KATHRYN CLAPPER is passionate about partnering with both nonfiction and fiction authors to bring their ideas and stories alive. With 10 years of experience editing more than 300 titles and textbooks for major publishers such as National Geographic, Candlewick Press, Scholastic, Prentice Hall, Pearson Longman, and Blackwell-Wiley, Kathryn knows what it takes to convert an idea into a bound book. With every manuscript, she acts as an advocate of the reader while holding true to the author’s style.
Her talents do not stop at developmental editing, however. When performing book critiques and evaluations, Kathryn provides constructive feedback on big-picture issues in both fiction and nonfiction works, including structure, organization, repetition, language use, plot, characterization, narrative pacing, style,voice, tone, and length. Her evaluations encompass both strengths and areas for improvement. As an eagle-eyed copyeditor and proofreader, she relentlessly perfects details while keeping the big picture in mind.
Kathryn is a certified English teacher with a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University (anthropology) and a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (teaching and curriculum). Her areas of expertise include literary nonfiction, YA fiction, biography, general interest nonfiction, scholarly works, children’s nonfiction, and instructional content in the humanities and social sciences.
Editing Services
Kathryn offers the following services:
- Copyediting and proofreading
- Developmental editing
- Project management
- Nonfiction: literary, scholarly, children’s, textbooks, other instructional content, Web content
- Fiction: YA, mass market, literary, historical
- Manuscript critiques and writing assistance
Books Published/Edited
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Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2012)Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald (2012)
Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough (2012) The Lost Boys of Sudan by Jeff Burlingame (2012) The Holocaust: Escape from Auschwitz by Lila Perl (2012) Brainworks: The Mind-bending Science of How You See, What You Think, and Who You Are by Michael S. Sweeney (2011) Indira Gandhi by Sara Schupack (2011) How Do Earthquakes Happen? by Wil Mara (2011) The People’s Pharmacy: Quick and Handy Home Remedies by Joe and Terry Graedon (2011) Hearing Disorders by Doug Colligan (2011) Face to Face with Manatees by Brian Skerry (2010) Hillary Clinton by Jean F. Blashfield (2010) Shakespeare Explained: Twelfth Night by Joseph Sobran (2010) Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network That Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement by Rick Bowers (2010) Prentice Hall Literature, Penguin Edition (2010) (contributing editor and writer) Eva Perón by Lesli Favor (2010) Tourette Syndrome by Ruth Bjorklund (2010) Uncovering America: Digging the Vikings by Lois Miner Huey (2010) Treating the Brain: What the Best Doctors Know by Walter G. Bradley (2009) Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering by Martin Sandler (2009) The Origins and Development of the English Language by John Algeo (2009) Hispanic America: 1990s to 2010 by Steven Otfinoski (2009) Crime Scene Science by Karen Romano Young and David Goldin (2009) The Reggae Scene: The Stars, the Fans, the Music by Peter Manuel and Daniel Neely (2009) Ace Your Creative Writing Project by Dana Meachen Rau (2009) Population 1.3 Billion: China Becomes a Super Superpower (2009) Mission to Teach: The Life and Legacy of a Revolutionary Educator: Winner of the 2014 Indie Book Awards for Education and Biography Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe by Karen Lange (2009) Earth in the Hot Seat: Bulletins from a Warming World by Marfé Ferguson Delano (2009) Practical Food and Beverage Cost Control by Clement Ojugo (2009) Knockout! A Photobiography of Boxer Joe Louis (2008) Idaho by Rebecca Stefoff (2008) Good Reasons by Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer (2008)
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