Book Editing

Erin is a proofreader for Penguin Random House and has edited dozens of nonfiction and poetry books. She is also acquisitions editor for Entre Ríos Books.

 

Editing Skills 

  • Chicago Style

  • AP Style

  • Substantive (developmental) editing

  • Copyediting

  • Proofreading

  • Fact-checking

Relevant Technical Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Microsoft Office

  • Google Docs

  • WoodWing

  • A variety of project management platforms, including Monday.com, Asana, and 10,000ft

Poetry & Fiction

Erin has proofread and provided developmental editing for over a dozen poetry, fiction, and nonfiction books, including:

"Dyscalculia," a book proofread by Erin L. McCoy
Orange by E. Briskin, a book published by Entre Ríos and edited by Erin L. McCoy.
"Walking Gentry Home," a book proofread by Erin L. McCoy
 

Nonfiction

Killer Visual Strategies, an award-winning book edited by Erin L. McCoy.

Killer Visual Strategies, an award-winning book edited by Erin L. McCoy.

• Edited Killer Visual Strategies: Engage Any Audience, Improve Comprehension, and Get Amazing Results Using Visual Communication (Wiley 2020) by Killer Visual Strategies CEO Amy Balliett. The book was a runner-up in Porchlight’s Best Business Books of 2020.

• Edited thirty nonfiction books, from first draft through photo selection, page design, and final production, with Cavendish Square Publishing, including:

The cover of Genocide: When Is Intervention Necessary? (Cavendish Square).

The cover of Genocide: When Is Intervention Necessary? (Cavendish Square).

The Partition of India, a nonfiction book for young adults published by Cavendish Square and edited by Erin L. McCoy.

The Partition of India, a nonfiction book for young adults published by Cavendish Square and edited by Erin L. McCoy.

Literary Journals

I’ve read for the poetry and fiction queues of various literary journals over the years, including:

  • Narrative Magazine, 2023–2026

  • Gulf Coast Literary Journal, 2020–2021