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Sheila Oakes

Montclair, NJ USA

35 Years Experience

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Professional Experience

A veteran of the book publishing industry, I am available as a ghostwriter, freelance editor, book doctor, and proposal writer. My expertise is in non-fiction (both practical and narrative) and my categories include self-help, psychology, parenting (particularly special needs), wellness, and personal growth. I specialize in communicating expert information to readers so that they can make positive changes in their lives.

Expertise

  • Editor 25 Years
  • Writer 8 Years

Specialty

  • Family, Children & Teenagers 30 Years
  • Health 30 Years
  • Lifestyle 30 Years

Industries

  • Book Publishing Consumer 35 Years

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      Other work history

      My current project list is available on request. A former book editor, I have held editorial positions at Ballantine Books, Dell, Fireside (Simon & Schuster); Perigee (Penguin Putnam), and St. Martin's Press. Published work: co-author of GET MOTIVATED with Kara Leverte Farley (Fireside, 1994) and an essay in the anthology TEARS TO TRIUMPH, edited by Dawn Daniels and Candace Sandy with Dr. Jarralynne Agee (Kensington/Souls of My Sisters, 2009)