Marya is the author and editor of numerous monographs, book chapters, and journal articles on urban planning.

In addition to her own writing, she works as a freelance writer and editor for individual authors, and public and private sector clients. Her freelance services include:

• Manuscript assessments

• Developmental editing

• Copyediting, proofreading and fact checking

For books, research studies, grant proposals, blog posts, news articles, and case studies for both print and digital media.

With a professional background in planning, Marya maintains deep content expertise in:

• Urban planning

• Public engagement

• Public health

• Green infrastructure

• Land use

• Transportation and

• Pre- and post-disaster planning and recovery

In addition she edits

• Memoirs

• Short stories, and

• Poetry

She works regularly with the Chicago Manual of Style, the APA Style Guide, MLA Handbook and in-house style guides.

She can quickly whip citations, footnotes, or endnotes into shape and will fact check her client’s work as they request.