So … your manuscript is finished — congratulations!
But maybe you need a copy editor to catch the stray typo, a missing serial comma, that elusive misspelling?
Or … perhaps you’re looking for someone who can help with the overall flow of your manuscript, the “Big Picture”?
Or … that annual report needs a proofreader, a fresh pair of eyes to check the final copy against the original text and find formatting errors?
Or … you have all the right words for your project — but no graphic designer to turn it into a newsletter or Powerpoint presentation?
Or … if only you could find an illustrator to do diagrams, charts, and maps?
Hi — I’m Wynne Brown, a freelance writer, editor, and graphic designer. I’m a one-stop pre-publication shop, and I’m here to help.
As the author of three award-winning books, in addition to many newspaper and magazine articles, I’ve written on topics including
science, health, history, trails, environmental issues, horses, travel, the Southwest, books, and more. One of my recent books is The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon’s Life of Science and Art, released in November 2021 by University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books. (Click book cover for more information.)
As an editor, I worked for six years as a copy editor at a mid-size daily newspaper. I spent another ten years editing and developing teaching materials for middle school, high school, and undergraduate science instruction. Now I edit memoirs, prescriptive nonfiction, and novels. I’m comfortable editing either in Associated Press style or according to the Chicago Manual of Style.
As an illustrator and a graphic designer, I’ve created scientific illustrations for books, journals, posters, and technical reports, as well as developing brochures, logos, and curricular materials. I’ve also done the design, layout, and production files for books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
I work with both large and small companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Carolina Biological Supply Company, Mayo Clinic, Golden Ink, Scripps Howard, Science Approach, and many others. I also work with individual authors who plan to submit their manuscripts to traditional publishers or who intend to publish their book independently.
Whatever your project, I look forward to hearing from you. And, if your project’s not a good fit for me, I’m happy to assist you in finding the help you need.
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© 2025 by Wynne Brown. All rights reserved.
What a great story. Congratulations on getting the color upgrade on your book, which should add a lot to your presentation. And great news about the Adelia Gates pictures that you recovered. I’m still working away on Adelia. Have had a couple of very useful exchanges with Nora at the Smithsonian. Looking forward to seeing your book next year.
Take care.
Thanks so much, Doug! Good luck with Adelia, and do let me know if I can provide any more assistance.
Cheers, Wynne
Wynne, are you the same person who lived in Knoxville years ago and studied Chinese? If so, I’ve often thought about you and wondered what you’ve been doing all these years. If not, sorry to take up your time. Please let me know!
Best regards, nide pengyou, Jean
Hello Little Wynne,
Just saw the review of your new book in Sc. Am. Your grandmother, Wynne F. would be delighted with your illustrating and writing, I’m sure. She would also be delighted that you have kept your high energy and enthusiasm that you had at 10 in the summers in Patterson, though she may have found them a bit exhausting at that time. We think of your grandmother often, since we have a Japanese print that she gave to my mother, Lucy White. It hangs in our guest room, brightening the room. –Will White
Wynne, congratulations. This is just wonderful news. It has been such a pleasure to follow the progress over the last few years as you have brought this story to its triumphant end.
So glad we met in Tucson.
Wynne -A SPUR Award! Congratulations! What an accomplishment and so well deserved.
Venetia
Thanks for the newsletters, Wynne, and congratulations on winning both the WILLA Literary Award and the Spur Award. Joining John McPhee, Joan Didion, etc., in the ranks of non-fiction writers is outstanding.
Loved your presentation today with the state university of Arizona
Hello, Wynne! I belong to an active book group (begun in 1996 & we still have several original members!) in Green Valley & we are reading The Forgotten Botanist for 2024. We are ten women, all hikers, who have spent time in the Catalina Mountains & many of us have a special interest in wildflowers. We would love to invite you to one of our discussion meetings, either in person or via Zoom, to chat about your remarkable book. Although we generally meet on the second Monday of the month @ 6:30pm, we can be very flexible to accommodate your schedule. Would you be interested to join us in either January, February, or March? I look forward to your reply…
Thanks for your consideration, ~Judith LeClair
Hi, Wynne,
I’m the president of the Saddlebrooke Fine Arts Guild in Saddlebrooke, AZ and we’re wondering if you do group presentations about the Forgotten Botanist, with an emphasis on her art. We’re thinking perhaps in October, 2024.