
Author
Amy Carpenter
Welcome to my webpage! You can order my book, peruse my editing services, and catch up on my latest work here.
Books

A snake in the wheat. A killer asteroid. A handsome young thief. A buttered wedding cake. Depression, mania, death, grief. Sometimes life darts its fickle hands out and throttles you. Sometimes it slithers in with rumbles and whispers. The women of Snake in the Wheat show how a little bit of moxie and love helps them endure and even shatter the biggest monsters in their lives.
$12.00
Editing & Publishing Services
Need an editor? I'm here to help! I edit everything, from full-length novels and short stories to academic papers and blog posts.
I also offer publishing services such as book design and blurb writing.
Contact me for more info and pricing.

Developmental/Content
Help with the big stuff: plot, structure, character development etc.

Line Editing
Cleaning up syntax and making language shine.

Copy Editing
Grammar, fact checking, etc. (often intertwined with line editing).

Proofreading
Checking for minute details like typos AFTER book design/typesetting.

Interior Design
Everything that goes into the inside of a printed book: front & back matter, chapters, text, and more.

E-book Formatting
Book need their own design for e-readers. That design can start from scratch or be transferred and finessed from a print design.

Cover Design
Simple front and back cover design.

Blurb Writing
One of the most important marketing tools, the blurb describes your book and entices people to buy and read it.
News
I have a couple of projects in the works: three novels, two of which are part of a duology. They're already written. I'm just revising and editing. But that takes awhile, so stay tuned for my next book to come out sometime...soon!
Blog
About

Amy Carpenter edits and designs books for indie authors and has written and edited articles, fiction, and poetry for several publications. She was also managing editor and artistic director for The University of Baltimore's literary journal Welter. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts from The University of Baltimore and is a classically trained singer and accompanist.