Meet Sarah Schulzke

I was probably fifteen when I decided I wanted to be an editor. I had friends and siblings who wrote fiction, and I was always offering to review their work and provide suggestions. That first foray into the field wasn't incredible. But through my mistakes, I learned important things about what works—and what doesn't work—as an editor.

Since that time, I’ve learned a lot, practiced a lot, and worked hard to become an insightful editor. To me, being an insightful editor means recognizing the inherent qualities in your unique style and voice. It means catching the vision of the project and understanding what your goals are so that all my suggestions can help you achieve them. At the end of the day, I don’t want my voice to be heard in your work. I want yours to shine through more clearly.

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My Experience

I have an English major with editing and creative writing minors. For my editing capstone course, I worked with two others to take a YA science fiction novel through all stages of editing and preparation for publication. We:

Performed developmental, substantive, and copy edits.
Designed the cover and wrote the back-cover blurb.
Typeset and proofread the entire book.

This was a major project that taught me a lot about the publication process. The experience gives me insight to help authors understand what to expect from all parts of the process—even services I don’t currently offer.

My experience as an editor is varied, which has been a lot of fun. Some projects I’ve worked on include the following:

Remaking and revamping Brigham Young University’s Experiential Writing website. I researched, wrote, and edited articles and blog posts for the website.
General editing with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I provided developmental and substantive edits for lesson manuals and single-handedly proofread the entire front and back matter for Saints, vol. 3.
Volunteering with student magazines. I’ve coached staff writers through development and editing, proofread physical magazines, and edited short stories and editorials.
Copy editing for Dragonfly Editorial. I edit technical documents of many kinds, and I’ve become adept at working with various style guides, creating consistency for clients.

Today, I’m a full-time freelance editor, working with Dragonfly on a contract level—so I’m happy to work new clients into my schedule.

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