Why do people hire freelance editors?
You can't lick your own elbow. You can't tickle yourself. And you can't edit your own writing.
When you read something you've written, your mind fills in plot holes and glosses over misspellings, inconsistencies, and awkward sentences. You can't see them, but they distract agents, publishers, and readers.
Here's an essay one client wrote about why she hired an editor.
How can a freelance editor or editorial consultant help?
Here are some reasons authors have hired me:
When you read something you've written, your mind fills in plot holes and glosses over misspellings, inconsistencies, and awkward sentences. You can't see them, but they distract agents, publishers, and readers.
Here's an essay one client wrote about why she hired an editor.
How can a freelance editor or editorial consultant help?
Here are some reasons authors have hired me:
- Your manuscript is too long, but you're not sure what to cut or condense
- You're working on a personal essay or memoir and struggling to get perspective on your own story
- You're an expert in your field and want advice about making your research accessible and commercial
- You're preparing to self-publish and want a final polish
- You have a book deal and want to ensure your manuscript is as strong as possible before submitting the final draft
About Me
I am a developmental editor at a top nonfiction literary agency in DC, where I help CEOs, top doctors, leading academics, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, and other experts refine their stories. After hours, I freelance across genres for publishers and individual authors. My freelance projects include memoirs, mysteries, women's fiction, techno-thrillers, and translations.
I've worked in publishing since finishing an MA in English literature in 2011. Before that, I taught English to gifted high school students on a Fulbright fellowship in South Korea.
In my time off, I'm a recovering academic who occasionally relapses. I have a soft spot for Victorian novels, adaptations of Shakespeare, narrative nonfiction, New Haven–style pizza, and terrible, terrible puns.
I am a developmental editor at a top nonfiction literary agency in DC, where I help CEOs, top doctors, leading academics, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, and other experts refine their stories. After hours, I freelance across genres for publishers and individual authors. My freelance projects include memoirs, mysteries, women's fiction, techno-thrillers, and translations.
I've worked in publishing since finishing an MA in English literature in 2011. Before that, I taught English to gifted high school students on a Fulbright fellowship in South Korea.
In my time off, I'm a recovering academic who occasionally relapses. I have a soft spot for Victorian novels, adaptations of Shakespeare, narrative nonfiction, New Haven–style pizza, and terrible, terrible puns.
