At Affordable Book Editing, our staff of professional editors will prepare your manuscript for its publication debut, leaving you a final draft that is polished and error-free. Whether you plan to distribute your book to a large commercial audience or share it with family and friends, our proven team of editors will give your manuscript the attention it deserves. 

Editorial Director Kate Ankofski came to Hillcrest Media from Simon & Schuster, where she edited trade fiction and nonfiction titles and worked with bestselling authors including Bob Greene, Jennifer Chiaverini, and Pam Lewis. A Michigan native and a graduate of the Ohio State University, Kate began her publishing career with Brighter Minds Media, a children’s publisher in Columbus, before moving on to political science and economics monographs at Palgrave Macmillan. At Hillcrest, Kate heads up our editorial department, which oversees projects for Affordable Book Editing, Mill City Press, and Hillcrest Media.

Coordinating Editor Robert Schmidt has been writing, editing, and proofreading his entire life, doing it professionally since the early 1990s. Robert is a Fulbright scholar and was—once upon a time—a finalist for a Rhodes scholarship, as well. His graduate work in Composition and Rhetoric earned him an M.A. from Miami University (OH), studying under some of the country’s most noted grammarians. His studies also include a degree in French, and coursework in Technical Writing and the contemporary American novel. Robert coordinates the editing process for Affordable Book Editing, matching up projects with editors.