I have experience editing poetry, nonfiction, and fiction for self-published authors, publishers, and literary magazines. Some of these projects are listed below in my editorial portfolio.
Poetry
- I developmental edited, line edited, proofread, and designed the interior layout of Taylour Bogdan’s poetry collection, When Silence Found Her Voice.
- I developmental edited, line edited, proofread, and designed the interior and cover of Dawn Grannum’s poetry collection, When I Wake: Poems about Life, Location, Loss, and Love.
- I line edited Claire Taylor’s poetry chapbook, Mother Nature.
- I copyedited Claire Taylor’s collection of children’s poems and stories, Little Thoughts.
- I copyedited Morgan Toll’s poetry collection, Craving Stardust.
- I copyedited, designed, and proofread Amanda Baker’s poetry collection, ASK: A Collection of Poetry, Lyrics, and Words.
- I provided a developmental edit of Halle Preneta’s poetry chapbook, <3.
Forthcoming:
- I completed a developmental edit of a poetry collection in summer 2024.
- I completed a developmental edit of a poetry collection in fall 2021.
- I completed a developmental edit and line edit for a poetry collection in spring 2021.
- I completed a developmental edit and copyedit for a poetry collection in fall 2020.
Fiction
- I copyedited the LGBTQIA+ sapphic paranormal romance novel The Ghost of You Lingers by Cat Washington.
- I provided a developmental edit and copyedit for the dark urban fantasy novel Silhouetted by Ariel Ruthanne.
- I provided a developmental edit and copyedit for The Phantom Called Karma by Ariel Ruthanne.
- I provided a developmental edit of the historical fiction novel My Dear Antonio by Ryan Byrnes.
- I provided a developmental edit of the short story collection Our Daughter, Who Art In America.
- I provided a developmental edit of the short story collection The Newlyweds’ Window: The 2022 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing.
- I provided a developmental edit of a short story collection Send Her Back and Other Stories by Munashe Kaseke.
- I provided a developmental edit and line edit of Brother Cobweb: A Novel by Alfred Eaker.
Forthcoming:
- I provided a developmental edit on a sapphic fantasy novel in winter 2026.
- I copyedited a queer vampire mystery novel in summer 2025.
- I copyedited a novel about horses and Hollywood in summer 2025.
- I copyedited the first 50 pages of a queer vampire mystery novel in 2023.
- I copyedited a mystery/thriller novel in summer 2020.
- I completed a developmental edit on a historical fiction manuscript in summer 2020.
- I completed a developmental edit on a historical fiction manuscript in spring 2019.
- I copyedited the first 50 pages of a science fiction manuscript for querying author.
General Nonfiction
- I copyedited Empowered Mama: The Real-Talk Guide to Pregnancy, Postpartum Life, and Newborn Care by Ana Hernández Kent.
- I proofread Nourish and Nurture: Overlooked Ingredients and Empowering Poetry for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Motherhood by Erin L. O’Reilly.
- I proofread The Path Less Traveled by Rhonda Key and Miranda Ming.
- I proofread Humans of St. Louis.
- I line edited Deep Coaching: Using the Enneagram as a Catalyst for Profound Change by Roxanne Howe-Murphy.
- I copyedited Ditch the Boyfriend and Get a Life Coach by Barbara Joyce.
- I proofread The Power of Affirmations and Positive Self-Talk by Bob Baker.
- I copyedited and designed layout for Office Optional by Larry English and assisted with the publication process.
- I copyedited, designed layout, and proofread How to Raise a Founder With Heart by Jim Marggraff.
- I copyedited The Indispensable Brand by Mitch Duckler.
- I copyedited Art + Science + Faith: Creating Church Environments, as well as a second adapted version of the book.
- I copyedited Living Water: Devotions for Your Thirsty Soul by Rev. Gary M. Schimmer.
Forthcoming:
- I proofread a self-help book and accompanying journal in 2025.
- I copyedited a self-help book in 2024.
- I copyedited a collection of op-ed style essays in 2023.
Memoir
- I copyedited Just a Long Walk: Healing & Discovery on the John Muir Trail by James Gibson.
- I proofread I Always Knew What I Didn’t Want: Adventures of an Unlikely Librarian by Shirley Baker.
- I completed a developmental edit, line edit, and copyedit of I Wasn’t Always Leeanne by LA Swain.
- I line edited and proofread A View from the Back of the Candy Store by Ken White.
- I copyedited Satan’s Trap: My Story, 27 Years in the Occult to Conversion by Rob Miller.
Short Fiction and Essays
- I line edited and proofread the sci-fi short story “Axum” by K. B. Johnson.
- I line edited the fantasy horror short story “Hamerkop” by Kelly Johnson, published by Chaos Studio Seven.
- I provided a developmental edit for the essay “Inexpressability” by Karin Hedetniemi, published in Prairie Fire Spring 2021, Volume 42, No. 1.
- I provided a developmental edit and copy edit for the speculative short story “Beautiful But Breakable” by Ryan Byrnes, published in Pembroke Magazine in January 2021.
Literary Magazines
- Capsule Stories: As publisher and editor in chief of Capsule Stories, a print literary magazine, I read submissions, edited stories and poems, proofread, and designed the layout for 18 print issues of the magazine from 2019 to 2023.
- Luna Station Quarterly: I was a special project proofreader for the Luna Station Quarterly anthology.
- Potpourri 2017, Potpourri 2016, and Potpourri 2015: I edited our campus creative writing journal, Potpourri, which is published by Concordia University, Nebraska’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, for three years.
- The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle and The Sigma Tau Delta Review 2017: I edited pieces for publication, completed layout and design, and proofread the creative writing journal The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle and the critical essays journal The Sigma Tau Delta Review.
Print Book Design Portfolio
I design print book interior layouts, including self-published nonfiction books, poetry books, and literary magazines. View my book design portfolio here.
Let’s Work Together
Reach out with details about your project, and we’ll talk about the best way to polish your manuscript for self-publication or querying.