My Keen Eye
Hi! I'm Barbie. I'm an editor and proofreader with 17 years of training and experience. I help authors improve their writing so their unique ideas have a chance to reach an audience saturated with books. You want to transmit your voice straight to readers without your great ideas being overshadowed by errors or confusing language, plot holes, stereotype characters, and awkward dialogue. I give you the support, encouragement, and guidance you need to trust yourself and find your best words.
Your Best Words
Are you self-publishing, submitting a manuscript to traditional publishers or agents, or you don’t know yet? Do you write fiction or nonfiction or memoir? No matter what type of book you are writing and how you plan to share it with your readers, it will benefit from some TLC by an editorial professional. These days, having a friend or family member read your book and catch some typos just doesn’t cut it for those who want to be successful (or even who just want to be noticed) in publishing. Depending on where your manuscript is at in the process, I offer manuscript evaluations, line or stylistic editing, copyediting, and proofreading. When you need a keen eye for your best words, I’m here to help.
The Next Step
Are you ready to take the next step with your manuscript? Do you have questions about how I can help improve your work? Get in touch and I'd be happy to answer your questions!
A11: Finished any urgent projects (lately I have lots of small, same-day deadlines), maybe put in 2-3 hours of billable hours. Didn't scream my head off. Didn't cry. Wait, no. I cry almost every day now. 😀 #EFAchat
A10: I used to break after an hour and at least walk around a bit. Or I'd go to the gym mid-morning. Now I barely move unless I take my kids to the park for some Frisbee. #EFAchat
A9: I may snack while working, but I always try to break to eat a meal. Now I tend to eat meals with my kids, and we often watch Netflix over lunch. It's probably healthier than eating while working. #EFAchat
A8: Usually I like quiet or instrumental (but not calming) music. Now I rarely have quiet, and I prefer calming instrumental. Current fave is the music played on the Monterey Bay Aquarium's live jelly cam (awfully soothing view too). #EFAchat
A7: I work in smaller chunks, focus on accomplishing a certain number of pages. Reward myself if I can focus well. And give myself a metric shit-ton of grace when I can't. #sorrynotsorry #EFAchat
