Freelance editor with experience reviewing & copyediting manuscripts at Penguin Random House. American & British dual national with proficiency in both American & British English, available for content editing, critiques, reviews, or line editing with experience in novels, short stories, poetry, and jounalistic articles. Quick, friendly, professional - I know how to elevate your piece from good to great.
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Work history
Work ExperiencePenguin Random House UK
- London, United KingdomInternship
· Reading manuscript submissions in slush pile & reporting thoughts to the Assistant Editor about pacing, narrative voice, level of interest, cliches, etc. In two weeks I read & reported on 20 manuscripts
· Editing a full 110k word manuscript accepted by the department, including line editing for the full document, plus a 14-page document of comments such as continuity errors, lack of clarity, needing more elaboration, needing to cut something, etc.
· Office admin: mailing out proof copies, printing documents, researching contacts, etc
Skills
- Editing
- Copyediting
- Copywriting
- Content Editing
- Content Editor
- Proofreading
- Writing
- Reviewing
- Criticism
- Short Stories
Education
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of North Texas
- Denton, TX, USA
B.A. Integrative Studies: concentrations in Maths, Physics, Arabic & International Studies