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DJ Bruno. Ghostwriter. Book critiques. Book submissions.
 

D.J. Bruno prides herself on helping authors create masterful manuscripts. She has an extraordinary flair for shaping and directing a work, while maintaining the natural voice and style of the author.


Clients have praised her ability to smooth through rough patches, detect errors in fact and consistency, ask the right questions, and never miss a deadline. One client recently sent her a quick note to say "I LOVE having you around! Thanks!"


D.J. provides a range of services from expert proofreading to manuscript critique, Web content development and editing, copy editing, ghostwriting, proposal writing, and agent contact. 
  

She's edited a range of material from memoir to erotica, biography, textbooks, poetry, and Web content. She specializes in film and photography, food and wine, nutrition, travel, psychology, memoir, and literary fiction.

Specialties

Copy Editor, Proofreader, Developmental Editor

Manuscript Critiques


Non-Fiction: Travel, Creative Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Psychology, Diet/Nutrition, Health, Memoir, Biography, Self-Help, Alternative Medicine

Entertainment: Photography, Film, Art

Poetry & Screenplays


Copyediting Fiction

Gray Marbles and Silvery Salmon by Ken Lang

A Mere Ache of All by David Frederick

The Ancient One by Ilan Herman

Another Day Falling by Dustin Collins

“Anton” by Mary Ellen Walsh

Never Say Never by David Petersen

Restless by Cynthia Boyd

Sleepwalker by Paul Mahan

The Captain’s Song by Alan Rosenus

Tail of the Frog by Pamela Alma Bass

Copyediting General/Nonfiction

The Diet Solution Manual by Isabel De Los Rios

Historic Cape Cod Lighthouses: Race Point by James Claflin

History of Congo by Didier Gondola

Policy Passages: Career Choices for Policy Wonks by Howard J. Wiarda

Power Baby by Ryan Lee Parsons

Sinfully Vegan, 140 Decadent Desserts to Satisfy Every Vegan’s Sweet Tooth by Lois Dieterly

Proofreading Fiction

Bear, a novel by Marian Engel

Human Parts by Orly Castel-Bloom

A Love Made out of Nothing/Zohara’s Journey by Barbara Honingmann

The Worry Week by Anne Lindbergh

Proofreading Poetry

Archipelago by Rich Rose

Copyediting/Developing Children's Books

The Island of Rouge by Karenann Knotoff

The Writing Curse by Karenann Knotoff

The Canoe by Tara Schleicher

 Matt! The Hat! by L.P. Chase

The Corner Man by Patricia Jordan-Cowley

Developmental Editing

Battling the Killer Within by Thomas Farrington

Manuscript Submission Services

Marketing your manuscript and contact agents:

Your initial contact with an agent or publisher is your first impression; therefore, it’s crucial that you put your best foot forward when drafting a letter.

What I can do . . .

  • Read your manuscript and write the materials required for submitting to agents and publishers, including proposals, queries, synopses, and bios.

  • Consult with you and edit material you’ve already written.

  • Research agents or publishers that are appropriate for your market, provide resources, and offer guidance.

  • Research the legitimacy of agents or contacts you’ve already made. (Don't ever take for granted that anyone calling themselves an agent actually is one.)

  • Prepare your manuscript for submission—i.e., format according to industry-standards.

  • Review and critique the manuscript to determine if it’s ready for submission.

Writing and Editing:

Copyeditor, Avalon Books, New York, NY, 7/03

Manuscript Evaluation Editor, iUniverse, Lincoln, NE, 7/03–present

Book Editor, various independent authors, 2/03–present

Proofreader, Corey McPherson Nash, Watertown, MA, 9/02–present

Proofreader, David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston, MA, 8/02–present

Editor, Project Bread—The Walk for Hunger, Boston, MA 7/02–present

Copy Editor, Improper Bostonian, Boston, MA Temporary Contract

Copy Editor and Proofreader, Argosy Publishing, Waltham, MA, 10/01–present

Developmental Editor, Battling the Killer Within, Thomas A. Farrington, 7/01–8/01

Copy Editor, nSight, Burlington, MA, 7/01–1/02

Web Site Editor and Web Production Assistant, nSight, Cambridge, MA, 7/00–present

Copy Editor, Harvard Business School Bulletin, Cambridge, MA, 7/00–1/01

Proofread and copyedit class notes section of the Bulletin

Proofreader, Dartmouth Publishing, Watertown, MA, 5/00–1/01

Editor, Arthur Godfrey: The Adventures of an American Broadcaster, by Arthur J. Singer, 6/98–9/98

Fiction Reader, Ploughshares, Boston, MA, 9/98–5/00

Editorial Intern, Ploughshares, Boston, MA, 9/97–12/97

Freelance News Reporter, Suburban Life, Butler, NJ, 2/96–10/96

Arts and Entertainment Editor, Montclarion, Upper Montclair, NJ, 1/95–4/95

Editor-in-Chief, Four Walls, Upper Montclair, NJ, 5/93–5/94

Editorial Intern, Boston Rock, Newton, MA, 5/93–8/93

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