A professional editor for nearly 34 years, Kathleen Samuelson also enjoys writing, reading, and antiquing. Her greatest joy is spending time with her two adult children and pack of hound dogs. If you think you might want to work with Kathleen Samuelson or another skilled professional on the Edit Resource team, please get in touch with us through our Contact …
Kelsey Mitchener
Kelsey is a New York Times–bestselling copy editor and proofreader who has been editing professionally since 2005. She specializes in all things nonfiction. Kelsey is a published and award-winning writer who now channels her author’s eye and understanding into re-visioning and attending to others’ writing. She’s considered an “A-list proofer” and go-to editor by many writers and publishing houses. She’s …
Kim Keller
As an accomplished acquisitions, project, and production editor with more than two decades of experience in the publishing industry, Kim has dedicated her career to bringing to life books that captivate, educate, and inspire readers. With a proven track record of nurturing author talent and delivering high-quality content, she thrives at the intersection of creativity and strategy. Throughout her career, …
Kristin Spann
Kristin is a freelance writer, editor, and tutor based in Redding, California, a city she loves all the time, except in August! She currently enjoys serving independent clients and traditional publishers through her business, Spring Services: Writing | Editing | Tutoring. This includes copyediting, proofreading, and format checking books for HarperCollins Christian Publishing, proofreading for the nonprofit I Like Giving, …
Linda Washington
Linda is a freelance editor/writer living in Wheaton, Illinois. She was a full-time curriculum editor at David C. Cook and Ligature Creative Studios (textbook developer). Later, she was a freelance manuscript reviewer and book editor for Tyndale House, a senior project writer/editor for Livingstone/e-Christian, and then later switched hats and became a developmental editor for fiction and nonfiction projects for …
Lisa Grimenstein
Lisa has nearly 20 years of experience as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader and has worked on a wide range of projects for mainstream and Christian publishers, including HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Turner, and Grandin Hood Publishers. She has proofread and edited hundreds of titles in numerous genres, both fiction and nonfiction, including cookbooks, devotionals, biographies, and memoirs. An avid reader …
Merry MacIvor
Merry has been working as a freelance editor since 2010, collaborating on fiction and nonfiction projects. Bilingual, she enjoys working on Spanish-language manuscripts. She is skilled in developmental and substantive editing. Merry enjoys variety and is known for her attention to detail. Merry has bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and Spanish. When she’s not editing or interpreting, Merry loves to travel …
Pam Nordberg
Pam launched her proofreading and copyediting career in 2010 as a freelancer and immediately knew this was the career path that matched her talents and personality. With little more than an intense desire to succeed and a thorough knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style, she built up a resume that now includes over 500 books from dozens of publishers. …
Phil Newman
Phil is a seasoned book editor who began his freelance career for Thomas Nelson in 2009. His work has spanned multiple publishers, including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Forefront, IVP, Baker, and more. The numerous authors whose books Phil has worked on include Franklin Graham, Sarah Jakes Roberts, Henri Nouwen, Bob Goff, Max Lucado, Lisa Whittle, Savannah Guthrie, Brant Hansen, Nancy …
Pierce VanDunk
Pierce VanDunk is an editor and writer with more than a decade of experience. His writing has been featured on Business Insider, Missio Alliance, and The Upper Room. After earning his MDiv from Boston University School of Theology, Pierce started academic editing work for doctoral candidates at theological schools. Soon after, he branched out into editing trade publications. He now …