Ruqayyah Daud – Editor

I am an Associate Editor at a Big 5 publisher with 5 years of experience editing middle grade and young adult novels. I acquired and edited B&N Childrens & YA Book Award Finalist, The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights by Alexandria Rogers, which recieved 3 starred reviews.As an editor, I can help you fine tune your query pitch or retail copy by using my exprience reviewing agent pitches and writing retail and jacket copy for bestselling books such as Holly Black's The Queen of Nothing.I also proved editorial assestments and developmental editing. I am a collaborative editor who can help you work on pacing, characterization, and plot. Upon request, I am also available for a detailed line edit to help bring your writing and prose to the next level. Whether you are preparing a manuscirpt for independent publishing or to being querying agents, I can help you execute your vision with confidence.