Experience

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  Beth Franks Editorial Services

  • Freelance writer/editor

    • Jan 1986 - Present

    I edit nonfiction book manuscipts for clients such as Chilton, John Wiley and Sons, New American Library, North Light Books, Ohio Psychology Press, and Writer’s Digest Books. I also assist clients in self-publishing their work, most recently Tami Boehmer's From Incurable to Incredible:Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds. Past clients have included the Village of Amerberly, the Literary Club of Cincinnati, and Luke Chan.I've authored five nonfiction books and numerous articles; I have also written video scripts for clients such as Chatfield College, Cincinnati Bell, Procter & Gamble, Senco Products, SuperX, Southwestern Publishing, and United Way.I can handle problem projects: cutting the 100,000 word manuscript down the contracted 50,000 words; coaxing the author who's written nothing but the first five chapters of her book to finish the additional fifteen chapters; finding and obtaining permission to use illustrations from already published books when the artwork supplied by the author was unusable.Books I've written: Great Gifts You Can Make in Minutes (North Light Books), Very Small Living Spaces (Henry Holt), The Heartland Companion (Mallard Books), Storage (HP Books), and Wicker, Cane, and Willow (Grove Weidenfeld).

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  the Literary Club of Cincinnati

  • Freelance Project Manager

    • Jul 1995 - Jun 2000

    Supervised every aspect of the editorial and production process for the Literary Club of Cincinnati--150th Anniversary Volume:Worked with the Club's committee to select essays.Edited the manuscript, proofread, keyed corrections.Obtained artwork and secured permissions.Hired a designer, negotiated with a short-run printer and bindery.

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  ST Media Group International, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Editorial Temp

    • May 1995 - Jul 1995

    Served as a writer, researcher, marketing assistant, copy editor, and proofreader for VM+SD Magazine (Visual Merchandising and Store Design) while the publisher interviewed candidates to fill this full-time staff position.

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  ST Media Group International

  • Special Project Manager

    • Sep 1993 - May 1994

    Coordinated the launch of a Spanish language edition of VM+SD (Visual Merchandising and Store Design):Chose stories relevant to the Latin market.Hired and supervised translators.Worked closely with art and production departments.

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  Writer's Digest Books

  • Editor

    • Jun 1981 - Jan 1986

    Content-edited ten books a year, working closely with authors and illustrators. Supervised projects through all stages, from proposal to bound book.