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Lara C.

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Copy/line editor, proofreader, and writer

Hi, my name is Lara, and I'm a copy/line editor, proofreader, and writer, with a BA in Creative Writing, and certificates in Editing/Proofreading and Advanced Fiction Writing. I've worked for publishing companies and independent publishers where I edited manuscripts in a range of genres for both ebook and paperback distribution. During my employment as an editor, I've also written and edited content for websites, novel blurbs, and marketing/advertising campaigns. A day in the life of me as an editor consists of waking up in the morning, making a latte via my Sunbeam Expresso Vita, heading into my home office with a tranquil bush view, firing up my Macbook Pro, and editing the day away! Each day might bring a different project - whether it be a contemporary, biker or shifter romance, a YA coming of age story, a sci-fi ,a thriller, an illustrated children's book, or an article. Sky is the limit when it comes to the scope of what I edit, and I look forward to working on your project!

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Lara went beyond what was required of her and I am very satisfied and now have a publisher interested in one of project books
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Head Editor

Van Diemen Publishing
May 2016 - Present
I am the Head Editor for Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Science Fiction/Fantasy novels.

Copy Editor and Proofreader

Run Free/Roam Free Publishing
Dec 2015 - Mar 2016 (3 months, 1 day)
I was an editor for Contemporary Pop-Fiction Romance, Thriller, Science-Fiction, and Children's books.

Ghostwriter and Copy/line Editor

Private Publishing House
Jan 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year, 10 months)
I was a ghostwriter and copy and line editor for a publishing house that distributed contemporary romance ebooks and paperback novels. Two books that I wrote became bestsellers and are still high on the Amazon rankings.

Education

Bachelor of Archaeology

Flinders University, Australia 2010 - 2012
(2 years)

Bachelor of Arts

University of Tasmania, Australia 2004 - 2008
(4 years)

Qualifications

The Keys to Effective Editing

Now Open Learning
2015
This course teaches the fundamentals of editing for both fiction and nonfiction. Editors will not only brush up on their skills but also learn about recent advances in the profession. Writers will learn essential self-editing tools to give manuscripts a professional look. From the language of editing to grammar, punctuation, and syntax to the relationships between editor, author, and publisher, every facet of editing will be outlined.

Advanced Fiction Writing

Now Open Learning
2014
In this course, the topics a writer needs to create a successful manuscript, including story structure, plot, character, dialogue, setting, suspense, conflict, action, viewpoint, tense, and how to get published, are explored. Each lesson includes an assignment that helps develop a manuscript. The essential techniques that are often overlooked by other writing classes and textbooks will be outlined, and in a step-by-step fashion that will make it easy to turn a story into a published book.

Write Fiction Like A Pro

Now Open Learning
2014
This course helps develop the structuring skills professional authors use. Passion, theme, premise, and characters help create the structure of a story, and viewpoint, dialogue, pacing, and many other techniques are used to build scenes and move the story from beginning to end. Each assignment in this course helps develop an original novel or story using specific techniques.

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