Overview

I have worked with Raw Dog Screaming Press, BPP, JournalStone/Trepidatio Publishing, as well as directly with individuals preparing to submit their work to a publisher. Most of my work has been in the horror/sci-fi genres, but I'm open to any genre where a good story can be told.
When you hire me to proofread your manuscript, expect the big things to be found - misspellings, grammar, the usual stuff - but I'll be checking those commas and semicolons and making sure your quotation marks are all pointed the way they should be too. If I notice a word is being used a little too often, I'll let you know. If I see potential timeline errors, character discrepancies, or just strangely worded paragraphs, I'll let you know that as well. And if you have other specific things you want me to watch for, whatever they may be, consider it done. You will see every single change/adjustment I make through the tracking tools, and I'll include notes anytime anything isn't self-explanatory. Basically, I want your final manuscript to look the best it possibly can, and I'll put in the time to make sure that it does!

Services

Copy Editing

Proofreading

Fiction

Anthologies Horror Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Science Fiction Short Story

Non-Fiction

Entertainment

Languages

English (US)

Work experience

Proofreader/Editor

JournalStone/Trepidatio

Sep, 2014 — Present

Proofreader/Editor

Bizarro Pulp Press

Jan, 2014 — May, 2017 (over 3 years)

Proofreader/Editor - intern

Raw Dog Screaming Press

Jun, 2013 — Dec, 2013 (6 months)

Raw Dog Screaming Press took me on as a volunteer to help me establish myself as a proofreader.

Portfolio

The Occultists

Schattel, Polly

Angel Souls and Devil Hearts (Peter Octavian)

Golden, Christopher

Antioch

Leonard, Jessica

Drawn Up From Deep Places

Files, Gemma

We Can Never Leave This Place

Larocca, Eric

Nature’s Perfume

Towse, Mark

The Golden Road

dePackh, Selene

And In Her Smile, the World

White, Gordon B

Zeroland

Winters, Ryan

Whitetooth Falls

Joschko, Justin

Whistling Past the Graveyard

Maberry, Jonathan

Where All is Night, and Starless

Grant, John Linwood

Wardenclyffe

Wilson, F Paul

Waking Nightmares: A Peter Octavian Novel

Golden, Christopher

Twisted Tales from the Torchlight Inn

Schwamberger, Ty

Touched by Shadows

Jackson, Vaughn A.

Timewalker

Monteleone, Thomas F.

The Wilderness Within

Smith, John Claude

The Narrows

Malfi, Ronald

Loonies

Bastianelli, Gregory

The Last Night

Dunn, Mark

The Fiddle is the Devil's Instrument: And Other Forbidden Knowledge

Talley, Brett J.

The Fall of Never

Malfi, Ronald

The Demons of King Solomon

French, Aaron J.

The Touch

Berkowitz, Adan

The Samhanach and Other Halloween Treats

Morton, Lisa

The Graves of Saints: Peter Octavian

Golden, Christopher

The Ghost Finders

McOmber, Adam

The Deer Kings

Wagner, Wendy

The Death of an Author

Edwards, S L

The Cuckoo Girls

Lillie, Patricia

The Art of Broken Things

Anderton, Joanne

The American

Thomas, Jeffrey

The Abyssal Plain: The R'lyeh Cycle

Brett J. Talley

The Best of Both Worlds

Miskowski, S.P.

Switchboard

Post, Andrew

Strange is the Night

Miskowski, S P

Storm Shadows

Cain, Kenneth W.

Still of Night: Dead of Night Series, Book 4

Jonathan Maberry

Spectral Evidence

Files, Gemma

Speaking to Skull Kings and Other Stories

Cataneo, Emily B

Some Bruising May Occur

McMahon, Gary

Six Dreams about the Train and Other Stories

Haskins, Maria

Shout Kill Revel Repeat

Jones, Scott R

Shelter for the Damned

Thorn, Mike

Shadowdays

Schattel, Polly

Sacculina

Fracassi, Philip

Sisters in Arms

Ruppert, Erica

Rookfield

White, Gordon B

Rogue

Gifune, Greg F.

River of Souls

Bodine, T. L.

The Heart of the Phoenix: The Phoenix Girls, Book 3

Brian Knight

Peel Back and See

Thorn, Mike

Paleo - The Doomsday Prepper (Journalstone's Doubledown)

Liss, David

Out of Tune - Book II

Caine, Rachel

Out of Tune

Armstrong, Kelley

Out of Water

Sarah Read

Of Saints and Shadows (Peter Octavian Book 1)

Golden, Christopher

Of Masques and Martyrs: A Peter Octavian Novel

Golden, Christopher

Of Starfish Tides and Other Tales

Willis, Suzanne J

Of One Pure Will

Smith, Farah Rose

Nobody Gets Hurt and Other Lies

Day, Nicholas

Murder Ballads and Other Horrific Tales

John Hornor Jacobs

Mr. Hands: The Cedar Hill Series

Braunbeck, Gary A.

Moon City: A Limbus, Inc. Novel

Ethridge, Benjamin Kane

Limbus, Inc., Book III

Jonathan Maberry

Life on the 64 Bus

Hodson, Brad

Lady Bits

Jonez, Kate

King of Hell: Peter Octavian

Golden, Christopher

Joe Ledger: Secret Missions Volume One

Maberry, Jonathan

I Wish I Was Like You

Miskowski, S. P.

House Call

Schwamberger, Ty

Hollow Skulls and Other Stories

Marzioli, Samuel

Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone

Griffin, Michael

He Who Walks in Shadow

Talley, Brett J.

Hardboiled Horror

Jonathan Maberry

Hallowed Days

Hale, Daniel

Halfway Down The Stairs

Braunbeck, Gary A.

Ghostflowers

Wornom, Rus

Fragile Dreams

Fracassi, Philip

Eyes in the Dust and Other Stories

Peak, David

Every Crawling, Putrid Thing

Busboom, David

Doorways to the Deadeye

Guignard, Eric J

Divine Scream

Ethridge, Benjamin Kane

Devil's Breath

Gifune, Greg F

Deep Night

Gifune, Greg F

Dead End

DiLeo, Chris

Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition

Thorn, Mike

Dark Rescue (Forever Man)

Matthews, Brian W

Dark Blood Comes from the Feet

Emma J. Gibbon

Cthulhu Blues: SPECTRA Files Book 3

Wynne, Douglas

The Conveyance

Matthews, Brian W.

Come to Dust

MacLeod, Bracken

Chosen of Trees and of Talons

Pryor, Jeff

The Bone Weaver's Orchard

Read, Sarah

Blue Hell

Gifune, Greg F

Bleed

Kurtz, Ed

The Bleeding Season

Gifune, Greg F

Black Water

Norman, Bobby

Black January (SPECTRA Files Book 2)

Wynne, Douglas

Behold the Void

Fracassi, Philip

Blackwood Estates

Holloway, William

At the Mercy of Beasts

Kurtz, Ed

As Summer's Mask Slips and Other Disruptions

White, Gordon B

Aleister Blake

Cano, Valentina

A Still and Awful Red

Howarth, Michael

A Season of Loathsome Miracles

Stanton, Max D

White Indians

Gills, Michael

Corpus Chrome, Inc.

Zahler, S. Craig

Cog

Wright, K. Ceres

Greenshift: (From the World of Ambasadora)

Miller, Heidi Ruby

Ambasadora: Marked by Light

Miller, Heidi Ruby

Black Gum

Osborne, J David

An Augmented Fourth

McMillen, Tony

This Body of Death

Sessler, A.P.

The Last Projector

Keaton, David James

Pig Iron

Keaton, David James

The ADHD Vampire

Vaughn, Matthew

Retch

Bernstein, David

Necrosaurus Rex

Day, Nicholas

How to Successfully Kidnap Strangers

Booth III, Max

The Great American Slasher

Hayes, David C.

Girl in the Glass Planet

Cartledge, S.T.

The Fairy Princess of Trains

Boyle, Christopher

Berzerkoids

Johnson, MP

Battering the Stem

Freville, Bob

A Lightbulb's Lament

Wamack, Grant

Psycho Therapy

Spencer, Alan

Swift to Chase: A Collection of Stories

Barron, Laird

And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe

Kiste, Gwendolyn

We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone

Malfi, Ronald

Man with No Name: A Nanashi Novella

Barron, Laird

Beneath the Skin: The Sam Hunter Case Files

Maberry, Jonathan

Midnight in the Chapel of Love

Davis, Matthew R

The Gypsy Moths

Gifune, Greg F.

The Gathering Dark (Peter Octavian Book 4)

Golden, Christopher

Sean has 90 reviews

Professionalism

Quality

Value

Responsiveness

Matt T.

Sep, 2024

Sean was thorough and professional with our proofreading project. He gave me a very reasonable estimate and met my time table. He caught several type-o’s and mistakes that had been missed by half dozen other readers and another professional editor, and ensured that the grammar and punctuation was consistent throughout the book. This was an excellent experience, and I would happily work with Sea...

Amanda S.

Sep, 2024

I have worked with Sean on two projects so far. I will return to him for other projects. He is easy to communicate with and works with me. He is professional, does a great job and has good feedback!

DL H.

Sep, 2024

I LOVED working with Sean! Attention to detail doesn’t begin to describe him! He caught ALL of the mistakes I made and added valuable insight to my draft. I’m looking forward to working with him again.

Troy B.

Sep, 2024

Sean is an excellent editor who helped me improve my novel in every way. He was very professional and his impeccable insights were very valuable to me. I am grateful for his contributions, attention to detail, and editing support. His comments, changes, and suggestions made my story better. I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs an editor!

Marc M.

Sep, 2024

This is my second project with Sean. He does great work, and he's easy to work with.

Sign up to read more reviews

Create a free Reedsy account to connect with Sean and thousands of other publishing professionals on Reedsy.

Facebook

Sean Leonard – Editor

Overview

Services

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Languages

Work experience

Portfolio

Sean has 90 reviews

Matt T.

Amanda S.

DL H.

Troy B.

Marc M.

Sign up to read more reviews

Professionals similar to Sean

Erin C.

Laura M.

Laura K.

Sean Leonard – Editor

Overview

Services

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Languages

Work experience

Portfolio

Sean has 90 reviews

Matt T.

Amanda S.

DL H.

Troy B.

Marc M.

Sign up to read more reviews

Professionals similar to Sean

Erin C.

Laura M.

Laura K.

Enter your email address to get started