Editorial Services

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I offer expert editing services. My focus is on readability, continuity, and voice and my specialties are copyediting and proofreading.

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I am a seasoned editor and published author with more than a decade’s worth of experience working with news organizations, nonprofits, book publishers, fundraising consultancies, and individual writers. I have an MA in literature from the University of New Mexico and a BA in liberal studies from The Evergreen State College, where I first cut my teeth as a copyeditor for the student newspaper. For five years, I worked as a manuscript editor for a university press, where I copyedited and proofread both academic and trade titles, including history, anthropology, archaeology, literary criticism, fiction, poetry, and memoir. I have also done acquisitions and copyediting work for some of the country’s most prestigious poetry publishers, including Copper Canyon Press and Narrative magazine.

Years in the field: 30
Years freelancing: 30

https://lastpageeditorial.com

Email: MADEMEBLUSHBOOKS@GMAIL.COM

Professional editor skilled in proofreading, copyediting, developmental editing, and project management, including managing multiple book projects, technical reviews, copyeditor reviews, and author reviews while under tight deadlines. Particularly adept at developing computer technology projects but able to work with many genres. Skilled in editing in MS Word and on PDF and have a working knowledge of HTML/XHTML. Experienced with The Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and able to adapt to any house style.

Years in the field: 22
Years freelancing: 10

Key values: inclusion, cultural sensitivity, feminism, decolonization, client-focused, on-time performance.

Proofreading Specialist with Eight Years Experience

Jane Plass specializes in making information easy to find and use through good organization, clear writing, and technology. She works with information daily as an indexer, editor, and avid learner. Her skills in organizing information have been acquired through her master’s degree in library science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, over forty years experience as a librarian, over thirty years of indexing experience, and editorial experience with reports, books, and websites. Her doctorate in optometry from Illinois College of Optometry provided insight into the visual aspects of information processing and learning. She has taken indexing and editing classes from the University of Chicago’s Graham School and received its editing certificate in June 2010. She is a member of the American Library Association, American Society for Indexing, Chicago Women in Publishing, Editorial Freelancers Association, and Illinois Library Association.