Welcome to my website. My name is Amber, and I’m a fiction and nonfiction editor. I have a keen eye for the editorial process and I am very proud of my work. I look forward to working with you.
Top Skills
- CMoS, MLA, in-house, and AP style guides
- Organized and exceptional time management
- Communicative and respectful of your time
- Excellent grasp of grammar rules
- Excitement for what I do
- Great eye for details
- Google Docs and Microsoft Word
- Adobe Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Audition
- Marketing and publicity work, including design
- German language skills
- AI-free work
Recent Experience
- Working with 4+ Publishers
- Over 5 years of freelance writing and editing with publishers and authors directly
- Editor for literary publications: Pacific Northwest Gothic Literary Journal and Northern Shadows Magazine
- Two-year internship with Portland Publisher, Ooligan Press
- 2+ years copyediting the PSU Vanguard newspaper
Education
- Master of Arts in Book Publishing: Portland State University
- Master of Arts in German Studies: Portland State University
- Bachelor of Arts in European History: San Francisco State University
Associations
- Horror Writers Association
- Editorial Freelancers Association
- Northwest Editors Guild
A Bit About Myself:
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, I now reside in the Pacific Northwest. I’m a mother and editor; my partner is a writer. When not editing, I enjoy reading and watching horror, cross-stitching, and learning random Godzilla facts from my son. I am part of a number of book clubs, and I am always looking for my next scary read.
I am an avid coffee drinker and vegetarian. My favorite things to nerd out about are Star Trek, history, German art and literature, and my podcast book choices.
My Podcast:
Dusk to Dawn Podcast: Reading Horror and Weird Fiction is the podcast I run with my partner; we discuss a new book every two weeks. Check us out anywhere you get your podcasts.
Find us on Spotify
Find us on Apple Podcasts
Some of My Favorite Novels:
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Ulysses by James Joyce
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
It by Stephen King
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
The Earthseed Trilogy by Octavia Butler
Some Recent Favorite Reads:
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Piñata by Leopoldo Goût
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones
Yeehaw Junction by Kayli Scholz
Follow my reading habits on The StoryGraph (900+ day reading streak!) and Goodreads.
“And so it goes…”
Kurt Vonnegut