Michaele Lockhart brings a diverse background to her writing: a passion for history, a fascination with human drama, and a love of literature. Her education combines early and secondary schools in Europe, in addition to college degrees from the University of Arizona and the University of Maryland. Embracing a variety of genres, her versatility extends from favorite periods of history to contemporary social issues. She is a retired teacher and talented nature and landscape photographer, often inserting elements of visual lyricism in her writing. In addition to her work as an author, she is a freelance editor and author advocate. As a writer of compelling fiction, her short stories and novels have encompassed historical fiction adventure to romantic magic realism to suspense. Among other qualifications, she is a registered nurse who is able to offer technical insights into the field of medicine, both present theory and practice as well as the historical past.


Michaele Lockhart lives in Tuson, Arizona, where current projects include a mystery-suspense series set in the scenic beauty of the Southwest. Visit her Amazon Author Page for more information. She is a member of the Society of Southwestern Authors, the Arizona Authors' Association., and Arizona Mystery Writers as an editor, Lockhart follows the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th/16th editions, the most generally accepted guide for consistency, correctness, and clarity in writing. Editorial samples are available. These will include an evaluation and explanation of the level of editing deemed necesssary for the manuscript to meet publication standards. Please use the contact form for further information. People often ask: what exactly is an editor? An editor is your friend. Our goals are to make your good writing shine. In the publishing world today, there are no longer any gatekeepers. Anyone and everyone can publish just about anything, regardless of quality, and it happens all to frequently. More than 750,000 new print books are published every year, a huge percentage of them unedited. Between 50,000 and 100,000 new ebook titles are uploaded every month. The stats differ, but estimates are that 75% to 90% of them are not edited at all. A cleanly edited manuscript will always stand out. Among other professional affiliations, Lockhart is a member of Editorial Freelancers of America.