Selected Clients and Projects
Publishers
Beacon Press
Copyediting:
- Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists
- The Coming Population Crash: And Our Planet's Surprising Future
- American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right
- Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the
Church/State Wars - Beyond Bogotá: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia
Unitarian Universalist Association
Developmental editing:
- Green Sanctuary Manual (5th ed.)
- Upon Consideration (working title for Heart to Heart, below)
- Tending the Flame: The Art of Unitarian Universalist Parenting
- Heart to Heart: Fifteen Gatherings for Reflection and Sharing
- Coming of Age Handbook for Congregations
- The Fellowship Movement: A Growth Strategy and Its Legacy
- The Seven Principles in Word and Worship
- Beyond Fundraising: The Complete Guide to Congregational Stewardship
- Reason and Reverence: Religious Humanism for the 21st Century
- A Manual of Worship
Religious education curricula:
- Principled Commitment
- Spirit in Practice
- Our Whole Lives: Sexuality Education for Young Adults
- Sexuality and Our Faith: A Companion to Our Whole Lives for Young Adults
Anthology copyediting and fact checking:
- In Praise of Animals
- Coming of Age
- We Pledge Our Hearts
Technologies 'N Typography
Copyediting:
- Popular Protest in China (Harvard University Press)
EMC Publishing
Testing activities:
- HTML Essentials (2nd ed.)
- Study Guides for Personal Finance: A Lifetime Responsibility
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Titles that I edited or managed as a full-time employee:
- Consumer Education & Economics
- Nutrition & Wellness
- Food for Today
- Discovering Food & Nutrition
- Parenting: Rewards & Responsibilities
- Homes: Today & Tomorrow
Authors
Michael W. Brown
Copyediting:
- Invitations to the Dance
Yvonne Greer
Copyediting:
- Think Like a Hot Mama!
Florin Guerrier
Copyediting:
- Free Gifts Every Day
Lisa Schilling
Copyediting:
- Get REAL Guide to Health and Fitness
Copyediting/proofreading:
- A Most Worthy Cause: A History of OSF St. Mary Medical Center,
Galesburg, Illinois - The Only Job You Had to Do: A History of Aupperle Construction
- I Had to Know
Marketing/Business Communications
The Simantel Group
Proofreading marketing materials and business documents
Writing business documents
Hult Fritz Matuszak
Proofreading marketing materials
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| “I’ve been going through the edit and you did a fantastic job. Your review of the manuscript is thorough and thoughtful, and the finished product will be much better as a result of your care and attention. We really appreciate it.” Mary Benard, Senior Editor, Skinner House Books |
| “Working with you has been a very positive experience and made me look at the book with fresh eyes, which is hard to do when you’re the author and absorbed in the content every day.” Monica Vest Wheeler, author |
| “Kathy Carter can take a piece of writing and make it stronger, clearer, and more appealing.” Michael W. Brown, author “Kathy, you never fail to exceed my expectations. You not only have a unique ability to catch the most minute inconsistencies, but you also take your job one step further and offer recommendations—so we don’t have to think quite so hard! Having partners like you makes all the hard work a little more bearable. You help us shine and save us money—and in many cases, the praise from the clients is owed to you.” Misty Klobucher, Simantel Group |