About
Laurie Masters is a freelance editor who helps people bring their life's work to the world through the printed word. Her tagline is “I turn what you wrote into what you meant,” and many wonderful authors wholeheartedly agree!
Laurie is passionate about earth-regenerative permaculture, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication, the low-fat whole-food plant-based lifestyle, and indoor vertical aeroponic gardening (in her bedroom!)
Background
I worked in Silicon Valley as a technical editor before the turn of the century at companies including Siliconix, Hitachi Internetworking, and MicroDesign Resources, where I was managing editor of the prestigious Microprocessor Report.
In 2000, I left corporate America to freelance. As an independent, I have worked most often with self-published authors but also with a few traditional publishers. Several of my authors have hired me for long-term virtual positions in their e-commerce companies.
Click to view some of my book-length PROJECTS.
TESTIMONIALS
Pam Armstrong, author of Surviving Healthcare
“You so obviously want this to be good, and I don’t think I could find anyone else who has your level of dedication to this project.
Robert Oppenlander, author of
Comfortably Unaware
“I wish my publishers would have allowed you to take one round of editing my new book a few months ago!"
Miki Kashtan, Cofounder, Bay Area Nonviolent Communication
“i am so confident in our communication. it's working so well. i am having zero anxiety about anything falling through any cracks. they just don't seem to exist. i wish for you to relax. i have been singing all week.”
Rex Bowlby, author of
Plant Roots
“Let me say ... You have a wonderful “bookside” manner.” You don’t show me “what you know” by finding as many problems as you can. You take your ego out it. Also, you reek of integrity.”
Franca Baroni, author of On Governance: Cor Publicum-The Evolution of Res Publica
“I chose Laurie among other candidates because of her professionalism, her honest, generous, and straightforward style, and her high level of integrity in handling the costs.”
Rick Geggie, author of Healing Practices to Help Kids Grow Up Easier
“I am amazed and really tickled. I am so moved by the great difference ... in fact, moved to joyous tears that my book proposal looks so professional .... What skill you have.”
Richard Chisholm, author
"Your ability to articulate and be in a style that feels so representative of my truth, my speaking style, and desire to connect, moves me so much that I want to cry. How can someone say my thoughts better than me? You are a supernatural Vulcan mind-melding editing freak of a blessing!"
Dr. Doug Graham, author of The 80/10/10 Diet
Laurie will assuredly make your book the best that it possibly can be. She will communicate with you daily. It may take longer than you want, because Laurie may make suggestions that require a bit more effort on your part, but the finished product will be something that you will always be proud of and won’t want to redo later down the road.”
