Let me help you with your story!

I’m available for freelance editorial work for writers, publishers, and/or literary agents. With over a decade of professional editing and story development experience under my belt—on YA and middle grade fiction and non-fiction, adult humor/lifestyle, adult memoir/essay collection, adult prescriptive non-fiction, short story anthologies, audiobooks, you name it—I’d be happy to work with you on a variety of services, including in-depth manuscript critiques and/or line edits for full manuscripts or first pages; synopsis/proposal critiques and/or development; work-for-hire writing projects; and more.

For writers: please note, while I will use my editorial experience to guide your revision and shape your manuscript, I cannot guarantee a publishing deal nor can I connect you to agents or publishers.

Send me an email via the CONTACT page to discuss options and pricing (I offer free custom quotes). Tell me a little bit about your manuscript and what you’re looking for in terms of editorial work, and we can go from there. Clients and I will agree upon a fee and schedule before beginning work on a project. If you haven’t heard back from me within a week of your initial query, please check your spam folder, then follow up!

Editorial Services

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Editorial Services *

  • Ideal for early drafts, this service involves an overview critique of your manuscript to provide general feedback, spotlighting a few possible macro areas for improvement.

  • I will provide an in-depth editorial letter addressing both macro and micro areas for improvement, including, but not limited to: overall plot, pacing, characterization, voice, etc.

  • An in-depth edit within the pages of your manuscript (using tracked changes and margin comments), focusing on the line level writing as well as overall questions/comments.

  • A critique and edit, including development & organization, of your synopsis/proposal; outlining your manuscript’s structure (/story plot, for fiction) in one engaging document.

  • If you’ve received feedback/notes from another source and would like guidance implementing that feedback and working on your revision, I can help! This often looks like a combination of developmental/outlining work and in-depth editing work, with a bit of coaching thrown in.

 

Books I've Worked On (A Selection)

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Books I've Worked On (A Selection) *

…Including Indie Next List bestsellers, JLG selections, various award and starred review recipients (over 15 starred reviews in total), Indie Next List picks, and “Best of Year” list entries (including NPR, Amazon, Kirkus, SLJ, and more)…