About Me
My name is Madeleine, and I’ve been bringing out the best in authors’ writing for over a decade.
As a former in-house editor and an independent professional since 2017, I’ve worked with projects of fewer than 1,000 and more than 100,000 words; with those needing a light touch and those needing extensive work; and with content that includes general-interest nonfiction, superhero comics, YA novels, formal academic texts, meme-filled listicles, breaking news, nonprofit reports, video scripts, and more. I’m as much at home with copyediting and proofreading as I am with developmental editing, project management, and art research.
Before starting my own business, I worked for a midsize book publisher in a traditional progression of roles, editing and shepherding books through acquisition, content editing, copyediting, design, proofreading, and production. I work with the Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook and have experience with a wide variety of publisher- and project-specific styles—both following them and creating them myself. I also have foreign-language skills in French and Japanese.
You can find some of my current and former clients and areas of experience below and learn more from my testimonials and portfolio.
Clients
1517 Media • BuzzFeed News • CarTech Books • Catapult/Counterpoint • Coffee House Press • DC Comics • DK • Erewhon Books • IDW Publishing• Insider • Minnesota Historical Society Press • Penguin Young Readers • Pollen Midwest • the Quarto Group • Raised Voice Press • Red Line Editorial • Redleaf Press • Tandem Books • University of Minnesota Press • Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Areas of Experience
automotive • aviation & aerospace • brand-licensed/IP publishing •comics • cooking• DIY & craft • fiction • gardening • gaming • geek culture & fandom • history • home improvement • memoir & creative nonfiction • movies/film & TV • news • pop culture • popular science • sci fi & fantasy • social media • spirits & cocktails • spirituality, new age & witchcraft • style guides
… and more!
Other Work
In addition to my freelance work, I’m one half of the driving force behind Twin Cities Geek, a nonprofit website and community organization bringing news, reviews, cultural essays, and other content to Minnesota readers since January 2015. As senior editor, I help guide the editorial content of the site, edit articles for both style and substance, develop and maintain the site’s style guides, and supervise a small team of junior editors. I also write occasional articles for the site and jointly run our social media channels and community engagement initiatives.
Since 2018, I’ve also been a member of the board of the Professional Editors Network, where I manage the organization’s marketing and communications, outreach, and tech.
Memberships
“Madeleine is a brilliant copyeditor who would be an asset to any newsroom, communications team, publishing house, or agency.”
Emerson Malone, BuzzFeed News
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