Projects

This page lists some of the freelance projects I’ve worked on.

Book Projects

Book cover - The Dream Weaver's Oracle: A 44-Card Deck & Guidebook Cards
Book cover - Perfectly Queer: Facing Big Fears, Living Hard Truths, and Loving Myself Fully Out of the Closet
Book cover - Black Moon Lilith Cosmic Alchemy Oracle: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook Cards
Book cover - Sacred Rest & Reset Retreat Journal: Guidance & Inspiration for Your Personal Retreat Diary
Book cover - Secrets of the Ancestors Oracle: A 45-Card Deck and Guidebook for Connecting to Your Family Lineage, Exploring Modern Ancestral Veneration, and Revealing Divine Guidance Cards
Book cover - Naked in Public: A Memoir of Recovery From Sex Addiction and Other Temporary Insanities Paperback
Book cover - The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine
Book cover - My Sons Will Eat Today
Book cover - Your Teacher Training Companion Essential skills and knowledge for very busy trainees
Book cover - Tony's: The Cookbook Hardcover
Book cover - The State We're In
Book cover - 59 Prayers Paperback
Book Cover - Aztec Religion and Art of Writing
Book cover - IN SEARCH OF WONDERS: NORTH CAUCASUS DOLMENS
Book cover - Your Education Masters Companion The essential guide to success
Book cover - A Monastery on the Move: Art and Politics in Later Buddhist Mongolia Hardcover
Book cover - Toward Community-Based Learning
Book cover - Lovingly, Ione: Correspondence of Ione and Hector McMillan, Missionaries to the Belgian Congo Paperback
Book cover - Snowman Kindle Edition
Book cover - The Key to Successful Study: The Guide to Unleashing Your Academic Potential
Book cover - Students Learning in Communities

Kind words from clients and colleagues

"Lea is a professional, skilled editor and a pleasure to work with. She always asks the right questions to ensure the copy is the best it can be. Lea has provided helpful feedback and insightful editing with my stories; I trust her opinions and she responds with aplomb."

Tim Kasen, KasenPoint
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:04:00+00:00
"Lea is a professional, skilled editor and a pleasure to work with. She always asks the right questions to ensure the copy is the best it can be. Lea has provided helpful feedback and insightful editing with my stories; I trust her opinions and she responds with aplomb." Tim Kasen, KasenPoint

"Lea is an excellent editor—the best editor I have ever worked with. She very skillfully corrected my English language errors and took my academic voice to a higher level."

Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:26:45+00:00
"Lea is an excellent editor—the best editor I have ever worked with. She very skillfully corrected my English language errors and took my academic voice to a higher level." Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany

"Lea helped me in so many ways with my technical writing. She taught me to become a better writer. Her edits helped supplement the nuts and bolts that I learned in the classroom. As a beginner technical writer, my eyes were opened wide to reality. I needed a mentor, I needed to really learn grammar, I needed to learn how to better organize information, and so much more. Lea helped me and I'm grateful for that."

Nancy Sampson, Senior Technical Writer
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:28:05+00:00
"Lea helped me in so many ways with my technical writing. She taught me to become a better writer. Her edits helped supplement the nuts and bolts that I learned in the classroom. As a beginner technical writer, my eyes were opened wide to reality. I needed a mentor, I needed to really learn grammar, I needed to learn how to better organize information, and so much more. Lea helped me and I'm grateful for that." Nancy Sampson, Senior Technical Writer

"Lea has a remarkable eye for intricate details, including minuscule typos or questions of style. She also paid close attention to the content, pointing out inconsistencies and redundancies and asking the right questions. She is committed to researching etymologies and usage when it comes down to subtle nuances."

Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:31:52+00:00
"Lea has a remarkable eye for intricate details, including minuscule typos or questions of style. She also paid close attention to the content, pointing out inconsistencies and redundancies and asking the right questions. She is committed to researching etymologies and usage when it comes down to subtle nuances." Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany

“If you are looking for an editor who is a fantastic communicator—who responds in a timely fashion to any and all questions or issues that arise—look no further. Thank you again Lea—you’re my #1 choice of editor!”

Staci Sprout, licensed psychotherapist, author of Naked in Public
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:49:42+00:00
“If you are looking for an editor who is a fantastic communicator—who responds in a timely fashion to any and all questions or issues that arise—look no further. Thank you again Lea—you’re my #1 choice of editor!” Staci Sprout, licensed psychotherapist, author of Naked in Public

"Lea is an excellent editor—she never tired of explaining things to me with great patience, and she kindly responded to very specialized questions and needs."

Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany'
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:51:16+00:00
"Lea is an excellent editor—she never tired of explaining things to me with great patience, and she kindly responded to very specialized questions and needs." Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany'

“Lea is by far the best editor I’ve ever worked with. She knew our style guide inside and out and really drove consistency across our documentation set. Her passion for quality and attention to detail really came across in her edits. Lea is also highly technical. She didn’t just read the words; she loaded product builds and walked through the UI as she edited content. I’ve done a bit of editing myself throughout my career in technical communication, and I look to Lea as my role model. Anyone who hires Lea should consider themselves very lucky!”

Shari Kjerland, Senior Technical Writer, Microsoft
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:52:31+00:00
“Lea is by far the best editor I’ve ever worked with. She knew our style guide inside and out and really drove consistency across our documentation set. Her passion for quality and attention to detail really came across in her edits. Lea is also highly technical. She didn’t just read the words; she loaded product builds and walked through the UI as she edited content. I’ve done a bit of editing myself throughout my career in technical communication, and I look to Lea as my role model. Anyone who hires Lea should consider themselves very lucky!” Shari Kjerland, Senior Technical Writer, Microsoft

"Lea is an excellent editor—communication was easy, detailed, and reliable as well as personally rewarding. I enjoyed working with her immensely and am looking forward to further collaboration in the future."

Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:53:27+00:00
"Lea is an excellent editor—communication was easy, detailed, and reliable as well as personally rewarding. I enjoyed working with her immensely and am looking forward to further collaboration in the future." Isabel Laack, PhD, Institute for the Study of Religions, Heidelberg University, Germany

“It was great to work with Lea. She has an excellent understanding of editing practice, an admirable work ethic, and is a real team player. I hope to work with her again.”

Kate Nack, Editor and Writer
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:54:24+00:00
“It was great to work with Lea. She has an excellent understanding of editing practice, an admirable work ethic, and is a real team player. I hope to work with her again.” Kate Nack, Editor and Writer

“Lea’s editing has helped me become a better writer. She asked insightful questions. She also shared and explained her knowledge so I didn’t continue to make the same grammatical mistakes. The proof came from an agent who wrote, “Your manuscript is so clean!” Lea’s work made me look good and, as a result, I feel more professional.”

Debra Borchert, Borchert Communications
Gallant Editorial Services
2018-11-07T23:55:17+00:00
“Lea’s editing has helped me become a better writer. She asked insightful questions. She also shared and explained her knowledge so I didn’t continue to make the same grammatical mistakes. The proof came from an agent who wrote, “Your manuscript is so clean!” Lea’s work made me look good and, as a result, I feel more professional.” Debra Borchert, Borchert Communications
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Gallant Editorial Services

Selected Other Projects and Clients

Clients

Hay House Publishing, edit spiritual and self-help books and tarot and oracle decks

F5 Labs, Editing cybersecurity articles and reports

History of Education Quarterly, University of Washington College of Education (journal copy editor)

Gonzaga Law, Gonzaga University School of Law alumni journal (journal copy editor)

Kitterman Marketing, Editing Microsoft marketing materials

MomentumABM, Editing Amazon marketing materials

Simplicity Consulting, Editing technical marketing materials for Microsoft

Swim for Life, editing nonprofit website

Washburn Communications, Editing Amazon and Microsoft marketing material

Books

Secrets of the Ancestors Oracle (2024), Abiola Abrams, Hay House Publishing

Ask Your Guides Oracle Cards (2024), Sonia Choquette, Hay House Publishing

Healing Burnout with Astrology & Tarot (2024), Jackie Hope, Hay House Publishing

Dream Weaver’s Oracle Deck and Guidebook (2023), Colette Baron-Reid, Hay House Publishing

Perfectly Queer (2023), Jillian Abby, Hay House Publishing

Black Moon Lilith Cosmic Alchemy Oracle Deck (2023), Adama Sensay, Hay House Publishing

Sacred Rest & Reset Retreat Journal (2023), Jill Pyle and Tonya Darlington, Hay House Publishing

Radical Tarot: Queer the Cards, Liberate Your Practice, and Create the Future (2023), Charlie Claire Burgess, Hay House Publishing

Tales for Tomorrow-Lenormand Deck and Guidebook, MJ Cullinane, Hay House Publishing

Students Learning in Communities: Ideas from the U.S.A., India, Russia, and China (2022), Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen, Brill Publishing

The State We’re In: Washington, League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund, Elementary and High School Editions (2020), Latino History Supplement (2023)

Towards Community-Based Learning: Experiences from the USA, India, and China (2020), Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen, eds., Brill Publishing

A Monastery on the Move: Art and Politics in Later Buddhist Mongolia (2020), Uranchimeg Tsultem, University of Hawaii Press

Massachusetts Legal Ethics: Substance and Practice, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

Take Control of Getting Started with Dreamweaver, Arnie Keller, TidBITS Publishing

Take Control of Digital TV, Clark Humphrey, TidBITS Publishing

Articles and Short Stories

“Aztec Religion, Cosmovision, and Sense of Reality: Relocating the Scholarly Gaze,” Isabel Laack, Tubingen University

“Political Agency and Educational Leadership: Women in Nineteenth-Century Montana,” Kathryn Nicholas, paper presented at the 2016 History of Education Society Conference

“Extending Voting Rights: Nineteenth-Century School Suffrage,” Kathryn Nicholas, PhD candidate, University of Washington

“Re-examining Nineteenth-Century Women’s Agency,” Kathryn Nicholas, Journal of Policy History

 “Noble or Not,” Debra Borchert (historical fiction)

“The Long Burn,” Tim Kasen, The Wisconsin Review, Fall 2015

“MIS-Understood: A Longitudinal Analysis of MIS Major Misperceptions,”Hala Annabi, University of Washington

“Improving the Retention of Women in the IT Workforce: An Investigation of Gender Diversity Interventions,” Hala Annabi, University of Washington

 “Self-Censorship and Science: A geographical review of media coverage of climate tipping points,” Liisa Antilla, in Public Understanding of Science