About us
We are professional writers, editors, and designers with years of experience in the field. We know the ownership and care that goes into your book, and we want to help you make the most of your hard work.
Sea Leaf Book editors know your book should be as polished as it can be. We offer your book the same finishing touches that traditional publishing provides. Every book edit, book design, and cover design we offer comes with personal feedback.
Based in Wilmington, North Carolina, Sea Leaf Book Editing offers book editors and book designers throughout the country.
Shelagh Clancy has been Editor in Chief and Principal of Sea Leaf Book Editing since 2015. She is a versatile editor and designer who excels at book development and loves to help self-publishing authors achieve their dreams.
She served as editor for regional publications such as Wilma, Livin’ Out Loud, and The Coastal Buzz magazines. Her work with community writers has given her a quick rapport with authors and an eye for story construction. She has written feature stories, technical proposals, blogs, marketing materials, and a romance novel, and is at work on a cozy mystery.
Because Shelagh also studied graphic design at SUNY Empire State College and worked as a book designer, web designer and developer, and magazine designer, her understanding of the elements of good editorial and cover design gives authors’ work an immediate visual boost.
Shelagh Clancy
Principal and
Editor-in-Chief
Deborah Boccardo
Designer
Mary Applegate
Editor and Advisor
Dorothy Hodder
Editor and Spanish Proofreader
Laura Lewis
Editor and Proofreader
Judith Lauber
Editor and Copyeditor
Rocket and Molly
Office Assistants