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Welcome! At Comma Sense Editing, you will get more than an editor who crosses the T's and dots the I's. I also provide common sense. In other words, does this work as it is written?

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Why an editor? You may have read and reread your manuscript a dozen, or even a hundred, times. But as the author, your eye may skip over missing words, since you know what you meant. You may also be too close to your work to be objective. As an editor, I can pick up on repetitions, inconsistencies, holes in the story, wordiness, and other problems that a writer may have overlooked.

My aim is to keep your voice as the writer, while making it clearer and stronger. My services include everything from light editing to developmental editing and reshaping of the manuscript.


If you are interested in editorial services, please contact me through the contact page.

Below is an unsolicited testimonial from one client, filmed by the Editorial Freelancers Association, of which I am a member and teaching instructor.

​I hope to hear from you!


More About Me

What I Edit

​I was trained as a journalist, but now edit everything from travel articles to thrillers. My authors have won prestigious awards and their books have been on bestseller charts.

​I specialize in:
  • Mystery and crime fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Science fiction
  • Multicultural literature
  • ​Young Adult​

The Short Resume

In addition to editing, I am the lead instructor for the University of California, San Diego Extension Copyediting Certificate Program.  I also teach copyediting through the Editorial Freelancers Association, the largest group in the United States for freelance editors.

As a journalist, I was a reporter and copyeditor at Newsday, The Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Florida Today. I was part of copyediting teams for coverage that won two staff Pulitzer Prize awards.

I have a master's degree in media management from the University of Missouri and a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Miami.

I founded Comma Sense Editing in 2010. For my full CV, please take a look at my LinkedIn profile.
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