Tricia Parker has extensive experience editing books in a wide variety of genres, as well as reporting on a number of different topics, including art, architecture, restaurants, real estate, and travel. To view writing samples, visit: Newspaper and Magazine Articles. To see a list of the genres below, visit: Genre List. Noted that starred entries are yet to be published.
Indexing Sample: Entrepreneurial Leadership by Angelo Mastrangelo (Praeger, 2015); visit Amazon’s book site and click on “Look Inside – Index”
Book Edits: Proofreading, Copyediting, and Developmental Edits (Starred entries are yet to be released)
Nonfiction
Art
The Art of Parody by Michael Griesgraber: (Art/Humor: Mill City Press) – 2016
Biography
*Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey by Lt. Col Jay Lacklen (Biography: Mill City Press) – 2016
In Defense of Professor Goldrick by Margaret McLean Truly (Biography: Langdon Street Press) – 2016
The Essential Ed Koterba: “A Most Outstanding Newspaperman” by Ed Koterba Morgret (Biography/History/Journalism: Mill City Press) – 2016
View Master: The Biography of William B. Gruber by Gretchen Jane Gruber (Biography: Mill City Press) – 2015
Business, Career, Economics, and Personal Finance
Adapt or Fail: Process with Power by Michael Nick (Business: Mill City Press) – 2016
Don’t Suck on a Straw During Your Speech: And Other Observations from a Public Speaking Coach by Mary Milla (Career/Public Speaking: Mill City Press) – 2016
Entrepreneurial Leadership—a Practical Guide to Generating Business by Prof. Angelo Mastrangelo (Business/Leadership/Beverage Industry/Entrepreneurship: ABC-Clio/Praeger) – 2015
Leadership: Dubai Style: The Habits to Achieve Remarkable Success by Dr. Tommy Weir (Business/Leadership/Middle East/Emerging Markets: EMLC Press) – 2015
*Reaganomics vs. The Modern Economy: The Conflict that Divides America by Michael Douglas Gilbert – (Economics/Politics: Langdon Street Press) – 2016
*Rollover!: Make Your Retirement Savings Last Longer Than You Do by David and Don Wilkerson (Personal Finance, Mill City Press) – 2016
The Just Market: Torah’s Response to the Crisis of the Modern Economy by Jonathan Brandow (Business/Economics: Langdon Street Press) – 2014
Crafts:
Discarded Denim: 30 Different Crafts to Make with Your Old Jeans by Linda Ritchie Bates (Crafts/Hobbies: Langdon Street Press) – 2016
History:
*Quincy’s War: The Story of John Quincy Adams by Andrew Herbert Angstrom (History/Civil War History: Mill City Press) – 2016
Memoir:
Been There, Done WHAT?!: Romantic Escapades and Other Misadventures in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Australia by John Cameron Smith (Travel/Memoir: Publish Green) – 2016
Coins in the Fountain by Judith Works (Travel/Memoir: Booktrope Editions) – 2016
*Embracing Change, Sustaining Life by Thomas Pfeifer (Two Harbors Press) – 2016
Envying Job by John Butler (Mill City Press) – 2014
Faraway: A Suburban Boy’s Story as a Victim of Sex Trafficking by R. K. Kline and Daniel D. Maurer (Memoir/LGBT, Two Harbors Press) – 2015
Finding Motherhood: An Unexpected Journey by Jill Murphy (Parenting/Adoption: Booktrope, Uprush) – 2016
Los Alamos: Secret Colony, Hidden Truths —A Whistleblower’s Diary by Chuck Montaño (Political/Memoir: Desert Tortoise Publishing) – 2015
*Take Your Mat and Go Home by Maggie Allen (Memoir/Religious – Mill City Press) – 2016
Trailer Park Gospel: In the Beginning* by Stacy Weber (Memoir/Religious, Two Harbors Press) – 2014
Untethered by Carolyn Cooper (Special Needs/Parenting/Memoir, Mill City Press) – 2016
Poetry:
Through the Eyes of My Mind: A Collection of Poems by Bimal Ghosh (Poetry: Hillcrest Media Group)
Psychology, Self-Help, and Spiritual:
Changing for the Health of It: A Simple and Sensible Guide to Heart-Healthy Diet and Exercise by Normand Ledoux, PhD (Diet/Health: Two Harbors Press) – 2014
*Cultivating Joy in Your Family by Sharon Gagnon (Memoir/Religious: Hillcrest Media Group, Mill City Press) – 2016
*Don’t Sleep with Him Yet: The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Dating in 10 Eye-Opening Steps by Nancy F. Lee, PhD (Love & Romance/Dating: Langdon Street Press) – 2016
*Operating Manual for the Self by Jeffrey Bryan (Psychology/Self-Help: Mill City Press) – 2016
Reality Check: In the Battle Against Reality, Reality Always Wins* by Martin Grebel, PhD (Psychology/Self-Help: Two Harbors Press) – 2014
Reset Your Life Path by Mark Gelhaus (Self-Help: Two Harbors Press) – 2014
Self-Knowledge: The King of Secrets by Ted Schmidt (Self-Help/Spiritual: Two Harbors Press) – 2016
Therapeutic Noh Theater* by Dr. Sirkku M. Sky Hiltunen (Spiritual/Special Needs: Two Harbors Press) – 2014
Sports
*Virgin Territory: The Story of America’s Renaissance Runner Randy Sharer (Sports/Biography/Running: Langdon Street Press) – 2016
Miscellaneous: Parenting and Aviation
ABCs for Rediscovering Family Connections by Betsy L. Stone (Parenting/Family/Psychology, Langdon Street Press) – 2016
Instrument Flying by Timothy Heron (Technical Manual/Aviation, Two Harbors Press) – 2014
Kindness Wins by Galit Breen (Parenting/Digital Media: Booktrope) – 2015
The Game Is Playing Your Kid: How to Unplug and Reconnect in the Digital Age by Dr. Joe Dilley (Parenting/Digital Media, Bascom Hill Press) – 2015
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Fiction
Children’s:/Coming of Age
Billy and the Bully by James Minter (Booktrope) – 2016
Evan Meets Bucky Lee by Julie Van Elswyk (Children’s: Two Harbors Press) – 2014
Fairy Tales for Life by Linda Champion (Young Adult: Two Harbors Press) -2014
Contemporary Romance
Alyssa’s Redemption by Karly Morgan (Booktrope Editions) – 2016
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian:
*Apex by Kevin Maki (Independent) – 2016
*Iron Soul by Tony Floyd (Fantasy/Science Fiction: Mill City Press) – 2016
Mission Veritas by John Murphy (Science Fiction: Booktrope) – 2015
*The Golem Army by Ian Yamagata (Fantasy/Science Fiction: Independent) – 2016
Historical Fiction
*Invisible by Day by Teri Fink (Booktrope Editions) – 2016
Legal Thrillers:
Justice Is for the Lonely by Steve Clark (Suspense/Legal/Thriller: Mill City Press) – 2016
LGBT and M/M
Follow Your Heart by B. Kevin Tirrell (Two Harbors Press) – 2016
Literary Fiction
A Kill Line: Book 1 of the Comancheria Series by B Ray Mize (Mill City Press) – 2014
Shadow of the Great Owl: Book 2 of the Comancheria Series by B Ray Mize (Mill City Press) – 2014
The Damnable Legacy of a Minister’s Wife by Gail Kretchmer (Booktrope) – 2015
Walks with Bears: Book 3 of the Comancheria Series by B Ray Mize (Mill City Press) – 2014
The Women of Harrington Hall by J. Alec Keaton (Mill City Press) – 2016
Medical Thrillers:
*Forbidden Vices: A Charlie Redmond Mystery Novel by Michael Douglas (Mill City Press) – 2014
Police Procedurals:
Death of a Messenger by Robert McCaw (Police Procedural: Two Harbors Press) – 2015
Spiritual/Metaphysical:
*Companions in Time: A Karmic Love Story Spanning Centuries by Nancye Gray (Romance/Metaphysical:Two Harbors Press) – 2016
Women’s ContemporaryFiction
Lethal Web of Passion (The Greek Isles Series Book 5) by Angel Sefer (Booktrope Editions) – 2015
Underwater Secrets by E. J. Hanagan (Booktrope Editions) – 2015
Young Adult/Middle-Grade
Be Careful What You Witch For by Thomas Hoobler (Booktrope Editions) – 2016
Dragon’s Revenge by Kandi Wyatt (Booktrope Editions) – 2016
The Beat on Ruby’s Street by Jenna Zark (Booktrope Editions) – 2015
The Curious Snowflake: A Parable by James Struck (Booktrope Editions) – 2015
The Dragon Child by Sherilyn Putnam (Booktrope, Updrift) – 2015
The King of Average by Gary Schwartz (Booktrope Editions) – 2015