Portfolio

Book Copyediting

Copy and line editor for Echoes of Truth, following Chicago Style and style sheet created for the author. Formatting and structural suggestions were also applied. We collaborated in Word using Track Changes.

—Joel Andrew (independent author)

Copy editor and formatting coach for the Theory Legends student workbooks. These are highly creative guides that prepare students for state music theory exams in Virginia. I collaborated on a style guide and wrote separate editorial notes for the author, as all was presented to me in PDF form (written in and imported from InDesign) and densely illustrated.

—Lauren McEwen (independent author)

Copyeditor for Wind in the Wilds, Hoarfrost Mysteries Book 3 (partial manuscript), following Chicago Style. Genre: historical fantasy fiction. I created a style sheet for the author. We collaborated in Word using Track Changes.

—D.L. Gardner (independent author)

News Copyediting

Copyeditor of news articles translated to English for Chytomo, a Ukrainian news, literary, and culture platform. Collaboration is performed in Google Docs per the AP Stylebook and Chytomo’s house style sheet. Published samples:

Erasure of a Word: New project exposes the colonial assault on Ukrainian literature Franko, but not Franco: Ukrainian writer, record-breaking translator, and Nobel Prize nominee

From Transcarpathian paintings to Kharkiv facades: Five new art publications

Seven voices: Foreigners embrace Ukrainian language in act of solidarity

Word Copyedit Sample Using Track Changes

(portion of a semi-technical report I edited using a unique style sheet; intended for the general public)

Hard Copy Proofreading

Hard copy proofreading (markup on printed galley proof) is done after the copyedit and before the manuscript is laid out in publication format. Only editors and publishers are expected to know what these marks and symbols mean. Many traditional publishers still ask proofreaders to make hard copy markups such as my sample below:

Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Proofreading (nonfiction article)

Sample only; not all queries and corrections could be displayed.

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Note: Works in their published form reflect the final decisions of authors and publishers. As an editor, I provide recommendations to enhance clarity, coherence, and correctness, but final choices regarding content remain with the creator and publishing team.