Marlaina Cockcroft Email & Phone Number

In addition to the writing and editing work I do for companies and individuals in various industries, I help authors polish their manuscripts. I provide developmental editing, copy editing, or proofreading, depending on what's needed for the project, and have a particular eye for genre fiction (especially science fiction/fantasy) for middle grade to adult..

I write about various aspects of the commercial real estate industry throughout the Garden State.

New York, NY

I write about various aspects of the library industry and the children's book industry, helping SLJ examine where the two intersect and how best to serve both librarians and young readers.

New Jersey

I assist the owner of Campbell Health Media with an array of health care communications products, providing a final edit on marketing materials and magazine articles.

New York

I bring my sharp eyes and my knowledge of style, punctuation, and grammar to help clients communicate clearly. Monthly projects include nonprofit policy papers, health care marketing tools, and nonfiction manuscripts.

I edit technical content for and about the software development industry, helping writers to achieve their best work.

I assist with content updates and fact-checking on a website that offers clear, easy-to-understand information on all aspects of health care to help consumers make the best choices for their needs.

New Brunswick, NJ

I proofread programs created by Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts to promote musical performances by students and faculty. A season's worth of performances will feature genres from jazz to classical and opera. I ensure the programs conform to Rutgers house style as well as the Chicago Manual of Style, and I confirm that all names, dates, and titles.

I write magazine features on New Jersey arts and entertainment and local businesses.

Metuchen, NJ

I help produce a monthly paper carrying all the Metuchen news that's fit to print. We cover everything from municipal meetings to the local arts scene and high school sports. I conduct interviews, write and edit articles, and coordinate coverage with reporters and photographers.

I interpret medical studies for Healthy Hearing, a website that provides information about hearing loss and treatment options for consumers so they can make the best decisions for themselves and their loved ones. I interview the researchers behind the newest studies to help explain the results and their implications to readers.

Assigned and edited music, stage, art, family, gardening, recreation and other entertainment stories. Supervised several reporters, as well as worked closely with copy editors, production editors, graphic designers and photographers; maintained a stable of freelancers. Ensured print deadlines were met. Collaborated with other editors in features department.

Wrote previews of local entertainment events.

Edited entire contents of alternative weekly newspaper; worked closely with proofreader, writers, senior editors and production crew; maintained in-house style; gave final approval to pages; ensured print deadlines were met; proofread newspaper's Web site.

Edited arts, culture, travel and entertainment stories for the features department; wrote headlines; worked closely with writers and production editors; helped to ensure deadlines were met; proofread pages.

Edited stories on varying aspects of the music industry; wrote headlines; worked with writers and production crew; functioned as stand-in for copydesk chief, monitoring page flow and giving final approval to pages.

Edited news stories; wrote headlines; designed pages; acted as backup for copydesk chief; acted as backup news editor in determining story placement and editing front-page stories; acted as backup metro editor in working with reporters.

Covered municipal meetings and other local news events.