Accurate, insightful indexing.

Print Book Indexing

Complete your book with a comprehensive, thoughtfully crafted index that adds value to your work. With over 900 published print and digital indexes, I can create an index that sets your book apart from the competition. For print publishing, I can deliver an index as a Word or RTF file prepared to your style and imprint guidelines.

Digital Indexing

Strengthen your ebook or digital publication with a digital index that surpasses text search capabilities and provides your readers with an information roadmap. For digital publishing workflows, I can index from XML files or embed codes into the files.

Specialty Indexing

Enhance your scholarly work or anthology with a separate author/title index or other specialty index that ensures your readers find the information they need. I can create indexes for names, titles, or first lines of poetry/scripture to complement your general subject index.

Hi, I’m Erika. I craft thorough, reader-friendly indexes that help sell books.

With more than 1,000 published print and digital indexes, I can create an index that helps set your book apart from the competition. My portfolio includes topics from science to humanities with a focus on scholarly/academic publishing for university presses.

Whether your workflow is traditional or XML-based, I have the flexibility to work with you to meet your production needs. As a member of the American Society for Indexing, I stay current with changes in the industry. I love what I do and strive to make each project its best.

Imprints I’ve worked with include Addison-Wesley, Amsterdam University Press, Cisco Press, Cornell University Press, Fordham University Press, FT Press, Harvard Business Review Press, Harvard University Press, Haymarket Books, The Johns Hopkins University Press, IBM Press, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, McGraw-Hill, Mercatus

Center at George Mason University, Microsoft Press, The MIT Press, Oracle Press, Oxford University Press, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, Princeton University Press, Que Publishing, RosettaBooks, Routledge, Sams Publishing, Texas A&M University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of Minnesota Press, University of Pennsylvania Press, University Press of Colorado, United States Institute of Peace Press, VMware Press, and Wharton School Publishing. (Selected projects are featured above; for a full list of recently indexed titles, follow this link.)

My background includes a B.A. in Linguistics, graduate work in TESOL, and 20 years as an in-house indexer for Pearson’s technology and business imprints. Through a series of corporate acquisitions, I gained experience working for three major publishers—Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Pearson—without ever leaving my desk.

In my free time, I volunteer as an editor with Kiva.org, a not-for-profit working to expand financial access to underserved communities both here in the US and around the globe. I also enjoy training my dogs for scent discrimination work and sheep herding.

For more on my qualifications and experience, drop by my LinkedIn page. If you want to connect or just say “hi,” social media requests are always welcome!