natalie nyquist
editor
Instructor & Course Developer | UC Berkeley
Freelance Editor
Developmental Editing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Notes & Bibliographies
Fact Checking & Research
Years Freelancing for Traditional Publishers
Years Training Editors
Book Projects Completed for Traditional Publishers
Pages Proofread for Traditional Publishers
Copyediting
Academic & trade books: expertise in biblical studies, biography, memoir, leadership & self-help including #1 NYT bestselling authors & other bestsellers (see portfolio).
Editing Instruction
Instructor and Course Developer for UC Berkeley Extension’s Professional Sequence in Editing. Also experienced teaching at writing and editing events.
Developmental Editing
Specializing in trade books: biblical studies, Christian living, business, and leadership. Skilled in lowering word count while retaining the author’s voice.
Project Management
Experienced in contracting and managing freelance editors, proofreaders, and typesetters; tracking project deadlines and invoices; and assisting production and managing editors at traditional publishers.
Research and Product Development
Subject-matter experience includes early elementary, middle-grade, and YA titles as well as academic content in anthropology, biblical studies, general medicine, history, and psychology.
Proofreading
Expert in academic and trade, detail consistency across large projects, identifying plagiarism, and formatting citations. Past projects include top-selling NYT and ECPA books in 2018 and 2019 (see portfolio).