Line Editing and Copyediting
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About Erin

I work primarily with book-length fiction and nonfiction, and I thrive on the variety in my work. I am a line editor, copyeditor, proofreader, and fact-checker. My clients include independent authors, publishers, small presses, and nonprofit organizations. See the testimonials / projects page for a list of selected works.

My fiction specialties are literary and experimental fiction and novels in translation. Nonfiction subject specialties include cooking, photography, gardening, and travel. In both fiction and nonfiction, I am constantly learning something new from the subject matter, and I delight in this aspect of an editor’s life.

I completed formal training through UC Berkeley’s rigorous Professional Sequence in Editing. I enhance and expand my skill set by participating in supplementary courses addressing topics such as developmental editing for fiction and creative nonfiction; and fiction, creative nonfiction, and cookbook copyediting and line editing. I am an active member and former board president of the Northwest Editors Guild. I am also a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and ACES: The Society for Editing.

My professional background is varied and includes working in public libraries, public schools, undergraduate-level photography instruction, and the mental health field. As an undergraduate student, I received degrees in photography and environmental studies. I love to cook and bake, attend the symphony, swim, bike, kayak, travel, and read, especially literary fiction and the classics.