Chelsea Beam – Editor

Hello, and thanks for checking me out! My name is Chelsea (she/her), and I’d love to work with you.

Prior to joining Reedsy, I ran my own editing business while also working as an editorial intern at The Bent Agency. I have a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Kingston University (in London, England), meaning that I know how to make words work!

When I edit, I never want to trample over the heart of your vision, which means that I will always offer suggestions and my rationale about potential changes—but you always get the final say. I do my best to ask questions when I’m confused and notate the places where I laugh out loud or get teary. Do be aware that I will spend more time on things that didn’t work for me rather than positive things.

Genre-wise, I love fantasy, science fiction, romance, and all things young adult, but I’d love to dip my toe into other arenas as well! Also, if you're writing outside of your own culture/experience and are looking for an African American sensitivity reader, I'm your gal. I'll review your manuscript for internalized bias and negatively charged language. I'm here to help you be as inoffensive as possible (but keep in mind that I can only do my best and speak from my own experiences).

When I’m not editing, I’m writing my own books, watching anime, or playing video games (Genshin Impact, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Final Fantasy XIV are my current loves), and I spend many of my evenings listening to actual-play Dungeons and Dragons podcasts. This means that if your book is nerdy, I am your person.

Reach out today, and let's get to work*!

*I do request that you've—at least—run a spell and grammar check on your document, please! Speaking of, I don't use or condone AI (outside of Microsoft Word's/Grammarly's spelling and grammar checks and speech-to-text when transcribing notes/comments)!