Colleen Anderson – Editor

I am a full-time, freelance editor with over two decade's experience in copy editing, structural/content editing, and proofreading. With a strong background in horror, fantasy, weird fiction, and poetry, I enjoy editing speculative fiction and have worked for individuals, publishers, companies, and magazines on SF/fantasy, horror, children's books, and historical fiction, as well as non-fiction, including corporate handbooks, guides, etc. Lit Reactor Sept. 10, 2024, featured as one of the top ten speculative editors. (**Note: I'm currently out of office due to other projects. If you're a previous client, you can still contact me.)

I love guiding writers so that they reach their full potential. I'll hunt down issues like a hungry zombie and ensure you understand what's needed. I am pleased to offer quick responses, expert, punctual service, competitive/flexible pricing and scheduling, and thorough/honest feedback. Note: I will be honest and if I think you need to do more work before hiring an editor, I'll tell you.

As a published author, with a BFA in creative writing, I can suggest ways to increase the visibility of your work. A member of HWA and SFPA, I have served on Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award juries, as well as the HWA scholarship committee. I'm past President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). Past poetry instructor at Crystal Lake Publishing.

**Please check Reedsy's FAQ on the different types of editing services before you send your request. Then send a sample as a Word document to save time. I don't work on PDFs. Thanks

TESTIMONIALS

"In a world awash with editors, it is too often difficult to find one who possesses both excellent language and structural skills. Colleen is incredibly knowledgeable in those arenas and has a background in a variety of genres, from literary to commercial. Her work is detailed, her eye sharp, her scope ranging from substantive editing to proofreading. I have been very pleased with the work she's done on my manuscripts and would not hesitate to hire her again."

~Nancy Kilpatrick

Author: The Thrones of Blood series (recently optioned for film and TV). Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for mystery writing.

"During my time as the science fiction/fantasy editor for book packager Byron Preiss, Colleen was one of the copy-editors I most relied on. She was always thorough and timely, and I could always count on her to deliver excellent work on time."

~Keith R.A. DeCandido

Author: Numerous Star Trek, Precinct, superhero, and other novels.

"I found Colleen to be a consummate professional. I admired her approach to editing my manuscript, which was came from a place of honesty, she never sugar-coated anything, yet gave concise, constructive, detailed feedback in a timely manner. I was impressed by the way Colleen promptly answered my questions and helped clarify things that I asked to be clarified. The result was an improved finished product, ready to be published. Thank you for all your help and for your services!"

~Ryan Kazulin

Author: Everything a Shrew Can Do