The Adepts

Amanda Kruse
Amanda Kruse
Line Editor
Amanda Kruse graduated magna cum laude with a BA in creative writing at the University of Colorado at Boulder and has a graduate level publishing...
Angela McRae
Angela McRae
Line Editor
Angela McRae graduated from the University of West Georgia with a degree in Mass Communication and currently works as a full-time writer and...
Angie Lovell
Angie Lovell
Content Editor
Angie Lovell has an MA in English from Eastern Illinois University and works as a full-time writer and editor. She currently lives in Georgia with...
Darlene Gardner
Darlene Gardner
Line Editor
Darlene Gardner has a degree in journalism from Penn State and worked at daily newspapers as a feature writer, sportswriter, and copy editor...
Diane Byington
Diane Byington
Content Editor
After a career as a college professor, Diane Byington obtained a certificate in novel writing from Stanford and later trained in book coaching...
Erica Dean
Erica Dean
Publicity Assistant
Erica Dean has several years experience in publicity, first working with executive clients on speech writing and publicity before becoming a...
Irene Steiger
Irene Steiger
Proofreader
Irene Steiger spent most of her childhood with her nose glued to a book, and she’s still rarely without a stack from the library, though pesky...
Jessica Anderegg
Jessica Anderegg
Content Editor
Jessica Anderegg has over ten years of experience as an editor, working for both publishing houses and independent authors. She has content edited...
Kelly Reed
Kelly Reed
Line Editor
Lawrence Kelvin Reed (Kelly to you) has a B.A. and an M.A. in English literature. He was a copy editor at Pacific Press Publishing Association in...
Kim Husband
Kim Husband
Copy Editor / Proofreader
Kim Husband, MA, is a freelance copyeditor and proofreader based in the Twin Cities (MN). She has copyedited or proofread more than 500 textbooks...
Kristina Baker
Kristina Baker
Copy Editor / Proofreader
Kristina Baker lives in the Philadelphia area and is a University of Pittsburgh graduate. She has proofread hundreds of novels with Red Adept and...
Libybet Rueda Gynn
Libybet Rueda Gynn
Copy Editor / Proofreader
Libybet Rueda Gynn is a longtime lover of novels and short-story fiction and a perfectionist since birth, which lends to her passion for...
Lynn McNamee
Lynn McNamee
Owner
Lynn McNamee is the owner of Red Adept Publishing and Red Adept Editing. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two dogs. Lynn has...
Mary Morris
Mary Morris
Line Editor
Mary Morris holds an MFA in creative writing from Southern Illinois University—Carbondale and taught English and literature for more than a...
Rashida Breen
Rashida Breen
Publishing Assistant / Content Editor
Rashida Breen has been a lover of words since she was old enough to pick up a book. As a full-time writer and editor, she has experience working...
Sabrina Williams
Sabrina Williams
Proofreader
Sabrina is a proofreader, writer, and lifelong bookworm. With a background as a bookseller, she’s been able to share her love of...
Sarah Carleton
Sarah Carleton
Line Editor
Sarah Carleton is a published poet and compulsive reader of fiction. She has a B.A. in English from Vassar College. As an editor, she has worked...
Stefanie Spangler Buswell
Stefanie Spangler Buswell
Line Editor
Stefanie Spangler Buswell has a Bachelor of Arts from Western Illinois University, and she tried out a few other careers before settling down to...
Susie Driver
Susie Driver
Publishing Assistant / Line Editor
Susie Driver lives in North Carolina and has a bachelor’s degree in English. When not at her day job working at a telecommunications company, she...
Taylor Anhalt
Taylor Anhalt
Copy Editor / Proofreader
Taylor Anhalt graduated from Albion College with a bachelor’s degree in English Creative Writing. She discovered a passion for editing in college...