Samantha Chapman

Samantha Chapman – Editor

I'm a freelance editor and proofreader with experience in gaming . I've worked with Green Ronin Publishing on game manuals and fiction.

Overview

Samantha is a freelance editor and proofreader. Her experience includes copyediting fiction, editing scientific and technical writing, and both proofreading and developmental editing. She has completed internships with Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine and Fantasy Magazine. She has also edited work for publication from short magazine articles to full-length RPG books. She has worked as an administrative editor for a professional consulting firm on scientific reports. Her freelance projects include both fiction and non-fiction, and both one-time and ongoing work.
Services
Fiction
Gaming & LitRPG Science Fiction
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jul, 2017 — Present

Proofreading, line editing, and developmental editing for private clients
Short stories, gaming manuals, character biographies

• Green Ronin Publishing - Proofreader
 Fantasy Age Companion (2018) by Chris Pramas, Jack Noras, et. Al
 Return to Freeport: A Storm of Sails (2018) by David N. Ross
 Assorted short stories
 Mutants and Masterminds: Rogues Gallery (2018) by Steve Kenson
 Ork! The Roleplaying Game, 2nd Edition (2018) by Chris Pramas et. Al
 Aldis: City of the Blue Rose (2018) by Joseph Carriker et. Al

Portfolio

Shadowtide: A Blue Rose Novel

Joseph D. Carriker Jr.

Something Dark Stirs in the Veran Marsh...When two envoys from the Sovereign’s Finest disappear on a critical mission, an unlikely band of allies led by Soot, a rhy-crow with dark and hidden power, are brought together to combat a hidden threat. As portents bl... read more
Righteous Assassin: A Mike Stoneman Thriller

Kevin Chapman

A MOB BOSS IS EATEN ALIVE BY TIGERS AT THE BRONX ZOO. A New Jersey factory owner is mutilated and left to bleed out under a Manhattan highway. A French pharmaceutical baron is tortured and frozen to death in Little Italy. A high-society fashion designer is poi... read more
Blue Rose RPG: Aldis City of the Blue Rose Source Book

Joseph Carriker

Welcome to Aldis: City of the Blue Rose! This beautiful, full color sourcebook lavishly details the capital city of the central nation in the Blue Rose RPG, providing players and Narrators alike the tools needed to tell stories using the city as a focus. From ... read more
Rogues Gallery: A Mutant & Masterminds Sourcebook

Crystal Fraiser

Rogues Gallery collects super-villains from Green Ronin's popular online series, with the addition of new material and never-before-seen characters. It has dozens of fearsome foes for your Mutants & Masterminds series, enough to keep your heroes busy stopping ... read more
Mutants & Masterminds: Basic Hero's Handbook

Steve Kenson

Every hero needs an origin story and this can be yours! Written with new gamers in mind, the Basic Hero's Handbook streamlines and clarifies the flexible, robust third edition rules of Mutants & Masterminds. With simplified character creation and a selection o... read more
Return to Freeport: An Adventure Series for the Pathfinder RPG

Crystal Fraiser

Go back to the city that started it all! Return to Freeport is a new adventure set in and around Chris Pramas's classic City of Adventure that mixes fantasy, pirates, and Lovecraftian horror with nonstop danger and potential rewards. Player characters begin at... read more
Fantasy AGE Companion: Builders Guide

Steve Kenson

The Fantasy AGE Campaign Builder's Guide is an indispensable resource for aspiring and experienced Game Masters alike. It provides advice and examples on such topics as designing entertaining and effective encounters, crafting interesting locations, customizin... read more
Faces of Thedas: A Dragon Age RPG Sourcebook

Lisa Adams

Faces of Thedas lets you bring a host of compelling characters from the Dragon Age video games and beyond to your game table. From fan-favorite companions like Alistair and Dorian to deadly antagonists like Loghain and Knight-Commander Meredith, this book give... read more

Samantha has 13 reviews

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James E.

James E.

Nov, 2022

The review will help me understand and improve my own work. It was detailed and covered a word by word edit, and a general overview of the story line. I've already recommended her to a friend.
Michael O.

Michael O.

Oct, 2022

Samantha has worked on two of my books and I highly recommend her as a truly valuable asset for any author. Michael J O'Farrell
Anna K.

Anna K.

Apr, 2022

Samantha is a gem on Reedsy I recently had my manuscript edited by Samantha and I cannot recommend her enough! The amount of sheer effort she has put into helping improve my story and writing is incredible and I guarantee you that after working with such a qualified editor, your story and prose will be so much better. Samantha went into the political and technical details of my manuscript and ...
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David G.

David G.

Feb, 2022

Fast and professional service. Will use again.
Michael O.

Michael O.

Dec, 2021

Samantha was wonderful to work with. Her feedback was appropriate, insightful and relevant. My book will be so much enhanced because of her work. So much I decided to come back and hire her for a second time. I'd love to work with her again.

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