Join us for an in-depth discussion featuring Amy Paradysz, a seasoned editor with over 20 years of experience in book publishing.
This session explores essential editing tips, strategies for building a believable fictional world, and the importance of editorial and world consistency.
Whether you’re working on historical fiction or a contemporary novel, learn how to enhance your writing, avoid common pitfalls, and create an immersive experience for your readers.
Discover specific tools and techniques, from the Chicago Manual of Style to Microsoft Word tricks that can elevate your manuscript to the next level.
Plus, get answers to audience questions on topics ranging from grammar rules to the use of footnotes in fiction.
Perfect for writers looking to refine their craft!
Amy Paradysz is a book editor with 20 years of book publishing experience. After learning the ropes as an associate editor and managing editor at Globe Pequot Press, she continued as a freelance editor while, over the years, Globe Pequot was purchased by Rowman & Littlefield and then by Bloomsbury Publishing. Amy has edited for Quarto Publishing, Islandport Press, and Cider Mill Press, among other publishers. She is comfortable editing adult fiction, memoir, self-help, academic nonfiction, full-color gift books, and cookbooks. Historical fiction is her happy place. Amy works both directly with authors and through publishers on copy edits and proofreads. She is based in Southern Maine, where she is a weekly columnist for the Sunday Maine Telegram and a contributing editor of Green & Healthy Maine magazine. She edited the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook, which was the 2020 New England Cookbook of the Year Runner-Up, and the follow-up Maine Community Cookbook (2022), which together were the inspiration for a storytelling-and-potlucks nonprofit called Community Plate. Amy has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and studied literary journalism and history as a graduate student at the University of Arkansas. She is a member of ACES: The Society for Editing.
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About the Instructor
Amy Paradysz
Amy Paradysz is a book editor with 20 years of book publishing experience. Since learning the ropes as an associate editor and managing editor at Globe Pequot Press, she has worked as a freelance editor for Globe Pequot Publishing, Rowman & Littlefield, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., Quarto Publishing Group, Islandport Press, and Cider Mill Press.
Through The Manuscript Academy, Amy copyedits book manuscripts in adult fiction and narrative nonfiction. Historical fiction, especially, is her happy place.
Amy has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (with a minor in history) and studied literary journalism and history as a graduate student at the University of Arkansas. She is a member of ACES: The Society for Editing.