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About Me

I'm a freelance copyeditor specializing in fantasy and science fiction (though I do take work in other genres just to keep all my editing muscles in tone). I work for most of the major publishers, and SF/F novels I've copyedited have been finalists for (and have sometimes won) the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, Locus, Philip K. Dick, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy awards. I've been carving time from my copyediting schedule to do my own writing, as well. My blog can be found here.

My Interests

fantasy, science fiction, editing, writing, unicycling, World of Warcraft

I'd like to meet:

Other folks in publishing.

Music:

I have eclectic taste in music but tend to favor fun lyrics and a strong beat.

Movies:

I usually like science fiction movies the best--even the silly ones. :-)

Television:

I watch very little television but did enjoy Firefly.

Books:

I enjoy most fantasy and science fiction. My favorite novel is probably China Miéville's The Scar.

My Blog

Short-listed for the World Fantasy Award!

I've made the short list for the World Fantasy Award for my copyediting. Wow. I think I'm the first copyeditor ever to be nominated in the "Special Award: Professional" category.Thank you all for your...
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:06:00 PST

World Fantasy Award

There's a campaign out to get me nominated for a World Fantasy Award: Special Award--Professional, and it's gathered some wonderful quotes from authors. :-) Thanks, everyone....
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Thu, 24 May 2007 10:40:00 PST

First sale

The magazine Dark Wisdom has accepted my short story "The Robidermist's Steed."They're a pro market, so I'm very excited. :-)No word yet on when the story will appear, but I'll be sure to let you know...
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:54:00 PST

The Americanization of novels

I've been neglecting my blog lately (I've been neglecting your blogs lately, too, so if you have something you'd like me to know, please by all means drop me a note). I wanted to make up for that by p...
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:03:00 PST

About.com

I found out this morning that About.com has several of my articles on copyediting linked. That's cool. I thought for a moment that maybe they had discovered my website when I sent them a correction re...
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:45:00 PST

Copyediting, Illustrated

An illustration of a copyedited manuscript
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:49:00 PST

Common problems with introductory -ing phrases

Common problems with introductory -ing phrases.
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:45:00 PST

The Copyediting Process

A discussion of the particulars of copyediting a novel.
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:26:00 PST

Requesting a Particular Copyeditor

A number of editors and authors chime in with their opinions.
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:22:00 PST

Helping Your Copyeditor

A discussion of the whys and wherefores of standard manuscript formatting and author etiquette.
Posted by SF/F copyeditor on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:21:00 PST