Katherine Pickett has been involved in the publishing industry for 15 years. She spent 5 years as a production editor with McGraw-Hill Trade in Chicago before moving on to the medical textbook publisher Elsevier Inc. in St. Louis.
In 2006, Katherine left Elsevier to start her own company, POP Editorial Services, and is now a full-time freelance copyeditor, proofreader, and developmental editor. A strong believer in the collaborative approach to editing, Katherine adapts her style to fit the needs of her clients.
She is an active member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and the St. Louis Publishers Association and is president of the Maryland Writers Association, Montgomery County chapter. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.