Shadows in the Dark: Book Editing Services | Everett, WA

  • Total Hires: 12 times
  • Service Area: Everett, WA
  • Team Size: 1 employee
  • Business Duration: 18 years
Shadows in the Dark: Book Editing Services

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Industry

  • Sales & marketing
  • Healthcare
  • Technology / IT
  • Manufacturing
  • Financial services
  • Education
  • Retail / consumer goods
  • Real estate
  • Construction
  • Non-profit

Business size

  • Small (fewer than 10 employees)
  • Medium (10-50 employees)
  • Large (more than 50 employees)

Business stage

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  • Mid-stage (2-5 years)
  • Established (5 years and more)

Work location

  • My customers travel to me
  • I travel to my customers
  • I work remotely (phone or internet)

About

I have two published middle-grade fiction books on the market.

I have done copyediting and ghostwriting for many books by other authors. I am open-minded and will work on projects that deal with almost any subject. I am a very versatile writer with my most recent work being to write a murder mystery. In the past, I have done other work besides working with book manuscripts. I have also written a Statement of Work (SOW) for contractors. To my credit, I have also edited or ghostwritten True crime, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs.

Besides editing and writing books, I have obtained a “CompTIA A+” certification, as well as a “CompTIA Project +” for certifications related to IT work as well as certifying me as a computer repair technician. I even owned my own mobile computer and cellphone repair business and operated a fully-powered ambulance as my rolling office and workshop.

When I talk about ghostwriting, I don’t mean I

write about ghosts, however, I do that too, as I have been a paranormal investigator since 2007. In this case, though, I refer to the adding of my ideas and bringing out character backstories; adding complete scenes to enhance the storyline; creating dialogue between characters where only a description of what the characters said to each other exists; and providing levity where appropriate.

Copyediting includes proofreading for spelling, grammar, punctuation, making sure you are using consistent tenses between past and present, checking the general flow of the manuscript, along with proper formatting using APA guidelines. I believe in the creative mind of the author and then what I can offer to make your book the best it can be, presenting ideas to you along the way.

I decided to work with Thumbtack in hopes I would be able to copyedit more manuscripts. My focus is on quality; making sure there are no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors as well as formatting the manuscript correctly and making your ideas flow as they should.

You retain all the rights to your material. I am also a member of Toastmasters, writing and giving speeches twice a month.

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    • Julie Austad
    • Completed on 10/2/2023

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