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VICTORIA WRIGHT PO Box 793 • Housatonic, Massachusetts 01236 413.717.1243 • [email protected] http://bookmarkservices.net • http://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriawright QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE Freelance Copyeditor with extensive experience in publishing, including industry-leading print-on-demand company, traditional publishing houses, and one-on-one collaboration with indie authors. Avid reader and proficient writer truly passionate about the written word. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS BOOKMARK SERVICES, Housatonic, Massachusetts Editor/Owner, 1994–Present Vast experience in the following genres and subjects, among others: o FICTION: literary, historical, science fantasy/sci-fi, romance, YA, LGBT, fanfic, mysteries, thrillers, paranormal, war, medical, legal. o NONFICTION: memoirs, history (modern, Holocaust, Colonial, ancient), humor, travel, music, nutrition, self-help, finance, sales, human resources, medicine, law, crime, high tech, mental illness, psychology, pregnancy/childbirth, technology, theater, politics, design. Developmental and line editing, manuscript assessment and review, ghostwriting, proofreading, and fact-checking. Accuracy and consistency in syntax, substance, and style. Detailed client-centric feedback, advice, education, and developmental direction to improve dialogue, characterization, point of view, structure, arc. Client base in the United States and internationally. Many repeat clients, with an impressive record of word-of-mouth referrals. Basic knowledge of French, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and a bissel Yiddish. Thorough knowledge The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, Unabridged Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary, The Bluebook, APA 6, OWL, et al. MS Word power user. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS “Sunday in the Dark with Dad”—flash fiction winner WOMEN ON WRITING (2012) Contributing Writer—various humorous essays THE WOMEN’S TIMES (2004–2008) “Anniversary Waltz”—essay winner Midlife Clarity, BEYOND WORDS PUBLISHING (2002) EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Minors in English and psychology. Russian Language Immersion Program, Middlebury College—Middlebury, Vermont.
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VICTORIA WRIGHT PO Box 793 • Housatonic, Massachusetts 01236 413.717.1243 • [email protected]
http://bookmarkservices.net • http://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriawright
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Freelance Copyeditor with extensive experience in publishing, including industry-leading print-on-demand company, traditional publishing houses, and one-on-one collaboration with indie authors. Avid reader and proficient writer truly passionate about the written word.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS BOOKMARK SERVICES, Housatonic, Massachusetts Editor/Owner, 1994–Present w Vast experience in the following genres and subjects, among others:
o FICTION: literary, historical, science fantasy/sci-fi, romance, YA, LGBT, fanfic, mysteries, thrillers, paranormal, war, medical, legal.
o NONFICTION: memoirs, history (modern, Holocaust, Colonial, ancient), humor, travel, music, nutrition, self-help, finance, sales, human resources, medicine, law, crime, high tech, mental illness, psychology, pregnancy/childbirth, technology, theater, politics, design.
w Developmental and line editing, manuscript assessment and review, ghostwriting, proofreading, and fact-checking. Accuracy and consistency in syntax, substance, and style.
w Detailed client-centric feedback, advice, education, and developmental direction to improve dialogue, characterization, point of view, structure, arc.
w Client base in the United States and internationally. Many repeat clients, with an impressive record of word-of-mouth referrals.
w Basic knowledge of French, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and a bissel Yiddish. w Thorough knowledge The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, Unabridged Merriam-Webster Dictionary,
Oxford English Dictionary, The Bluebook, APA 6, OWL, et al. w MS Word power user.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Sunday in the Dark with Dad”—flash fiction winner WOMEN ON WRITING (2012) Contributing Writer—various humorous essays THE WOMEN’S TIMES (2004–2008) “Anniversary Waltz”—essay winner Midlife Clarity, BEYOND WORDS PUBLISHING (2002)
EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Minors in English and psychology.
Russian Language Immersion Program, Middlebury College—Middlebury, Vermont.
