Claerie Kavanaugh

Claerie Kavanaugh – Editor

Developmental Editor at Creator Institute with a passion for helping other authors bring their stories to life.

Overview

Authored a total of 20 novels in eighteen months, spanning across historical western romance (10 books), contemporary romance (2 books, plus 4 of my own), and cozy mystery (4 books), showcasing adaptability and proficiency in different writing styles.


Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, successfully completing and delivering a high volume of quality content within tight deadlines.


Play a key role in the development of the newest instillment in a well-received book series, contributing to its ongoing popularity and sales, particularly in the cozy mystery genre.


Employ advanced skills in narrative development, character creation, and maintaining genre-specific tones. Expertise in detailed research, plot crafting, and consistency in storylines across series.


Maintain a strict adherence to Non-Disclosure Agreements, ensuring complete confidentiality and trust with all clients.


If you choose to work with me, I will strive to remain true to your voice, style, and intended message, while increasing the readability, emotional impact, and clarity of your work so that it reaches the widest audience possible. Your work will also always arrive on time, as I have never missed a deadline. I strive to help make stories their strongest selves while still keeping the author’s voice and vision at the forefront. In the end, my clients are presenting me with a piece of themselves, and honoring their authenticity is of the utmost importance.

Services
Fiction
Contemporary Romance Cozy Mysteries Historical Romance LGBTQ Fiction Paranormal Romance
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jul, 2022 — Present

Authored a total of 20 novels in eighteen months, spanning across historical western romance (10 books), contemporary romance (2 books, plus 4 of my own), and cozy mystery (4 books), showcasing adaptability and proficiency in different writing styles.

- Volume and Efficiency
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, successfully completing and delivering a high volume of quality content within tight deadlines.

- **Contribution to Series Success**: Played a key role in the development of the newest instillment in a well-received book series, contributing to its ongoing popularity and sales, particularly in the cozy mystery genre.

- Writing Skills and Techniques
Employed advanced skills in narrative development, character creation, and maintaining genre-specific tones. Expertise in detailed research, plot crafting, and consistency in storylines across series.

- Professionalism and Confidentiality
Maintained a strict adherence to Non-Disclosure Agreements, ensuring complete confidentiality and trust with all clients.

Self-employed

Jul, 2022 — Present

Authored a total of 20 novels in eighteen months, spanning across historical western romance (10 books), contemporary romance (2 books, plus 4 of my own), and cozy mystery (4 books), showcasing adaptability and proficiency in different writing styles.

- Volume and Efficiency
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, successfully completing and delivering a high volume of quality content within tight deadlines.

- **Contribution to Series Success**: Played a key role in the development of the newest instillment in a well-received book series, contributing to its ongoing popularity and sales, particularly in the cozy mystery genre.

- Writing Skills and Techniques
Employed advanced skills in narrative development, character creation, and maintaining genre-specific tones. Expertise in detailed research, plot crafting, and consistency in storylines across series.

- Professionalism and Confidentiality
Maintained a strict adherence to Non-Disclosure Agreements, ensuring complete confidentiality and trust with all clients.

Creator Institute

Feb, 2020 — Present

• Working with a new group of 10 – 20 authors every sixteen weeks to guide them in publishing a 20K-50K word book. Duties include:
• Providing developmental feedback on fiction, non-fiction, and poetry works
• Hosting at least one 30 – 45-minute coaching call with each student individually to help them through struggles/cheer them on
• Keeping in weekly contact with each student regardless of their level of engagement

Self-employed

May, 2017 — Present

When selecting an editor, it’s important to not only find someone to work for you, but with you. I treat every manuscript that comes my way with the respect, dedication, and sensitivity that I want from those reading my work. I strive to help make stories their strongest selves while still keeping the author’s voice and vision at the forefront. In the end, my customers are presenting me with a piece of themselves, and honoring their authenticity is of the utmost importance.

I specialize in content editing and character development. I love helping new, upcoming authors into the crazy, mixed-up world that is the publishing industry and will do whatever I can to make those who work with me shine as brightly as they can.

Portfolio

Developmental Editing Book Coaching
Developmental Editing Book Coaching
Hidden Carnage

Janzen, Cora

Proofreading
Proofreading
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Proofreading
Stars Like Fate

Farmer, Brie.

Editorial Assessment
How can she protect her kingdom, if she can’t protect herself? Arie eagerly anticipates becoming Queen of her humble kingdom. Even when a Jinni’s Gift manifests before her 18th birthday, she f... read more
Developmental Editing
Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
One van. Two hearts. Thousands of kilometres.Jesse’s a self-made billionaire who yearns to get away from his empty life and the money-hungry parasites who inhabit it. The plan? Go to Australia... read more
Proofreading
If the only way to stay alive was to convince your new husband not to murder you and make it look like an accident, could you do it?Full series now available + bonus scenes!At eighteen, Jade s... read more
Editorial Assessment
Goldilocks was innocent once, but her cousin's plan to turn her into a killer has changed that.Before Lowell sent Auluria on a mission for his master plan of destruction, before Shadoe trained... read more
Editorial Assessment
Lightning Proof

Rebecca Odum

Victoria has only ever known her mother behind bars. Since Elizabeth was imprisoned nearly two decades earlier for staging a disastrous rebellion, Victoria has squelched her electrokinetic abi... read more
Developmental Editing
The Unseelie Prince is the first Novella in The Hawthorn Throne SeriesThe Folk have never shied away from taking what they want. Legends speak of Faeries stealing people from their beds, swapp... read more
Developmental Editing
Anna is a student surviving the city, and she lives by a simple credo, “Never play their game; their game is always rigged.” For every man she has ever known, it’s a saying that has served her... read more
Proofreading
Magic is described as science we do not understand and illusions as tricks of controlling audience perspective. Black hat or white hat, good or evil, witches, hackers, and robots work types of... read more
Developmental Editing

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