Editorial Training & Credentials

I’ve completed a range of professional editing courses focused on fiction, with an emphasis on developmental editing and copyediting. My training reflects a commitment to helping authors craft immersive, polished stories—especially in science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal romance.

🛠️ Certified Courses

Developmental Editing of Fiction: Beginning

Provider: Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
Completed: May 4, 2024
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Copyediting Series

Provider: Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
Certificates Issued: March 3, 2023

Note: These courses were completed separately; EFA issued the certificates on the same date for administrative convenience.

📚 Club Ed Developmental Editing Series (DE 1–4)

These courses deepened my understanding of story structure, editorial communication, and the collaborative revision process—skills I bring to every manuscript evaluation and developmental edit.

Provider: Club Ed (Editorial Training)
Completed: DE 1–4 Series

  1. Foundation of Storytelling
  2. Principles of Developmental Editing
  3. Writing Effective Editorial Queries
  4. Writing the Revision Letter

🌌 Genre Immersion & Self-Study

In addition to formal editorial training, I bring nearly five decades of immersive experience as a reader and viewer of science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal romance. Since the mid-1970s, I’ve explored these genres across books, film, and television—developing a strong sense of genre conventions, reader expectations, and narrative trends.

I’ve personally read every book listed on my Goodreads bookshelf, which contains over 1,500 titles organized by genre. This curated record reflects my lifelong engagement with speculative fiction and serves as a living archive of the stories, tropes, and techniques that shape my editorial instincts.

This ongoing self-study informs my developmental feedback, beta reading, and copyediting decisions—helping me support authors in crafting stories that resonate with their target audience.


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