Sherian Brown is a copyeditor and proofreader with a medical background and a deep appreciation for creative arts and storytelling. She holds a Master of Science and works as a perfusionist — a path that first drew her into editing through policy and procedure revision as part of her nonclinical duties.

Today, fiction is where she spends most of her time, and where she’d most want to be known. She’s drawn to diving into an interesting story and polishing an author’s voice without losing what makes it theirs. She’s edited for HarperCollins Publishers, Row House Publishing, Ohio University Press, Zando, and Ulysses Press, and is well-versed in the Chicago Manual of Style, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, and the American Medical Association Style Guide.

Sherian communicates regularly by email throughout a project so clients always know where things stand. She’s keenly aware that handing a manuscript to someone else is an act of trust, and she works to put clients at ease with consistent feedback — encouraging questions along the way, and asking her own when something calls for a collaborative decision.

When she isn’t engrossed in her latest editing project, Sherian enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.