Andrea Graham

Current

Assistant Editor at Laser and Sword Magazine
Executive Assistant at Stanton Healthcare
Blogger at Ask Andrea

Kiltmaker at King Kilts
Fiction Author at Freelance Writer

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Past

Office Support at Keep the Commandments Coalition
Student Assistant at Ashland University Library

Education

Ashland University

Recommended

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Industry

Writing and Editing

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Andrea Graham’s Summary

Andrea Graham is Assistant Editor of Laser & Sword Magazine and created the universe that the internet-based publication's serial Rise of the Judge is set in. Most editorial duties at the magazine rest on her shoulders, including acquisitions, comprehensive editing, layout, and proofreading.

In edition to editing for Laser & Sword, she provides advice and book reviews from a Christian worldview at Ask Andrea. Her short story, "Frozen Generation," featured in Light at the Edge of Darkness, details the birth of Laser & Sword hero A. L. Snyder.

Andrea has been studying the craft of fiction writing for ten years, and editing her critique partners for seven. Her first paid client was the Writer's Cafe Press, an independent publisher for whom she proofread Frank Creed's novel, Flashpoint.

She is a current member of her local chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers, a founding member of the Lost Genre Guild, and subscribes to the Christian PEN's discussion group. She freelance edits and posts free tips to strengthen writer's skills in Point of View techniques at povbootcamp.com

Andrea Graham’s Specialties:

Graham's editorial specialties include point of view, Christian novels, science fiction, characterization, theology, and emotional authenticity. She is also strong in the proper balance of showing versus telling, flow, logical consistency (i.e. magically changing hair and eye colors), description, voice, appropriate use of dialogue tagging and action beats, grammar, punctuation, spelling and usage.

Andrea Graham’s Experience

Assistant Editor

Laser and Sword Magazine

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

read any acquisition proposals, copy edit, layout, and do a general edit of the stories. Also primarily responsible for marketing and website design and maintenance. See lasersword.adamsweb.us for work samples.
Executive Assistant

Stanton Healthcare

(Medical Practice industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years )

provided general office support to the executive director on a volunteer basis, helped build volunteers/donors databases; currently on call. Date is approximate.
Blogger

Ask Andrea

(Writing and Editing industry)

2005 — Present (4 years )

writes a Christian advice column and book reviews column, responsible for web design and maintenance. See askandrea.adamsweb.us
Kiltmaker

King Kilts

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)

Maintains company website, invoices customers, packages shipments, and makes kilts and flashes by hand.
Fiction Author

Freelance Writer

(Writing and Editing industry)

December 2001 — Present (8 years )

Writes short and novel length fiction, mostly in the realm of Christian science fiction and fantasy. Current work in progress strands a bitter female astronaut on a female-dominant alt-earth, where she must learn the natives' "girly girl" ways or be branded a man--and men are chattel.
Office Support

Keep the Commandments Coalition

(Political Organization industry)

September 2006 — November 2006 (3 months)

processed mailings, organized office supplies, and performed other clerical tasks as needed.
Student Assistant

Ashland University Library

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2001 — December 2001 (4 months)

organized the library media center (newspapers, magazines, etc) and handled materials on reserve as well sending student faxes.