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PLS Editing Services

Paula Sarson, Editor and Proprietor

Portfolio

Editorial Highlights
Here is a representative sampling of titles I have edited and/or proofread.

Substantive Editing

Caring Leadership in Turbulent Times: Tackling Neo-liberal Education Reform
by Mary G. Green, EdD (forthcoming)

The Lynching of Peter Wheeler
Debra Komar (forthcoming spring 2014)

The Blue Pearl
by Shae Hadden

Highways and Byways: Making New Brunswick’s Roads
by Ron Rees

Sanctuary: The Story of Naturalist of Mary Majka
by Deborah Carr

As You Were: The Tragedy at Valcartier
by Gerry Fostaty

Picture Perfect: The Story of Black’s Photography
by Robert Black with Marnie Maguire

Breaking the Word Barrier: Stories of Adults Learning to Read
Edited by Marilyn Lerch and Angela Ranson

In the Wake of the Alderney: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1750–2000
by Harry Chapman

Preferred Lies (short stories)
by Wayne Curtis

I’ll Buy You an Ox (novel)
by Betty Boudreau Vaughn

The Joy of Ginger (cookbook)
by Margaret Conrad & Heather MacDonald

Where My Roots Go Deep: The Collected Writings of Evelyn Richardson
© Anne Wickens and Elizabeth June Smith

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Copy Editing

Prairie Ostrich: a novel
by Tamai Kobayashi

Running the Whale’s Back: Stories of Faith and Doubt from Atlantic Canada
Andrew Atkinson and Mark Harris, eds.

Freeman Patterson: Embracing Creation
by Freeman Patterson

In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven
by Jim and Sue Waddington

Kathy Venter: Life
Guest Curator John K. Grande with Gardiner Museum

The Ballad of Jacob Peck
by Debra Komar

A Short History of Halifax
by Dan Soucoup

The August Gales: The Tragic Loss of Fishing Schooners in the North Atlantic, 1926 and 1927
by Gerald Hallowell

Almost a Great Escape: A Found Story
by Tyler Trafford

Connections: Canadian and British Studio Pottery
by Rachel Gotlieb

The Metamorphosis: The Apprenticeship of Harry Houdini
by Bruce MacNab

Hot Pop Soup: Neo-Pop Trends in Contemporary New Brunswick Art
by Terry Graff

Of Earthly and River Things
by Wayne Curtis

GWG: Piece by Piece
by Catherine C. Cole

Mnemonic: a book of trees
by Theresa Kishkan

The STU Reader
Edited by Douglas Vipond and Russell A. Hunt

Glitter and Gloom: The Sketchbooks of Herzl Kashetsky
with essays by Terry Graff, Allen Bentley, and Ivan Silver

Salmon Country: New Brunswick’s Great Angling Rivers
Edited by Jacques Héroux

Immigration and Settlement: Challenges, Experiences, and Opportunities
Edited by Harald Bauder

Sex Change, Social Change: Reflections on Identity, Institutions, and Imperialism, 2nd ed.
by Viviane Namaste

Message In A Bottle: Loving Letters for Life
Edited by Tyler Hayden

Witchcraft: Tales, Beliefs, and Superstitions from the Maritimes
by Clary Croft

Nekt wikuhpon ehpit (Once there lived a woman) … The Painting, Poetry and Politics of Shirley Bear
with essays by Terry Graff, Shirley Bear, Susan Crean, and Carol Taylor

2010 International Solidification/Stabilization Technology Forum
by Dr. Craig B. Lake and Dr. Colin D. Hills, eds.

Grow Organic: A Simple Guide to Nova Scotia Vegetable Gardening
by Elizabeth Peirce

Halifax and the Royal Canadian Navy
by John Boileau

The Travel Journals of Tappan Adney 1887–1890
Edited by C. Ted Behne

Don Messer: The Man Behind the Music
by Johanna Bertin

The Magic Ground
by Harold Horwood

Proofreading

I’m Movin’ On: The Life and Legacy of Hank Snow
by Vernon Oickle (forthcoming spring 2014)

Atlantic Coastal Gardening: Growing Inspired, Resilient Plants by the Sea
by Denise Adams (forthcoming spring 2014)

Seasoned: Recipes and Essays from The Spiceman
Costas Halavrezos

Strangers’ Gallery: a novel
by Paul Bowdring

You Can Too! Canning, Pickling, and Preserving the Maritime Harvest
Elizabeth Peirce

Kin (a novel)
by Lesley Crewe

Birding in New Brunswick
by Roger Burrows

An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia
by Harry Bruce

Romantic Getaways in Atlantic Canada and Beyond
by Susan Randles and Dave Stephens

Dark End of Dream Street
by Lesley Choyce

Paula did a brilliant copy edit on The STU Reader. Thanks to her meticulous attention, the volume is far more accurate and consistent than it would have been. Paula was prompt, tactful, and communicated clearly with all the concerned parties. Would I work with her again? In a heartbeat.
Douglas Vipond & Russell A. Hunt, eds., The STU Reader: Poetry, Prose, and Fiction by St. Thomas University Writers

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