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Ashley Strosnider
Content editor by day, book editor by night—basically a superhero.
Ashley Strosnider is a writer and editor living in Nashville, TN. By day, she’s the senior editor at Compose.ly, where she collaborates with 100+ freelance writers and editors to help major global brands across industries tell their stories and connect with their audiences. She’s also a freelance editor specializing in book-length manuscripts, with soft spots for literary and upmarket contemporary women’s fiction, cozy mysteries, romance, and marketing and business leadership. Her clients include traditionally published authors, indie writers, agents, and small presses.
She recently served as managing editor at Prairie Schooner and the African Poetry Book Fund. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of South Carolina, where she was a James Dickey Fellow. Her work appears in Monkeybicycle, Joyland, New South, Fifth Wednesday, and Smokelong Quarterly, among others. When she’s not editing, hiking, watering 40+ houseplants, or watching hockey, she’s working on a novel of her own. Find her on Twitter @bravenewlady.
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Recent Projects
How to Be a Woman in Technology (while Focusing on What Matters Most)
Step into your power and take control of your life.
He Came in With It: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness
“…a cleansing narrative that should inspire mothers―and other caregivers―to rise up, unite, and breathe hot new life into the drooping cause of mental healthcare reform.”― Ron Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author
Getting out of the Comfort Zone: Ayanna
When being pushed to your limits changes your life in unexpected ways...
Sink or Shine: Attract Clients and Talent with the Brightness of Your Mission
In the modern marketplace, there are two types of businesses: Tugboats and Lighthouses.
Scripted Unscripted
Ellie must decide between living the drama in front of the camera or behind it.
Diabhal
Cults, exorcisms and the devil in 1980’s era Los Angeles.
The Sanity Game
Your success and the success of any organization can be traced to the level of sanity exhibited and practiced.
Anxiety After Cancer: How Beating Cancer Makes Life Worse (And How to Turn it Around)
The ultimate post-cancer survival guide
Instant Authority
To succeed in today’s changing world, you have to do something that your competition isn’t willing to do. You need to stand out, be noticed and provide value to the people most interested in your product or service.
EndoMEtriosis: A Guide for Girls
Every girl has the right to be pain-free. To live the life they want to live. The journey toward new and happy lives for young women begins now!
Terms and Conditions
An ambitious single woman. A lifelong goal within reach. Will Manhattan’s unexpected challenges turn her fantasy into a disaster?
Recusal
A story of love, law, media, and insider Washington politics.
Tiny
"...a delicate, beautiful tale of sadness, recovery, and the role of hope in human resilience." ―Publishers Weekly
Before Anyone Else
Just what are the secret ingredients to transforming food, a dilapidated building, and one’s own life into something extraordinary?
American Animals: A True Crime Memoir
“One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st century annals.” ―The Hollywood Reporter
The Escape of Light
Wilder Tate just wants a normal life with a normal face...
Stuck in Manistique
"Perfect for readers who enjoy quirky characters in small-town settings." ―Booklist
Where I’m Supposed to Be
A heartfelt novel about love and self-discovery.
Motorbikes and Camels
A timely book that begs the question... Am I who I am because of my culture?
Another Kingdom
Austin Lively is a struggling, disillusioned screenwriter whose life is suddenly changed forever when he opens a door and is unwittingly transported to a fantastical medieval realm.
I Am Net Worthy
From student loans to savings accounts, cars to credit scores, I Am Net Worthy covers all the essential aspects of personal finance for today's young adults.
Remarkable Women of Stockton (American Heritage)
Twenty-two triumphant and successful women who led a little river city into state prominence.
Whidbey Island: Reflections on People & the Land
For generations, Whidbey Island's vivid beauty has made it a home for those drawn in by a rural landscape and thriving communities.
Only in Old Kentucky: Historic True Tales of Cultural Ingenuity
...tracks down Kentucky's hidden oddities and curiosities, reviving and celebrating the most bizarre and captivating stories Kentucky history has to offer.
Hidden History of Milwaukee
Seize the chance to do a little urban spelunking...
The World Was Our Stage
Doug Wilson recounts his incredible fifty-year journey with ABC Sports and its beloved sports anthology program ABC's Wide World of Sports.
Dead and Butter (Southern Psychic Sisters Mysteries Book 1)
A witchin' new series from USA Today bestselling author A. GARDNER!
I’ll Know Me When I Find Me
Jane’s in a rut. Can she dig herself out without burying her best friend?
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