Experience
Publisher, Fiction and Non-fiction
Whiteley Press, LLC: 2010 to present
- Develop full-length informational guides, novels, novellas, and short stories from concept to published work
- Outline, write, and edit text
- Work with co-authors to plan and compose text
- Hire subcontractors to copyedit and proofread text
- Manage photographers and artists for creation of specialized graphics
- Typeset paperback and ebook interiors, including full-color graphics, inset boxes, and figures
- Design paperback and ebook covers
- Approve final pre-publication proofs
- Convert and upload completed text and art to vendor websites
- Create marketing materials
Whiteley Press, LLC, Titles
- Riding Fear Free: Help for Fearful Riders and Their Teachers (with Laura Daley)
- Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
- Caroline Bingley: A Continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
- “Maria Lucas”: A Short Story in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection
- Mary Bennet: A Novella in the Personages of Pride & Prejudice Collection
- Live, Love, Longbourn: A Bennet Sisters Novel
- A Year with Jane Austen: Modern Austen Short Stories
- “Infatuation and Independence”: A Modern Austen Short Story
- Absolute Liability (Southern Fraud Mystery 1)
- Death Benefits (Southern Fraud Mystery 2)
- At Fault (Southern Fraud Mystery 3)
- Moral Hazard (Southern Fraud Mystery 4)
- Shock Loss (Southern Fraud Mystery 5)
- Sunset Clause (Southern Fraud Mystery 6)
- “Cancellation Notice” (A Southern Fraud Short Story)
Works with Other Publishers
Holidays with Jane Anthologies: Spring Fever, Summer of Love, Trick or Sweet, Thankful Hearts, Christmas Cheer, and Will You Be Mine? (Indie Jane Press, LLC)
Honors/Achievements
- More than 100,000 books sold to date
- Absolute Liability earned a spot on the Amazon Top 100 Best Sellers list for 8 weeks
- Absolute Liability was named to the Indie Reader Times Best Sellers List for 3 non-consecutive weeks
- Several titles translated into German and French
Freelance Editor
12/1999 –11/2011
- Copyedit and proofread works of Southern history, politics, theology, and other nonfiction for Mercer University Press
- Copyedit and proofread short stories, novels, and essays for Mercer University Press
- Edit novels, nonfiction works, press releases, and articles for independent clients
- Copyedit and proofread the Uniform Series Bible Study for Smith & Helwys Publishing
- Prepare weekly on-line installments for Uniform Premium on www.helwys.com
Interim Editor, Uniform Series Bible Study
Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Macon, GA
6/03–9/03 and 1/06–6/06
- Oversaw the complete editorial process for all Uniform Series Bible Study products: Uniform Teaching Guide, Uniform Study Guide, Large Print Uniform Study Guide,Uniform Commentary, and Uniform Resource Kit
- Managed copyeditors and proofreaders to get all products to press on time
- Edited raw material submitted by writers
- Worked with design department to ensure accurate and appropriate presentation of materials
- Used QuarkCopyDesk to edit typeset versions of all products
- Edited weekly Uniform Series Bible Study support articles
- Created ancillary information for weekly Uniform Series Bible Study support articles
Assistant Editor
Smyth and Helwys Publishing, Macon, GA
5/99–8/00
- Helped create editorial process for new product line: Uniform Series Bible Study
- Formatted, edited, and arranged cold reads for Uniform Teaching Guide, Uniform Study Guide,Uniform Commentary, Uniform Resource Kit, and Reflections Devotional Guide
- Helped create editorial process for the Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary Series and augmented Commentary Style Guide
- Worked with off-site editors and design department to format and copyedit S & H Bible Commentary volumes
- Copyedited theological and devotional books
Editorial Assistant
Smyth and Helwys Publishing, Macon, GA
8/98–5/99
- Copyedited Under Construction: A Habitat for Humanity Vacation Bible School
- Copyedited books, Reflections Devotional Guide, Formations Learner’s Study Guide, FormationsTeaching Guide, Intersection, and FaithSteps
- Copyedited press releases, catalogs, brochures, and fliers
Education
Mercer University, Macon, GA
BA French and Christianity 1999
Honors and Achievements
- President’s List (6 quarters)
- Dean’s List (all quarters)
- Recipient of the J. L. Dagg Research and Writing Award
- Recipient of the L. P. Irvin Foreign Language Award
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society