I work from my home office in the Los Angeles area where some of the books I proudly display on my shelf are The Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Words into Type, and The Copyeditor’s Handbook.
Fiction genres I have edited include mystery, fantasy, romance, children’s books, and more. Non-fiction topics include health, self-improvement, and medical procedures; film trivia and facts for app and web content; and biography and memoir.
My education includes a copyediting certificate from University of California, San Diego; classes in developmental editing, manuscript evaluation, proofreading, and book mapping; and poetry, short story, and novel writing, including middle grade and young adult genres. My theatrical background (including my education in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts) has given me a good understanding of character development along with an intuitive sense I use in my editing.
I invite you to check out my LinkedIn profile or to contact me directly to discuss your project. I look forward to working with you!
Fiction genres I have edited include mystery, fantasy, romance, children’s books, and more. Non-fiction topics include health, self-improvement, and medical procedures; film trivia and facts for app and web content; and biography and memoir.
My education includes a copyediting certificate from University of California, San Diego; classes in developmental editing, manuscript evaluation, proofreading, and book mapping; and poetry, short story, and novel writing, including middle grade and young adult genres. My theatrical background (including my education in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts) has given me a good understanding of character development along with an intuitive sense I use in my editing.
I invite you to check out my LinkedIn profile or to contact me directly to discuss your project. I look forward to working with you!
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Goddard College, MFAW (completed semester one)
- Manuscript Evaluation (Greg Ioannou), Copyediting.com
- Copyediting Certificate, University of California, San Diego
- Book Mapping (Heidi Fiedler), Editorial Freelancers Association
- Developmental Editing (Jennifer Lawler), Editorial Freelancers Association
- Proofreading (Sue Toth), Editorial Freelancers Association
- Novel Writing (Carolyn Wheat), University of California, San Diego
- YA, Middle Grade Writing (Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan), University of California, San Diego
- Screenwriting (Ron Mita), College of the Canyons
- Screenwriting I (Ron Wilkerson), II (Ronald Raley), and III (Martin Copeland), University of California, Los Angeles
- Poetry (Christina Burress), University of California, San Diego
- Web Design, College of the Canyons
- Short Stories (Juan R. Buriel), College of the Canyons
- Literary Magazine Production (Alene Terzian), College of the Canyons
- BFA in Acting, New York University
