AB - Princeton University, 1957, English Literature MA - Columbia University, 1966 Government, Asian Studies Ph.D. - Stanford University, 1976, Political Science, International Relations Married, three grown daughters, lives in Portland, Oregon, USA. Freelance Editor since 2018 - Developmental and Line Editing. - Member, Editorial Freelancers Association, Northwest Editors Guild, Willametter Writers.
April 3, 2025 In response to my plea for what writers would like to find in an editor’s post, Sara McBride, a… Read More » An Editor’s Pet Peeves and Common Errors – And Are They Important?
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Robert Gottlieb, my model for what an editor should be, died recently In New York at the age of 92. Bob Caro (author of The… Read More »A Tribute on Bob Gottlieb’s Passing
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An Introduction to: “The Importance of Being Edited” DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM? A friend recently finished the second draft of his book. He is… Read More »You Don’t Need an Editor? Mistake!
An agent walking down 6th Avenue in New York, so the story goes, stops at a traffic light. While waiting for the light to change… Read More »Take the Time to Write a Great Query Letter & Book Proposal
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