Claudia Volkman has more than thirty-five years of experience in acquisitions, product development, editing, and typesetting, and has worked full-time for several trade publishing houses. Now, as the owner of Creative Editorial Solutions, she assists publishers, authors, entrepreneurs, and speakers with their editorial needs. Services include book coaching, developmental editing, book doctoring, copyediting, proofreading, and creating book interiors. A Chicago native, Claudia and her husband reside in Southwest Florida.