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Deanna Brady
 

book editing servicesDeanna Brady is a highly versatile freelance writer and editor with more than two decades of experience. She ghostwrites, rewrites, and edits self-help books, novels, biographies, cover and query letters, proposals, articles, essays, scripts, textbooks, business communications, Web content, and literary fiction. Deanna taught in the Continuing Education Department at California State University for a dozen years. In addition to writing several children's textbooks, she is an award-winning author of short fiction and poetry.

Deanna works with a broad spectrum of clients, from individuals to major corporations, in widely diverse fields. She has written and edited nearly every type of literature, including advertising and marketing copy, prospectuses, and training materials, for such diverse clients as IBM, AT&T, Omnicom Group Worldwide, George Marciano/Guess? Clothing Company, Learning Tree International, Crabtree Publishing Company, Canon Communications, and the RAND Corporation.

Deanna is adept at editing ESL text, dialects, and British language variation. She also specializes in subjects concerning spirituality, ecology, Native American Indian culture, and alternative healing.  For ten years, she was editor of an internationally published monthly inspirational magazine. She often volunteers her services by writing press releases and working with the media on behalf of charitable organizations. Her grant proposals have garnered nearly half a million dollars for nonprofit agencies.

Writer, editor, ghostwriter, book doctor, script doctor
Copywriter: marketing, advertising, Web sites
Topics: business, health, medical, technical, legal, and science editor
Submission services: book proposals and query letters
Fiction and nonfiction categories include: fantasy/speculative fiction, historical, romance, adventure, young adult and children’s literature, creative nonfiction, memoir/biography, self-help, how-to, indigenous cultures, psychology, spirituality, complementary/alternative and allopathic medicine, fitness and health, entertainment, fashion, ecology, and political/social issues.

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Recent Projects

"The manuscript is perfect. Marvelous! Truly marvelous! I am very, very pleased. I wouldn't change a thing you've done. I am so VERY happy with the editing. You have made me sound more intelligent, articulate, logical. I am very grateful." -- Mary P. Lewis, MBA, Break Free from Burnout in 30 Days! Secrets of a Burnout Survivor
Publisher: The Marketing Clinic; Imprint: Life Renovations 1-800-MARY-LEWIS
 
Deanna Brady is a superb writer, rewrite specialist, and editor who never ceases to amaze me with her talents. Her patience and skill throughout the many projects on which we have worked together have made my life and my words richer." -- Kala Kos, PhD From Ecstasy to Success : A Simple Guide to Remarkable Results
"Love it! This is exceptionally well done...it does indeed shine. You do wonderful work. Thank you!" Follow-up: "We're about to go to press [late Jan. 2007] with the second printing of the first edition...." August, 2007: "I have a new book project I'd like you to work on with me." – Bill Wiersma, Wiersma & Associates, The Big AHA! Breakthroughs in Resolving and Preventing Workplace Conflict
"Great news! WE DID IT! They want to publish my book! I'm so excited. It's going to be called Mayday! Asking for Help in Times of Need. Thank you so much for helping me make the proposal [and chapters] so strong. They couldn't say enough about it—thought it was so well written and organized. Thank you, Deanna!"  - M. Nora Klaver, MA, MCC

"I just finished reading the whole book. Thank you so much for all the fantastic work you've done. Please provide any personal information if you would like to be credited in the book when it gets published. Thanks again for everything."  Follow-up:  "The book has been picked up for publication.  Thank you again for your excellent editing job. Your work is what turned this around…I don't think it would have been published without your help." Book Two: "Second book has been published, and I'd like you to edit the third one, as well." Book Three: "It is stellar, and I have already submitted it to the publisher. Once again you have outdone yourself!!!"  - D. M. (Doug) Paul, One Wizard Place, Sentinel, and Sidhe

"Thank you for all your hard work. It wouldn't have been possible without your help. I'm planning to send you my next book manuscript by the end of the year."  - Stephen Allten Brown, Shadows of Chaco Canyon

Deanna Brady is a superb writer, rewrite specialist, and editor who never ceases to amaze me with her talents. Her patience and skill throughout the many projects on which we have worked together have made my life and my words richer." -- Kala Kos, PhD

"Deanna Brady is an editing master. She did a fabulous job rewriting my two book proposals, both of which had to be sent out to interested agents and publishers within a very short time frame. Her professionalism and ability to meet my tight schedule exceeded all my expectations. She was a pleasure to work with, and I will definitely hire her again." - Tracy McWilliams (investment banker)

"I am very grateful for your powerful refining of my efforts. The reworked material has a much better flow and clarity. It is wonderful to see the great improvement in the manuscript and to feel it all coming together. Thank you so much for your talent and hard work. Your editing makes such a positive difference and I am most appreciative of it. Thank you so much!" - Cate Roundy, LCSW

"Everything looks great! I have decided on a publisher and will be doing that within the next month. Thanks much! I have enjoyed working with you."  - Dani Patterson, The Hat

"Thanks so much for your expertise. You did a terrific job! I will always recommend you and will definitely come back to you if I have further editing needs."  - Robert Doucette, Why a Raven Is Like a Writing Desk: An Alice in Wonderland Mystery

"Deanna, everything looks wonderful...It is worth it to pay someone who really knows what they are doing. I will be sure to use you for future projects and recommend you to other writers. Thanks a million." - Del-Metri Williams, MBA

Writing
Colonial Women
The Woodworkers
Canku Ota American Indian magazine
The Raven Chronicles literary journal

Editing and ghostwriting
Screenwriting on the Internet, Christopher Wehner
From Ecstasy to Success, Dr. Kala Kos
Feng Shui for Architecture, Dr. Simona Mainini
Series - Native Nations of North America, Crabtree Publishing Company
 

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