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Now Accepting Summer Clients!

31 March, 201511 June, 2015Leave a comment

I’ve been on a short sabbatical from manuscript editing to get my household ready for the big move, but I’ll be open for business again in June, with the possibility of some openings in May! I’ve been missing all my clients and am very happy to get off the bench. Seven Reasons to Make Me … Continue reading Now Accepting Summer Clients!

Beta Readers vs. Manuscript Critiques

21 March, 201523 March, 2015Leave a comment

Originally posted on MS Editors:
You just finished writing the last page of your story—congratulations! Whether you pumped out a NaNoWriMo victory or spent the last five years agonizing over your dream book, you now have a full manuscript sitting in front of you. Give yourself a pat on the back; you deserve it for…

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Query #10 March 2015

18 March, 20154 July, 2016Leave a comment

Below is the tenth public query critique I’m offering up on the blog. To enter, see the rules here. If you want a guaranteed critique (plus line edit) of your query or synopsis, private ones cost $35 each. My comments are in blue below. To read the original query first, simply read only the black text. Dear Agent: … Continue reading Query #10 March 2015

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I've been grading grammar homework since 2005 and editing fiction and poetry since 2008. In 2013, I started editing comics and full manuscripts for novelists and literary agents.

In 2015, I assembled a team of freelance editors of various specialties.

In 2020, I earned my MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Hamline University.

Read "7 Reasons to Make Me Your Editor."

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