write Type http://www.justthewritetype.com hesaunders55@gmail.com I specialize in literary manuscript revision and STM (science, technical, medical) editing. With two graduate degrees and years of experience, I am an expert. With an obsession for perfect print bordering on OCD, I am thorough. With passion for editing, I am happy and enjoy making your documents pristine.
Herbert E. Swett swett8893@comcast.net (503) 584-1508 1330 Wallace Road NW, Apt. 60 Salem, OR 97304-3094 "My varied journalism career has involved copy editing for more than 30 years. I am now a freelance writer for several publications in the mid- Willamette Valley, especially two weekly newspapers. I also am a medical transcriptionist and recently obtained the status of Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist. I have a first- rate command of the English language, am familiar with several style guides and have many years of experience at writing headlines. My reporting lately has focused on sports but over the years has involved mostly general news." Tracy Wilson- Burns Cascade Indexing & Editorial www.cascadeindexing.com Tracy@CascadeIndexing.com Fiction copy editing and line- editing. Non- fiction copy editing, line- editing, and back- of- the- book indexing since 2009. Published author. MA in Writing Popular Fiction, Seton Hill University. MA in Communications, Fairfield University. Certificate course in Copy Editing, U.C. San Diego. BS Computer Science, Albright College. Karen Yin www.apvschicago.com apvschicago@gmail.com Altadena, CA I catch what other editors miss... since 1992. E- book formatting, design, and conversion Copyediting: corporate, advertising, books, magazines, screenplays, teleplays, and résumés Proofreading