Science Developmental Editing Services

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Stephen

Stephen

Maplewood, United States

Top editor for 30 years, novelist, sf/f story writer, poet. Specializes in nonfiction and SF/F. I'll help you write a book you're proud of.


Work experience:

  • Avon Books
  • Wiley
  • Amacom
  • Thomas Dunne Books

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Fantasy, Sports & Outdoors, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Science Fiction

Haley

Haley

New York, NY, USA

Experienced, independent, fast-paced medical editor with a passion for traditional and online-only publishing.


Work experience:

  • Thieme Medical Publishers
  • TrueLearn
  • co: collective

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Life Sciences, Writing & Publishing, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Medical Thriller, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult

Howard

Howard

Traverse City, MI, USA

I specialize in editing memoirs and books on recovery, trauma, and on Jewish issues. I know how to help authors find their unique voices.


Work experience:

  • Alliance of Independent Authors
  • Self-employed
  • Foreword Reviews
  • Vine Leaves Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Science Fiction, Fiction, Business & Management, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies & Memoirs

Kate

Kate

St Paul, MN, USA

Experienced children’s literature editor and writer, specializing in science, history, and biography


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bellwether Media
  • Magers & Quinn Booksellers
  • Multnomah Education Service District Outdoor School
  • Grinnell College
  • Portland Monthly Magazine

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Indexing

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Nature, History, Humanities & Social Sciences

Jared

Jared

Nashville, TN, USA

Editor with more than ten years of experience. Specializes in Christian non-fiction, self-help and improvement, and biographies/memoirs.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HIM Publications
  • Franklin Madison Group, LLC
  • ACLJ

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Children’s Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences

Adria

Adria

Orlando, FL, USA

Former Editor at McGraw-Hill with 15 years of developing and editing memoir, science, education, nature, and travel titles.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Florida Institute of Technology

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Children’s Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Nature, Parenting & Families, Travel

Clay

Clay

Austin, TX, USA

I thrive on learning new things, writing and polishing manuscripts, and developing scientific illustrations.


Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • Thinkwell Corporation
  • Holt, Rinehart and Winston/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Chemistry, Nature, Writing & Publishing

Adam

Adam

New York, NY, United States

I'm a New York City-based editor specializing in commercial nonfiction, and have worked on several NYT-bestselling titles.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Books
  • Abrams Books
  • Public Affairs Books
  • Perseus Books Group
  • The Overlook Press
  • Sterling Publishing
  • Apollo Publishers

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Entertainment, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Technology

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