Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Samantha Shubert
Samantha Shubert
I provide top-notch editing, ghostwriting, and coaching for anyone with a story to tell, especially first-time authors, memoirists, and family historians. With an English degree from Cornell and more than three decades in book, magazine, and newspaper publishing, I have the knowledge and experience to help good writers become great ones.
Praise for my work:
“Samantha, you’ve been a hell of an editor, and your comments and suggestions always made it better.” —Mike B., author, family history
“This collaboration with you has been so rich and helpful and fun. I can’t thank you enough!” —Meg S., memoirist
“I am so grateful for your work, because it’s making my memoir more compelling and teaching me to be a better writer!” —Liz K., memoirist
“What you have given my grandmother is priceless. Thank you—this book has made me laugh and cry. The fact that you turned a bunch of interviews into a cohesive story is beyond impressive.” —Jake K.
“You got me and my story right from the beginning. It’s been easy, fun, and illuminating to work with you.” —Nina G., memoirist
“Samantha balanced masterful storytelling with editorial excellence. Her guidance was expert, creative, respectful—and always diplomatic! She challenged me to express my ideas clearly, often finding elegant solutions to knotty problems.” —Susan S., textbook author
Recent blog posts:
Working with Samantha: A Client’s Insights
Ask Us Anything (Seriously, Anything)
Contrarian Strategies for Your Memoir’s First Draft
How to Restart Your Writing Project
Professional memberships:
Biographers Guild of Greater New York
Editorial Freelancers Association
161 East 91st Street, NY
US
Business phone: 9175896935
Email: sbshubert@gmail.com
Years in the field: 30
Years freelancing: 25
Samantha Shubert
I provide top-notch editing, ghostwriting, and coaching for anyone with a story to tell, especially first-time authors, memoirists, and family historians. With an English degree from Cornell and more than three decades in book, magazine, and newspaper publishing, I have the knowledge and experience to help good writers become great ones.
Praise for my work:
“Samantha, you’ve been a hell of an editor, and your comments and suggestions always made it better.” —Mike B., author, family history
“This collaboration with you has been so rich and helpful and fun. I can’t thank you enough!” —Meg S., memoirist
“I am so grateful for your work, because it’s making my memoir more compelling and teaching me to be a better writer!” —Liz K., memoirist
“What you have given my grandmother is priceless. Thank you—this book has made me laugh and cry. The fact that you turned a bunch of interviews into a cohesive story is beyond impressive.” —Jake K.
“You got me and my story right from the beginning. It’s been easy, fun, and illuminating to work with you.” —Nina G., memoirist
“Samantha balanced masterful storytelling with editorial excellence. Her guidance was expert, creative, respectful—and always diplomatic! She challenged me to express my ideas clearly, often finding elegant solutions to knotty problems.” —Susan S., textbook author
Recent blog posts:
Working with Samantha: A Client’s Insights
Ask Us Anything (Seriously, Anything)
Contrarian Strategies for Your Memoir’s First Draft
How to Restart Your Writing Project
Professional memberships:
Biographers Guild of Greater New York
Editorial Freelancers Association
