Hi there - and thanks for visiting my 'about me' page. I founded Sharper Quill to take advantage of some tremendously valuable talent from a select group of freelancers and professionals. I have selected a few works that I have contributed to over the years, along with samples and references, so that you can get to know me a little better before you trust me with your work.
On this page I present select titles and samples that demonstrate my wide experience in every service I offer: consulting, ghostwriting, developmental and general editing, copyediting, proofreading, proposal writing, and interior book design. These titles also show that I have worked for a wide variety of publishers, literary agencies, and authors, covering a diverse cross-section of fiction and non-fiction.
I specialize in helping authors develop their drafts into manuscripts that are attractive to publishers. Part of this process is my signature edit, which is a deep line edit and proofread designed to give authors first class feedback on their work and how to improve it. I also serve as a writing coach, partnering with authors from draft to publication, offering a full range of professional writing tools.
I have experience editing and proofreading resume/cover letters, university catalogs, academic journal articles, dissertations, books, academic research papers of all levels and in both APA and Chicago style.
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Christopher Tabora. Why Magicians Can Sell Anything. MindScramblers Books, 2014. [consulting: business writing sample]
Ravi Venu, The Crystal Guardian Series: Book I - The Exiled Prince. Cratus Media, LLC in 2012 [consulting: fantasy sample] John Pribble, Private Money Secrets for Real Estate Investors, Self-publishing, 2013 [consulting: business writing sample]
NIV Quickview Bible. Zondervan, 2014
How Jesus Changed the World. Zondervan, 2014.
Sam Mesgal-Sutton. Working Title: Kuwait. Publisher Unknown, 2014. [consulting: political writing sample]
Charles Cancilla. The Matriotism Behind the Moustache: A Personality Analysis of Adolf Hitler. Publisher Unknown, 2015.
Brad Adams. Research for Non-Fiction. Publisher Unknown, 2015.
[consulting: thesis editing sample] Sam Mesgal-Sutton. Losing Islam. Publisher Unknown, 2013
(Religious, Academic) Sam Mesgal-Sutton. "Untitled Reports." Think Tank, 2013
(Academic) Nigel Ross, Siege in the Sahara Desert. Kindle, 2014 (Mystery, Thriller) Nigel Ross, The Doomsday Code. Kindle, 2013. (Mystery, Thriller) Jessica McQuay, Black Moon. Cambridge Press, 2012
Kendrick Nugent, Blue Hood: Myths of War. Lulu, 2013
Self-Publishing, 2014
Sharon Hollander. An Absent Wife. Self-Publishing, 2014
Julie Sarff, Sweet Delicious Madness and the many Mysterious Deaths of Silvio Berlusconi. Amazon Digital Services, 2012
Julie Sarff, Italian Folly: Prologue to Sweet Delicious Madness and the Hordes of Lydias. Rose Moon Press, 2013
Ejaz Khan, Life Water. Stockholm: Suncrust AB, 2013 Ejaz Khan, Emron the Unknown Hero.
Stockholm: Suncrust AB, 2013 Ejaz Khan, Santanna. Publisher unknown.
Ejaz Khan, Children of the East. Publisher unknown.
Greg Green, Reunion Ready. Sharper Quill Books, 2015. [fitness sample] Ferzana Gillani, Lupus: My Constant Companion and My Inspiration. Self-publishing, 2013
[self-help / inspirational sample] Shanene Higgins, ed. Woman of Passion, Purpose and Power. Higgins Publishing, 2014 (religious non-fiction)
Travis Dougherty. Evolution Evolves: A Presuppositional Approach Against Naturalism. Sledge Press, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 2014 [Christian / philosophy sample]
Karen D. Greenwood. Romance with the Master: 21Ways to Connect with God. Oakland, CA: Higgins Publishing, 2013
Charlene Stepney-Wright. Brow Science: A Professional's Guide to Perfect Brow Design with BrowBelt. Prettypreneur Publishing, 2013.
Andrew Rupert, Graduating with a .08, Self-publishing in 2013 Paramjit Kaur, Rise to Riches: It's Your Birthright! Self-publishing in 2013
(Religious)
Paramjit Kaur and Andal Krishnan, Rock Star Principles for a Teen's Happiness. Trafford Singapore, 2013 (Religious) Nancy Janke, Positive Choices, Positive Behavior: How To Improve Your Character, Life, and Relationships. Forthcoming from Respectful Words, LLC, 2014 (Self-Help, Inspirational) Prof. Arvind Agrawal. How India Found its Feet: The Story of Indian Business Leadership and Value Creation. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Isaac Dodd, MCAT Planner: For the Serious Pre-Med Student. Self-Published, 2012
MariAnne Dibbley, Teaching English through the Bible: A Pictorial Approach, CELA Publishing, 2012
Dr. Antonio Grimaldi, The Candidate. Authorhouse, 2013
Dilip J. Karnik, The Karnik Dysgraphia Program for Children. Self-Published, 2012 (Medical Education Workbook)
Mike Mears, The Hatchery: A Single Egg in the Nest of a World Gone Mad. Forthcoming, unknown date. (Business)
Mike Mears, Leadership Secrets of the CIA. Forthcoming, unknown date. (Business)
Patrick Nachtigall, In God We Trust? A Challenge to Modern Evangelicals. Anderson, IN: Warner Press, 2014 (Christian Living)
Tom Necela, Chiropractic Appeals Toolkit. The Strategic Chiropractor, 2012.
Apostle (Dr.) John King Hill, Beholding the Glory. Self-publishing 2014 Apostle (Dr.) John King Hill, Perfect Love. Self-Publishing, 2014
Apostle (Dr.) John King Hill, Mysteries of Heaven. Self-Publishing, 2014
Apostle (Dr.) John King Hill. Glory Heaven Rulership. Self-Publishing, 2014
Apostle (Dr.) John King Hill. Dominion Power of Rulership. Self-Publishing, 2014
Michael Norman, Conscious Thought. Self-Publishing, 2013 [political fact checking sample] Michael Norman
Conscious Thought II Self-Publishing, 2014
Jason Jahns. G-Man: A Mormon Spy Story. Phoenix: North Star Books, 2012 [fiction / mystery review] Julie Sarff. Sweet Delicious Madness and the many Mysterious Deaths of Silvio Berlusconi.
Amazon Digital Services, 2012
Patricia Derrick. Animalations Series. 12 vols. Animalations, 2007-2012
My revised dissertation, "Reading 1 Corinthians with Philosophically Educated Women," was published in May 2014 by Wipf and Stock Publishers. An excerpt from the book is available from Amazon and other retailers.
“Women in Philosophy and the Agon Motif in 1 Corinthians 9.” Perspectives in Religious Studies 36.1. For an approximation of the article [sample from my book] “I. Howard Marshall’s use of 1 and 2 Corinthians in Kept by the Power of God,” a response to I. Howard Marshall’s book Kept by the Power of God: A Study of Perserverence and Falling Away. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2008 (previous editions: Paternoster Press, 2005, 1995; Bethany, 1975; Epworth, 1969). Forthcoming in Testamentum Imperium, 2013.
Joynes & Rowland, eds., From the Margins 2: Women of the New Testament and Their Afterlives, in The Bible and Critical Theory 7, no. 1 (2011), 61-6.
Marianne Bjelland Kartzow, Gossip and Gender: Othering of Speech in the Pastoral Epistles. New York: Walter de Gruyer, 2009, in The Bible and Critical Theory 7, no. 1 (2011), 67-9.
Nathan Barnes, Charles Hodge (1797-1879): His Views on Darwinism and Slavery. Published by Smashwords in 2013. Nathan Barnes, The Rise and Fall of El Sid. Proposal stage, 2015 (Fiction). |