Karen Carter Communications

PROFESSIONAL

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As a contract copy editor, I focus on the job at hand. When you hire me to edit your project, you can be confident not only in my abilities as an editor, but in the professional caliber of every interaction you will have with me. I understand the demands and importance of corporate communications, academic schedules, and personal priorities. Whether you have a memo or letter that could use a quick review, a manual or brochure in need of line editing, or a full-length manuscript at any stage of production, I can help—and make you look good in the process.

PERSONABLE

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Working with an independent copy editor ought to be a pleasant experience. Please feel free to contact me at any time by e-mail (Karen.Carter7 AT gmail.com) or phone (number provided with signed contract). I enjoy interacting with my clients and appreciate details regarding deadlines and demands that help me understand the scope and impact of the project at hand. My hours are flexible and my turn-around quick. I appreciate the opportunity to work with you, believe you will find working with me enjoyable, and hope you will think of me again when a new project requires my services.

PROFICIENT

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I am familiar with various style manuals. Please feel free to let me know if your project requires my use of the:

AP Stylebook
APA Publication Manual
ASA Style Guide
ACS Style Guide
Chicago Manual of Style
MLA Style Manual
MHRA Style Guide

Please also feel free to provide your own organizational style guide for my reference.

For general editing, I refer to the following guides:

The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White
Dos, Don’ts & Maybes of English Usage, Theodore M. Bernstein
The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage, Theodore M. Bernstein
The Copyeditor’s Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, Amy Einsohn
The Elephants of Style, Bill Walsh
Lapsing into a Comma, Bill Walsh

RATES

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Organizational Editing Projects: $40/hour
Personal Editing Projects: $30/hour

My $30 hourly fee for personal projects equates to approximately:

$450 for a 38,000-word/150-page manuscript
$900 for a 75,000-word/300-page manuscript

This fee varies greatly depending on the state of a manuscript and the author's choice of editing services. I track my hours on every project and only charge for actual hours spent on a project.

RESUMÉ

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CONTRACT CLIENTS
Pearl Street Publishing, Denver CO
Customer Solutions Group, LLC, Denver CO
Theratech Publishing, Niantic CT
Ingram Book Company, Nashville TN
FISI Madison Financial Corporation, Brentwood TN
Journal Communications, Brentwood TN

FULL-TIME EMPLOYERS
Ingram Book Company, Nashville TN
Industrial Risk Insurers, Hartford CT

FULL-LENGTH COPY-EDITED PROJECTS
Common Reading Programs: Going Beyond the Book, Jodi Levine Laufgraben (Monograph)

Sustaining and Improving Learning Communities, Jodi Levine Laufgraben and Nancy Shapiro (Reference)

Creating Learning Communities: A Practical Guide to Winning Support, Organizing for Change, and Implementing Programs, Jodi Levine and Nancy Shapiro (Reference)

Learning Communities: New Structures, New Partnerships for Learning, Jodi H. Levine, Editor (Monograph)

FastWeb’s College Gold, Mark Kantrowitz (Reference)

In the Year of the Ox, Hannah Amgott (Memoir)

Offerte: The Burnt Offerings, Jon Marie Broz (Poetry)

Enough, Eric Karl Anderson (Fiction, Experimental)

A Rare & Deadly Issue, Marlena Thompson (Fiction, Mystery)

Bewitching Golf, Ruth Newbury-Swash (Fiction, New Zealand)

God Almighty, Herman Royce (Fiction, Humor)

Invictus, Vyshali Manivannan (Science Fiction)

WEBSITES
Imagine A Great Election
The Know Something Project
Digital Folio

INTERNSHIPS
Patient Care Magazine
Syracuse Post-Standard

EDUCATION
Dual Bachelors degrees
Magazine Journalism and Fine Arts
Syracuse University

PUBLICATIONS
Novel One Sister’s Song published by Pearl Street Publishing

Profile of author Patry Francis published on Literary Mama

Essays “Getting the Word Out” and “Fact in Fiction” published in
From Hollywood Experts and Published Authors: Words of Wisdom for Starving Artists from Double-Dragon Press, Toronto

Article on library book clubs published in Buzz in the ’Burbs magazine, Denver

Personal Essay “A Book, A Dream….” Published on Pearl Street Publishing site

Book Reviews published on BlogCritics and Compulsive Reader

Poetry published in literary journals including Wazee: New Independent Writing

Article on Nashville business published in Advantage Magazine

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteer creative writing mentor, Community Resources, Inc.
Volunteer leader, Junior Great Books
Volunteer speaker in local schools

AWARDS & HONORS
Chosen from among 30+ Denver and Boulder writers to serve as a recent associate with the Rocky Mountain Women’s Institute. As an RMWI associate, I began writing a collection of short stories, presented before an “Image and Identity” class at CU-Denver on the creative process, and helped plan as well as participated in a dynamic associate showcase. I also voluntarily copy-edited a large number of placards and promotional materials for the event.

My first novel, One Sister’s Song has been selected to be recorded and added to the Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic national catalog of audio titles for students with reading disabilities.

REFERENCES

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Past editing projects have included:

academic monographs;
books of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry;
website copy including articles and columns;
corporate projects such as in-house employee publications, marketing brochures and manuals; and
personal projects such as resumés.

A list of references is available upon request at Karen.Carter7 AT gmail.com.

Testimonials:

“Karen Carter edited all of my books/monographs before I submitted them to my publishers. She works magic!” —Jodi Levine Laufgraben, Associate Vice Provost and Director,
Periodic Program Review, Temple University

“During my application process for top part-time MBA programs in New York City, I composed countless admissions essays. For my most effective and compelling topics, I sought the professional expertise of Karen Carter Communications. Karen Carter’s insightful editing added layers to my work and brought out my inner voice. I found her technique to be crisp and thorough and would recommend her to my most respected colleagues.” —Anthony DeFeo, Assistant Vice President, Personal Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Graduate Student, Fordham University

“I want to pass along a personal note of thanks for your diligent and insightful notes on the College Gold manuscript. They helped make it a better book!” —Doug Hardy, General Manager/Editor, Monster Careers at Monster Worldwide