Developmental Editing

​The Adventures of Cotton Top and Earnest by Stanley Smith

​Developmental editor:
  • Assisted in planning the overall plot and structure
  • Helped author focus ideas and presentation
  • Coached author in writing style and genre expectations
  • Centered author on story, premise, and characters
Line Editor:
  • Reviewed presentation regarding structure (sections, paragraphs, chapters), sentence flow, diction, and language
  • Checked for voice, point of view, readability, and purpose
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Manuscript Evaluation

Witch City: Cardinal by Tim Morgan

Reviewed plot and structure:
  • Point of view, characters (protagonist, antagonist, supporting characters, and other characters), pacing, tension, general structure, plot and plot structure, and subplots
Analyzed narration:
  • Scenes (showing and telling), dialogue (information dumps, dialogue tags), voice, timelines, settings, historical time periods, communication devices, and interior monologue
Checked language usage:
  • Style, vague words, overused words, tone, humor, author intrusion, profanity, grammar and punctuation, initial-ing, dangling modifiers, dialect, and ism’s
Reviewed dramatic elements:
  • Theme, character, premise, audience, and genre

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Line Editing for Green Ivy Publishing

Reviewed manuscripts for mechanics:
  • Corrected spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and word usage
  • Preserved meaning and voice of original text
Checked for consistency in word usage, formatting, and plot:
  • Checked for consistent style and format
  • Prepared style sheets to document style and format
  • Read for overall clarity and sense on with consideration for the prospective audience
  • Queried about apparent errors or inconsistencies
Checked for legal issues:
  • Noted occurrences of copyrighted material that required permission for use​
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Soul Line Family Saga: Cloak of the Deceiver by Michael Earl DeCamp
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Coffee, Conversation, and Poetry by Todd A. Moil
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Murder in Flatrock, Nebraska by Jonathan Mannering
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Among Us Mortals by Amerie Jones
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When Bad Blood Flows by Donna Beaver
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Civility Shines!: "It's Easier to Get Along!" by Louis J Peerless

Prose (Essays, Papers, Short Works)

Assistant Fiction Editor, THAT Literary Journal

The newest THAT is on the streets and looking for trouble, ready to shake up the everyday with stunning, poignant poetry and prose. Our partners in literary crime in this extra-large, rowdy issue include 

Contributors to this remarkable metamorphosis of words and images include:
  • John Allman
  • Richard Cole
  • Wei He
  • Cindy Knoebel
  • Richard Luftig
  • Vytautas Malesh
  • Jessica (Tyner) Mehta
  • Amanda Moore
  • Joseph Murphy
  • Martina Reisz Newberry
  • Anca Vlaspolos
  • And loads of others!
Writing Across the Curriculum Intern, Auburn University Montgomery 

The AUM Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) seeks to improve each student's writing quality by including writing-intensive instruction throughout required programs of study. The goals of the WAC program are:
  • Demonstrate the ability to use discourse, analysis, and evaluation skills appropriate to your academic discipline in writing
  • Sustain a focused discussion in written assignments
  • Write using documented evidence to support your points
  • Demonstrate writing skills (including grammar, mechanics, and spelling) in order to correctly convey information

For each writing intensive class that I intern for, I provide the following support:
  • One-on-one consultation for all students during all stages of the writing process 
  • Instructional support for the students and faculty of the writing intensive course
  • Brief workshops, in or outside of scheduled class time, on writing-related topics such as citation style or organizing ideas
  • Facilitate group peer review sessions
  • Create handouts and presentations related to the assigned writing assignments
  • Proctor any required assessment testing on essay writing or critical thinking
Freelance Editor, Kibin
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As freelance editor for Kibin, I provide comprehensive editing:
  • Grammar, punctuation, and spelling
  • Word choice, sentence structure, idea flow, and logic

Types of documents:
  • College essays
  • Personal statements
  • College application essays
  • Project proposals
  • Scholarship essays
  • Resumes
  • Cover letters
  • Application/interview question responses
  • Web pages​