McEditing is not just a catchy title, but also short for McLeish Editing - the company created by Shannon E. McLeish, obsessive compulsive perfectionist (tired descriptors but true). Ms. McLeish is a highly motivated and goal oriented professional with experience in higher education and state service organizations. She has strong analytical and problem solving skills, is detail oriented and accurate, proficient in various computer applications, and able to follow through with complex projects from inception to completion. Ms. McLeish is also trustworthy, ethical, discreet, and committed to customer service.

Qualifications Summary

• Edited numerous doctoral dissertations (primarily in education), and theses (psychology, sociology, history, mathematics, and computing sciences), as well as a number of books;

• Edited and/or written works of short fiction, speeches, articles for publication in various media (magazines, journals, newspapers, etc.), presentations, letters, public notices, and other documents;

• Proficient in APA and Chicago Manual, familiar with MLA, Turabian, Strunk & White, and New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, among others;

• Fiction, technical, and scholarly writing experience.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude), English, University of North Florida

Master of Arts, Literature and Creative Writing, University of North Florida (in progress)

Noteworthy

In the course of her education, Ms. McLeish assisted in the establishment of an on-campus, student run publication and was appointed editor. Two of her short stories have been published in Fiction Fix (a compilation of short stories used by a number of UNF professors for required course material) and one story was included in a publication for winners of an annual on-campus writing contest. She also received a really fantastic rejection letter from The New Yorker complimenting her on the "obvious merit" of her work (though still declining to publish said work). Ms. McLeish has participated in public readings in the Jacksonville community and led discussions on the art of writing in several university classes.