Alexandra Is Editing

@dusablonediting.bsky.social

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Mission-driven freelance copyeditor and proofreader for indie authors, publishers, and organizations. ✒️📚 Member of EFA & NW Editors Guild. 💻 www.dusablonediting.com

Turquoise card on a stand in front of a bookshelf that says "I am patient and understanding of the writers' creative processes."
Valentine's Day Etymology
Photo of a grey tabby cat in a white box, poking her head over the edge and looking at the camera
Proofread Complete: I just finished a proofread on an 84,000-word manuscript! It was a very informative how-to on glacier climbing, and it was packed with some of the most breathtaking photos.
Cover of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The book cover of I'm Telling the Truth but I'm Lying by Bassey Ikpi
The Overstory by Richard Powers
2024 Bookify Wrapped
House of Leaves by Danielewski
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
I am called to work with writers who want to share unique and impactful stories with readers--whether through a memoir charting a remarkable life, a novel that reaches into the past or future to find meaning, or a cookbook that weaves culture and food together.
No-No Boy by John Okada
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
The book Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning.
Two books stacked next to each other: The Little Prince and Le Petit Prince (French version).
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
The cover of Proust's book, in French, Du côté de chez Swann
Cover of the book Do I Make Myself Clear? by Harold Evans.
Cover of the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Cover of the book Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
I am holding out a coffee mug that says "freeglancing" along with its definition.
Copyedit complete. I just finished a copyedit on a 60k-word manuscript! This speculative thriller had excellent commentary around mental health, climate change, political discourse, and more. I'm so excited to see it in print!