Rachel Lapidow

Website: www.RachelLapidow.com
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Professional Experience

Highly-detailed and creative copy editor, proofreader, and developmental editor with over 3 years of experience collaborating with writers, publishers, and game designers. Offer strong communication, problem-solving, and time management skills to ensure that high-quality deliverables are always ready as contracted. Demonstrated record of customer service and high-client satisfaction.

Expertise

Copy Editor
4 Years

Specialty

Fiction
3 Years
Books & Literature
3 Years
Other, Specify
3 Years

Industries


Newspaper - Community
3 Years
Book publishing - all
3 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
Entry Level

Total Media Industry Experience

3 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

DC Comics (10+), The Hinesburg Record (10+)

Other Work History

• Assessed YA novels Split Rock and Suncookers: Ice and Fire (45K and 39K words) for Bradford Evans (2018). • Critiqued Colony (88K words), a YA horror-adventure book by Veronica Wolff (2019). • Revamped materials for Biohazard Games (2017–2019), including roleplaying games Upwind and Blue Planet. • Edited pieces for Jacqueline Larkin (2017–2019). Published in Maple Tree Literary Supplement, Dote Magazine, Ambrosia, and other magazines. • Line edited fantasy game An Atlas of the Horizons (113K words) for Benjamin Williams (2019) • Transformed email templates, instruction manuals, thank you letters, and more for lifestyle brand Apace EZ Solutions (2017–2019). • Edited 3 books in Honour series (49K words total) and Flintlock Roleplaying Game (43K) for Nine Dragons RPG (2016–2019). • Edited tabletop roleplaying game Return to the Stars (18K words) and other materials for Festive Ninja (2018–2019). A digital version has been accessed over 10K times. • Edited Vajuvenation (33K words) for Dr. Rosalind

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Docs, Dropbox, social media

Associations

Editorial Freelancers Association, American Copy Editors Society, League of Vermont Writers

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