About
I began my career writing for Copley Radio News Service, and then moved into advertising, marketing, public relations, and eventually into writing and editing non-fiction books. I have been a full-time author and editor for over 25 years. I frequently work as a substantive editor, revising and rewriting manuscripts for publishers, editors, and authors.
I have a B.A. in English and American Literature from the University of California, San Diego, and have taught courses in writing and substantive editing for the University of California, San Diego Extension. I helped found the San Diego Chapter of the Independent Writers of Southern California, and I am a member of the Author’s Guild, the Editorial Freelancers Association, and SD Pen (San Diego Professional Editors Network). I am currently living the good life in sunny Surprise, AZ. But I work with clients from all over the country.
Editing Services:
• Substantive Editing
• Line-editing
• Light copyediting
• Developmental editing
• Manuscript critiquing
Writing Services:
• Book proposals
• Collaborations
• Ghostwriting
Other Services
• Advertising/PR collateral pieces
• Newsletters
• Audio newsletters
• Proposals
Featured Work
More Time for Sex: The Organizing Guide for Busy Couples
This lively, entertaining book offers hundreds of helpful tips, innovative ideas, and foolproof forms and checklists. You'll laugh while you learn new ways to:
o Live happily with your "organizational opposite"
o Reduce nagging and increase nuzzling
o Have more time with less effort
o Make your bedroom romance-ready
o Double the pleasure/halve the hassle of living together
Other Works
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Among Equals: A Memoir, The Rise of IBM's First Woman Corporate Vice President by Ruth Leach Amonette
1999
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How to Write Like an Executive
1990