Welcome to Wise Owl Writing & Editing
Karen Chernyaev
Ghostwriter, Developmental Editor, Substantive Editor, Copy Editor
Welcome to Wise Owl Writing & Editing
Karen Chernyaev
Ghostwriter, Developmental Editor, Substantive Editor, Copy Editor
About Me
My background
My writing roots
My writing roots
Hello! My name is Karen Chernyaev. I've worked in publishing for more than thirty years, starting out as a photo editor and writer for a children's book publishing company and eventually graduating to senior acquisitions editor for a midsized publisher. I've spent my entire career writing and editing books, book proposals, op-eds, article
Hello! My name is Karen Chernyaev. I've worked in publishing for more than thirty years, starting out as a photo editor and writer for a children's book publishing company and eventually graduating to senior acquisitions editor for a midsized publisher. I've spent my entire career writing and editing books, book proposals, op-eds, articles, newsletters, blogs, and more. I specialize in nonfiction books on topics related to health, wellness, addiction and recovery, diet, self-help, spirituality, and general psychology. My work has been published by The Experiment, Hachette, HarperBusiness, Hay House, Hazelden, Rodale, Sounds True, and more. To date, I have collaborated on two New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown and Fascinate by Sally Hogshead. I am the author, cowriter, or ghostwriter of more than thirty books.
My writing roots
My writing roots
My writing roots
I grew up in a duplex in Metro Detroit. In the third grade, I loved to write short stories and post them on the back of the kitchen door, hoping the upstairs tenants and anyone who stopped by would read them. At age ten, I begged my father for a rolltop desk from Montgomery Ward. He eventually broke down and bought it for me. I spent many
I grew up in a duplex in Metro Detroit. In the third grade, I loved to write short stories and post them on the back of the kitchen door, hoping the upstairs tenants and anyone who stopped by would read them. At age ten, I begged my father for a rolltop desk from Montgomery Ward. He eventually broke down and bought it for me. I spent many hours at that desk writing stories in longhand and doing my homework by candlelight. (Yes, I was slightly peculiar.)
My style
My writing roots
My style
I now rely on a glass-top desk, a large-screen computer, and high-speed internet, but I still work by candlelight. Whether you are a first-time or a best-selling author, I do my best to understand your needs and goals, write or edit to your style, and help to produce the best manuscript possible. I don't take feedback personally. And I'm always learning from my clients.