Staci Mauney, Owner/Editor
Prestige Prose, LLC, was born in 2015 after a friend and I decided to combine our two passions: editing and helping people. My friend and co-founder has since moved on to other pursuits, and I run Prestige Prose full time and am also a self-published author.
Before starting Prestige Prose, I earned a bachelor of arts in English with a minor in mass communications, graduating summa cum laude. I found a position with a local government agency, where I monitored and wrote grants for senior services as well as edited and developed public relations information for ten years.
I continued my education with a master of education in secondary education, again graduating with honors. I also moved into a new position with a local non-profit agency where I continued to write grants and edit and develop public relations information for the next five years. Over the course of these two job, I wrote and edited grant proposals, press releases, annual reports, brochures, and everything in between. During my academic career, I wrote and edited academic papers and theses, and I also served as a tutor for undergraduate and graduate students who needed an editor for various types of academic papers.
As a writer, I write creative nonfiction, short stories, and maintain an award-winning devotional blog, Echoes of Joy. Several of my short stories have won awards and have been published. I currently have four devotionals published. You can find them on my author website at StaciMauney.com.
As a freelance editor, I have worked on all levels of the editing spectrum to edit both fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, genre fiction series, and short stories.
My professional affiliations include the following:
- Christian Editor Connection (CEC)
- The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network (Gold Member);
- Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) Executive Board Member and Current Past President;
- Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. (OCWI);
- Oklahoma Romance Writers Guild (OKRWG); and
- Red Sneaker Writers.
As an author myself, I know how important it is that the author's voice not be changed during the editing process. Each of us has a distinctive voice, and it is the editor's job to enhance that voice, not overwhelm it. The editor should remain behind the scenes and is there to make the author look better, not put the spotlight on herself.
While I find inspiration from a number of literary sources, such as C.S. Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jane Austen, I am most inspired by those closest to my heart. These include my parents, who believe in me and my work and encourage me to pursue my dreams; and my Savior, Jesus Christ, who provides the words when I have none.
