Hi! I'm Angie McCauley
I help writers communicate with readers clearly and effectively so their nonfiction books are ready for publishing, their business documents and presentations are ready to work for them, and their papers are ready for submission and acceptance.
I especially enjoy working with informative, how-to, and self-help books, cookbooks, and education, food, business, technical, and Christian nonfiction subject matter.
Before becoming an editor, I wrote and taught technical courses at IBM, homeschooled my children, served on the board of a private school, and did various kinds of volunteer work. These experiences gave me an excellent grounding in the logical thinking, clear communication, attention to detail, and research skills I now use every day as an editor.
I love to help writers eliminate issues that can distract readers, so their ideas can shine through. Let me handle the language issues so you can focus on your ideas!
Editing Projects
Books by independent authors
The Charlotte Mason Centenary Series – 13 of the 18 monographs
More than 250 presentations for Amazon Web Services conferences
Journal article in the field of operations research
Doctoral dissertations in the fields of operations research, education, ministry, and theology
Master's thesis in the field of economic history
Other documents, including essays, reports, marketing presentations, project proposals, statements of work, resumes, and website copy
Training and
Continuing Professional Education
Courses
Proofreading 1: Introduction – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
Proofreading 2: Headway – CIEP
Proofreading and Copyediting with the Chicago Manual of Style – Editorial Freelancer's Association (EFA)
Copyediting: Beginning – EFA
Copyediting: Intermediate – EFA
Non-Fiction Developmental Editing – CIEP
Word Styles and Templates – Cadman Training
How to Mark Up PDF Page Proofs – Denise Cowle Editorial Training
Working With Indie Authors – EFA
The Complete Vellum Workshop – Skinner Book Services
Conferences
ACES VCON – September 25–27, 2024
CIEP Annual Conference – September 7–9, 2024
ACES: Unleashing Creativity – April 4–6, 2024
CIEP Annual Conference – September 9–11, 2023
EFACON – August 17–19, 2023
ACES: Accelerate – September 21–22, 2022
ACES: Emerge – March 31 through April 2, 2022
Webinars
Plain Language and Editors – Editors Canada
Guiding Your Clients to Successfully Self-Publish – Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
Editorial Business Best Practices – Professional Editors Network (PEN)
Freelance Editing in the Cookbook and Recipe Niche – Editors Canada
Intellectual Property for Authors – Nonfiction Authors Association (NFAA)
Publish Nonfiction Books Like a Pro – NFAA
Understanding Styles and Templates in Word – EFA
Demystifying Macros – EFA
Working with Self-Publishing Authors – ACES: The Society for Editing (ACES)
Developing a Quality Editorial Process End-to-End – ACES
Write to be Understood: Science of Reading Supports Use of Plain Language Guidelines – ACES
Self-Publishing Best Practices – Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
Expressing Numerical Quantities in Text – ACES
