Precision, Enthusiasm, and Love of Storytelling

I began work as an editor after years of involvement in the publishing industry in many capacities: successful novelist, judge for top-level writing competitions, and submissions evaluator and book reviewer for a major industry publication. I'd found that, as much as I loved to write, I loved even more to help other writers bring out the best in their stories and achieve their goals as authors.

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As an editor, I can do that. For years I've worked with bestselling authors, helping them to polish their writing, bring out the heart of their stories, and work through the knottiest plot problems. The goal is always a final manuscript that resonates with the author's own voice and offers no distractions, grammatically or factually, from the spell cast by the story. 

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Though I edit a wonderful variety of fiction, narrative nonfiction, and memoir, I specialize in a few areas: literary/mainstream fiction, academic editing for the humanities, and books set in New York City. My detailed knowledge of the city's geography and history helps ensure accuracy in my clients' projects.

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I am a member of the American Copy Editors Society (ACES), and I hold a degree in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. I would love to discuss your goals and needs, and to help your project match your vision!