natalie nyquist
editor
Freelance Editor
Instructor, UC Berkeley
I love the book publishing industry. I’m privileged to mentor editors in their professional development while contributing to projects that impact readers around the world.
Copyediting
Experience in academic and trade, including biblical studies, memoir, biography, and humanities textbooks, including projects by New York Times bestselling authors.
Editing Instruction
Instructor and Course Developer for the Professional Sequence in Editing program at UC Berkeley Extension. Four years experience teaching at industry conferences.
Developmental Editing
Substantive work in academic content, including biblical studies, family law, and psychology. Skilled in lowering word count without losing the author’s voice.
Project Management
Experience in contracting and managing freelance editors, proofreaders, and typesetters; tracking project deadlines and invoices; and assisting production and managing editors.
Research and Product Development
Subject experience includes early elementary, middle-grade, and YA books as well as academic content in biblical studies, psychology, general medicine, anthropology, and history.
Proofreading
Expert in proofreading academic and trade books for traditional publishers. Proficient in detail consistency across large projects, identifying plagiarism, and formatting notes. Worked on New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly bestsellers.
Years Experience
Publishers Served
Book Projects Completed
Pages Proofread
COPYEDITING
PROOFREADING
NOTES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
EDITING INSTRUCTION
