Diamond in the Rough Editing

Diamond in the Rough Editing My goal as an editor is to help authors produce engaging, entertaining, and fluid fiction manuscript What can an editor do for you?

An error-free publication is every author's desire. An editor can help you achieve that goal. The editor's job is to ensure that the manuscript meets style standards (like the Chicago Manual of Style) and to correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation, to check facts and suggest different word usage. Further more, an editor checks for consistency and logic, and reads with the needs of the audience

in mind. Simply said, an editor acts as the author's second pair of eyes and helps you clarify, re-organize, re-phrase, fine-tune, and polish your manuscript to make it shine. As a book author myself I understand and value the author's voice and know the importance of a clean manuscript. Thus, my goal as an editor is to help authors produce engaging, entertaining, and fluid fiction manuscripts by offering quality work and a timely turnaround without undermining and/or changing the author's style. I use my love for the world of words, my eye for grammar, spelling, structure, and consistency, as well as my extensive reading habits to help authors polish their work and make it shine like the gem it deserves to be. Education/Experience

MA in Literature and Linguistics with a focus on Semantics and Syntax, 2007

Courses in Copyediting, Proofreading, and Structural Editing (Professional Editing Extension Certificate), 2014


I have worked with authors of contemporary fiction, adult fiction, and YA fiction, as well as BA and MA students in English Literature and Creative Writing (thesis work, papers, essays.) Skills/Specialization

Copyediting
Structural Editing
Extensive Editing
Proofreading
Creative Writing
Fiction (focus on general/contemporary fiction, romance, adult fiction, supernatural fiction, YA fiction)

Pre-order for this gem is up!!
09/28/2020

Pre-order for this gem is up!!

🔥We're nearly THREE weeks away!! Don't forget to preorder your copy!🔥
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🔥

He’s so much more than a rich criminal mind in charge of a drug cartel. Each comment or remark he makes is intelligent and thoughtful.

He surprises me at every turn, and I certainly don’t find myself welcoming it. I prefer knowing facts and having concrete expectations. Yet the psychologist in me thrives on circumstances like this and craves to delve deeper into his psyche.

⭐️⭐️COMING OCTOBER 20th!⭐️
Ruthless. Cunning. Deadly. That’s Nico Alcanzar, Miami’s biggest drug cartel leader.

And I’ve found myself directly in his crosshairs. He plans to use me to eliminate his number one competitor.

I become embedded in his life where he watches my every move. Then, I find myself doing the unthinkable: I fall for the glimpses of the man beneath the dark, menacing exterior.

I want him. The criminal. The murderer. The lover. The protector. The man who never asked for my heart.

The further I fall, the more ensnared I become in his tangled web of lies, masking the truth beneath.

Because when it comes to the art of deception, nothing is as it seems.

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Nook: https://bit.ly/2SIMKlz
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3cbkyPU
Google Play: https://bit.ly/2W8I0rx
GR TBR: https://bit.ly/3k8PEeK
BOOKBUB: https://bit.ly/35zx9tS
BLOGGER/REVIEWER SIGNUP: https://valentinepr.net/truthinpieces

07/21/2020

Booked and Hooked by Mayra Statham is now available & FREE on Kindle Unlimited!!-
http://mybook.to/BookedAndHooked

It is the FIFTH in a collaboration with 7 other amazing Authors who are bringing you brand-new contemporary standalone romances that are all about American Heroes and how each Alpha finds their one and only!

If you’re looking for a little something extra to add sparks and heat to your Summer, look no further. You can find everything you need with this Collaboration!

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➡️ Keeping Liberty by Loni Ree (Free on KU!)- mybook.to/KeepingLiberty

➡️ Sticky Situations by Tory Baker (Free on KU!)- mybook.to/StickySituations

➡️ A Man in Uniform by Leah Holt (Free on KU)- https://www.amazon.com/Man-Uniform-Military.../dp/B08C7HXL66

➡️ Booked & Hooked by Mayra Statham- Author (NOW LIVE!)- http://mybook.to/BookedAndHooked

➡️ Wildfire by Honey Palomino (July 23rd)- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54244524-wildfire

➡️ Her Cowboy Hero by Megan Wade (July 28th)- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BPHG6QH

➡️ Protective Custody by Author L. Nicole (July 30th)- mybook.to/ProtectiveCustody

Do you use Audible?
04/17/2020

Do you use Audible?

🎉It's finally LIVE!!🎉
Too Good at Goodbyes is now available on Audible!! You don't want to miss out on this, trust me. Ava Erickson & Jason Clarke knocked this one out of the park!! 🥰
AUDIBLE: https://adbl.co/2VgXtW3
🎼
First Top 40 hit at age seventeen? My first tabloid breakup scandal quickly followed.
Earned my first Grammy? Discovered Mommy Dearest was embezzling my money.
Landed a leading role in a movie? My fiancé called off our engagement the next day.

I might have a multi-million-dollar recording contract, a sold-out world tour, and more money in the bank than I ever imagined, but every time I hit a milestone in my career, my personal life suffers.

Then in steps my new bodyguard, rugged and with a past I connect with. The closer we get, the more powerful my feelings grow, complicating our professional relationship.

I thought Kane would be different. I hoped he’d be the one man to stand by my side, undaunted by the fame and attention that trails me.

The press calls me the “Ice Princess of Pop” because of my unyielding façade throughout heartbreak and betrayal. Perhaps it’s time to show them the real me.

With every syllable, I pour out my emotions and allow them to puddle, forming lyrics from my soul’s breath. And with each word, my broken heart cries out for Kane, begging him to help me break this pattern.

To help me stop being so damn good at goodbyes.
🎼
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Look at these beauties ❤
04/16/2020

Look at these beauties ❤

🏈The Series Is Complete🏈

Each on of these emotional, stand-alone, sports romances are LIVE and FREE in KINDLE UNLIMITED!

Download and start binging today:
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✔️Surprise Pregnancy
✔️Friends to Lovers
✔️Swoony Football Player

The Hardest Hit: https://amzn.to/2wvOEhE
❤️Second Chance Romance
❤️Age-Gap
❤️Single Dad

The Hardest Play: https://amzn.to/2xmeGV3
🏈Coach's Daughter
🏈Broken Hero
🏈Strong Family Bonds

03/15/2020

With all the school closures and everything else that's going on, I realize many of you won't make your deadlines. If you're worried you might be one of them, drop me an email ([email protected]), and we'll figure it out. Don't stress; I've got your back :)

01/16/2020

Messenger has been working on and off lately. It's frustrating, and I don't want any of you to think I'm ignoring you. If you'd like to book my services or have any questions, please contact me via email at [email protected]. I check my email several times a day, so it's the best way to reach me at the moment. Cheers!

04/01/2019

I've had a cancellation for the week of April 8. If anyone needs an editing slot for that week, message me :)

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