Editor

I am of the opinion that the ultimate goal in all facets of book publishing is to serve the reader. As such, it is my mission as an editor to implement a reader-first approach in everything I do. All of my feedback, queries, suggestions, and tracked changes will aim to reflect the best intention of the reader. While I am a champion for upholding an author’s creative vision, I ultimately believe that once a book is in the reader’s hands, their interpretation constitutes the book’s meaning. Therefore, it is my job as the editor to act as a bridge, ensuring the purpose of the author aligns with the understanding of the reader. 

It is because of this view that my focus as an editor is more about upholding the integrity, intention, and creativity of an author’s style than upholding strict grammatical guidelines. The rules of language are always changing, and so my role is to ensure a manuscript is foremost clear and consistent in its language. As an author myself, I believe artistic license often permits a break with convention. I will target and maintain these creative liberties, while differentiating them from the unintentional slips we are all apt to make.