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Starstone Lit
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Why
hire an editor?
Sometimes writers
need a fresh pair of eyes, some pre-pub polish, or coaching to hone their writing chops. I enjoy assisting authors writing
in a broad range of genres to creatively and critically examine their projects. As a publisher (Tootie-Do Press) and hybrid author (a conventionally published and indie author),
I fully understand both types of authors' needs and concerns.
::: Starstone Lit Services specializes in copyediting, line editing,
prep editing, proofreading, manuscript evaluation, and creative - critical consultation for fiction, memoir,
poetry, and narrative nonfiction. Experienced, thoughtful evaluation and editing of women's lit, crime drama, fantasy, historical,
magical realism, mystery, romance, slipstream, soft and hard sci-fi, suspense, thrillers, and literary works; memoir,
poetry, and Young Adult, New Adult, Juvenile fiction and nonfiction, and children's picture books.
::: Consultation,
copyediting, prep editing, and proofreading for publishers and business professionals: journal articles, fiction,
narrative nonfiction and textbook manuscripts, resumes, brochures, business letters, print or internet advertising, press
releases, blog and website copy. Indexing services for selected nonfiction topics. All style guides honored.
::: Copy and line
editing in UK, US, CA, and Aus English.
::: Ethical
editing and proofreading of academic theses and dissertations.
::: Custom print
book interior designs to match your cover design, and custom e-book conversions for all standard manuscripts. Draft2Digital,
Kindle Direct Publishing, and Smashwords manuscript and cover download assistance.
::: Assistance with cover
and query letters to agents and publishers, book pitches - descriptions and synopses, author
bios, and book proposals for narrative nonfiction and memoirs. Marketing assistance packages for indie authors include
book cover pitch - description, short and detailed author bios, and keywords for publication venues.
::: Social
media book PR for indie and conventional authors. Assistance to set up social media accounts to highlight your publications.
::: Reasonable per page or hourly rates,
reasonable turnaround.
::: Blocked? On a budget? Inquire about econo-evals
and self-editing coaching.
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Free 5-page sample edit-evaluation-estimate for book-length manuscripts, 1-3 pages for academic papers and
short manuscripts.
Whether you're an emerging or
an expert writer,
Starstone Lit can assist
with the evolution
of your stellar,
award-winning project!
Contact Starstone Lit using form below.
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RECENT
PROJECTS
Fiction,
Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry
*2010 International Book Award Finalist Spirituality: Inspirational
*2019 Global Ebook Awards, Short Stories / Fiction
*2019 Literary Titan Book Award
*2018 Eric Hoffer / da Vinci Eye Finalist for excellence in cover art
*2018
New Generation Book Award Finalist in the Young New Adult category
*2017 Book Cover of the Year, Cassie Loves Covers
- Corr Syl the Warrior -YA eco sci-fi / fantasy (CreateSpace / Kindle, 2013).
*Finalist, New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, 2013
*Winner, Arizona Authors’ Association Literary Awards, 2013
*Kirkus Star Review, 2013
*OneBookAZ for Teens, 2014
*2014 Best Indie Book Award, Children's category,
2014.
- Crime a Day: Death By Electric Chair & Other Boyhood Pursuits -
memoir (Jaded Ibis Press, 2015).
- Cryonic Man: A Paranormal Affair - medical sci-fi / paranormal romance (Tootie-Do Press, 2015).
- Dating Game - romantic suspense (DWP Books, 2016).
- Divine Aphasia - literary memoir (publication pending, Ardent Writer Press, 2021).
· Dragon Daily News - MG fantasy fiction (CreateSpace, 2013).
· Dream Shadow - suspense (DWP Books, 2014).
· Finding
My Way: From Paralysis to A Rich Full Life - memoir (Bez Publications, 2009/2011).
- Four Women - literary family drama (publication pending).
- Homeless - paranormal drama (DWP Books, 2014).
- I Cried for Freedom
- romantic suspense.
- In Search of the American
Dream - literary drama script.
- Judgment - paranormal drama (DWP Books, 2014).
- Keepers of Lubaantun - YA visionary.
- Mrs.
Ogg Played the Harp - memoir (Two Harbors Press, 2012).
*Winner of Grand Prize in the 2013 Great
Southwest Book Festival
*2017 Book Excellence Awards
*2017 Kindle Awards
- Second Chance - sci-fi (DWP Books, 2013).
- Shades
of Light - inspirational poetry (iUniverse, 2013).
- Shopping Cart of Dreams - found, narrative, and quirky poetry
(pub pending, 2021).
- Sleepers - medical sci-fi (DWP Books, 2015).
- Trash Picker on Mars - poetry (Kelsay Books, 2016).
- The Museum of Unwearable Shoes - poetry (Kelsay Books, 2018).
- the queen of hearts on trial - urban
fantasy (publication pending).
- The Wedding Dress - memoir (publication pending).
- Wild World - YA fiction (publication pending).
Narrative Nonfiction, Textbooks
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3D Post Production
(Routledge, 2014).
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A Broadcast Engineering Tutorial for
Non-Engineers, 4th edition. (Routledge, 2014).
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Advanced First Aid, CPR, and AED, Seventh Edition (American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons – AAOS, 2016).
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Collecting Anime Cels: A Mini Guide for Collectors,
(Book Soup Press, 2019).
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Environmental Certification for Organisations and Products (Routledge,
2015).
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The First European Description of Japan - (Routledge 2014).
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Health Care Provider CPR, Fifth Edition, (American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – AAOS, 2016).
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International Perspectives on Group Work & Space Time
and Evaluation in Ideological Discourse (Routledge, 2016).
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Internationalization of the Curriculum (Routledge,
2015).
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Management,
11th Edition (Cengage, 2014).
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Mapping the Terrain of Education
Reform (Routledge, 2015).
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The Maritime Labour Convention
2006 (Routledge, 2013).
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Maritime Letters of Indemnity (Routledge,
2013).
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Merchants and Trade Networks in the Atlantic
and the Mediterranean, 1550-1800 (Routledge, 2016).
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Planning Urban Places (Routledge, 2015).
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If a teacher told me to revise, I thought that meant my
writing was a broken-down car that needed to go to the repair shop. I felt insulted. I didn't realize the teacher
was saying, 'Make it shine. It's worth it.' Now I see revision as a beautiful word of hope. It's a new vision of something.
It means you don't have to be perfect the first time. What a relief!
::: Naomi Shihab Nye
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