Higher-level Education

BS in biochemistry
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo

Graduate coursework in biochemistry
Iowa State University

Certificates

Writing for Children
UC San Diego, 2021

Writing
UC Berkeley, 2018

Copyediting
UC San Diego, 2009

Grant Writing
San Diego State, 2016

Recent Editing & Writing Classes

Via Editorial Freelancers Association:

  • Proofreading 101 (2020)

  • Book Mapping for Developmental Editors (2019)

  • Introduction to Editing Children’s Books (2019)

  • Beginning Developmental Editing for Fiction (2019)

  • Intermediate Developmental Editing for Fiction (2019)

  • Developmental Editing for Nonfiction (2019)

Via Editorial Arts Academy:

  • Copyediting Fiction and Nonfiction Books: Principles & Mechanics (2020)

  • Developmental Editing for Fiction (2021)

  • Copyediting Group Mentorship/Urban Fantasy (2022)

Simon-Fraser University:

  • Proofreading (2020)

Stanford (via Coursera):

  • Writing in the Sciences (2018)

KIND WORDS from PAST CLIENTS

“My compliments to your copy editor! [Toni] found so much and the style suggestions were spot on.”

“The quality of your work was high and EXACTLY what we were looking for.”

“My gratitude for good writing is unbounded;
I’m grateful for it the way I’m grateful for the ocean.”
-Anne Lamott