I edit books for nonfiction publishers, working directly with authors and managing editors to make sure books are in their best shape before they hit the shelves! With developmental editing, I use an overview letter and manuscript comments to give authors advice about how to refine their book’s goal, audience, tone, content, and organization so that their vision can be realized (and sometimes even diving into extensive source footnotes to make sure everything is lined up and in order!).
Developmental Editing
The Cost of Healing in Silence by Ashley McGirt-Adair
They Never Taught Us That by Andrea Forcum
The Organized Teacher Toolkit by Kristen Donegan
Breaking the Boy Code by Katie Hurley
The Borderless Healthcare Revolution by Sarah Matt (for Wiley)
The Executive Function Playbook by Michael McLeod (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
Rest Assured by Louise Herbert (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
Master the Mundane by Amy Marie Hann (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
Hang in There Mama by Ali Flynn (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
Their Best Behavior by Allison Szczecinski (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
Teaching Beyond the Diagnosis by Casey Harrison (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
Digital Mavericks by Debbie Soon (for Wiley)
Productive Failure by Manu Kapur (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
The New Automation Mindset by Vijay Tella with Scott Brinker and Massimo Pezzini (for Wiley)
The Playful Life by Julie Jones, Ph.D. and Jed Dearbury (for Wiley Jossey-Bass)
Content Developer with Ohlinger Studios (2023)
Proofreading
Bring it Home by Matt Kendziera (for Lake Drive Books)
Asian American Apostate by R. Scott Okamoto (for Lake Drive Books)
Cradled in the Arms of Compassion by Frank Rogers Jr. (for Lake Drive Books)
Baptistland by Christa Brown (for Lake Drive Books)
You Are Not Your Trauma by Caroline Beidler, MSW, with Diana Dalles, LPN, MSSW (for Lake Drive Books)
Content Writing
HERE! Dongguan magazine—education and travel columnist, 2022
Lumina Datamatics—freelance content writer for Sparknotes literature study guides, 2023
What are people saying about my work?
“We definitely feel this is a better, more comprehensive work with your ideas for change and clean up.”
— Julie Jones, Ph.D. (@JuliePJones) and Jed Dearbury (@Jed Dearbury), authors of The Playful Classroom and The Playful Life
Content Writing Samples
Here you’ll find my content writing samples and material I’ve written and ghostwritten for various magazines, apps, publishers, and guidebooks. While my background is firmly in education, I’ve found success writing in the realms of nature, travel, hobbies, and health and wellness. Just click on the links in the headings!
