Meet the Editors

Joanna's path to editing began in college in 2015 when she would help her fellow classmates polish their papers. She found she had a knack for editing and the natural ability to spot issues and how a paper should flow. This soon expanded to more than just assignments. Though she reads to be transported into a new adventure and through the world the author has created, she found she loved assisting authors in creating a work that will provide that same feeling for other readers. That's why she decided to become an editor, which she's been doing for the past seven years.

After receiving her degree, she continued her professional development, brushing up on her analytical grammar while homeschooling her children. She continues to further her knowledge with Editing Fiction at Sentence Level by Louise Harnby and Developmental Editing by Scott Norton, and has begun Developmental Editing: Foundations of Storytelling through Club Ed, LLC.

She started Global Bookworms as a simple blog with the intent of sharing her love of books with others, to provide honest reviews, and as a platform for authors to share their work. It quickly merged with her editing business combining her love of books and her skill for editing.

Her editorial strengths include developmental, line, and content editing.

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Barbara has been writing for over 30 years and is a published author with over two dozen books to her name and counting. She enjoys writing in various genres in both adult and middle grade books. As an author herself, subject to reviews, she created the 5-star rating system that Global Bookworms uses to evaluate all books we read to support fellow authors. This aids us in providing a fair assessment of the books we read.

Using her Master's degree in Education with an emphasis in English, she's worked with authors for 20 years, meticulously reading their manuscripts to ensure what is put out to readers is the best it can be.

Her editorial strengths include copyediting and proofreading.