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Marie H.

Senior Editor & Strategist | 14+ Years Experience

14 Years in Publishing. From Manuscript to Marketplace. I help authors build professional brands and books that dominate the marketplace. With over a decade of experience at Cambridge University Press, Scientific American, and Barnes & Noble, I provide a high-level, 360-degree editorial and marketing lens that most freelancers simply don't have. I edit for grammar AND marketability. My market-first approach ensures your structural pacing, hooks, and series branding are aligned with current retailer expectations and AI-driven discovery trends. Specialized Services for Authors: 📖 Strategic Launch Roadmaps: Comprehensive project management, from metadata optimization to multi-channel ad strategy (Amazon, Meta) 📖 Developmental Editing & Ghostwriting: Expert structural analysis and research-heavy ghostwriting (Psychology, Parenting, Memoirs) 📖 Marketing Automation: End-to-end reader acquisition funnels using MailChimp, MailerLite, BookFunnel, and NetGalley Through my LLC, Spinning Yarn, I manage active 6-month launch strategies for high-output authors, including ARC-review engines and brand architecture. Ready to move your project from draft to bestseller? Let's discuss your roadmap.

🇺🇸Hoboken, United States$65/hr100% JSS5.00 (7)Since May 2025

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.5k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#32,821 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#6,279 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.9k

Last 6 months: $8.8k

World#22,046 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,427 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$12k

Billed in all: $12k

World#181,178 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#29,178 / 62.1k
Per project
$1k

$1.1k in the last 6 months

World#123,656 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#21,077 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
8
100% fixed0% hourly
World#24,499 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,600 / 62.1k
Projects in all
12

Across 13 contracts

85% fixed15% hourly
World#183,649 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#26,220 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$12.1k+$1.9k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$10k$11k$12k$13kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 15

Rarest: top 2% in Book Summary, of 60. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Book Summary60 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 2%
  2. 1Artist Interview23 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 4%
  3. #5Beta Reader Report97 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 5%
  4. #9Book Blurb114 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 8%
  5. #18Book Review457 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #6Top 4%
  6. #18Podcast Episode163 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 11%
  7. #38Book Marketing332 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #7Top 11%
  8. #78Fiction Writing1,669 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #38Top 5%