Garrett Marco

Garrett Marco – Editor

I specialize in novel-length SFF developmental and line editing for independent and self-published authors, as well as small presses.

Overview

With over eleven years of editing experience -- including literary journals, independent publishers, and individual authors -- I bring a substantial understanding of quality prose, storytelling style, and market knowledge to any narrative project.

Though I work mainly with literary and genre fiction, I have experience with memoirs, travelogues, creative non-fiction, and many niche genres. I enjoy working closely with authors, preferring long-term professional relationships over one-time jobs.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Humor & Comedy Literary Fiction Mashups Middle Grade Romance Science Fiction Short Story Women's Fiction Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Self-Help & Self-Improvement Travel
Languages
English (CAN) English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Soul Mate Publishing

Feb, 2013 — Jan, 2016 (almost 3 years)

I acquired and edited manuscripts on contract for this independent cross-genre publisher.

Self-employed

Jun, 2011 — Present

I specialize in novel-length speculative fiction, including sci-fi, fantasy, and slipstream. I also have extensive experience with romance (with many cross-genre variants), erotica, and adventure, as well as non-fiction like travelogue, memoir, and self-help/motivational. My short-fiction chops come from both the literary side (journal/magazine editor), but I've also done many short pieces in other genres.

Portfolio

2016 Georgia Author of the Year Award WinnerForeword Reviews INDIEFAB 2015 Book of the Year Finalist 2016 IPPY Awards Bronze Medalist 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist I fight to live so you'll remain free. The year is 2011. Troy Anthony Davis, a... read more
Brotherly love is strong. But is the drive to power even stronger?Robert and Tim have come a long way together. Once they were frightened children taken hostage by aliens; now they're Co-Regents of a failing Empire. Confronted by challenges far exceeding any k... read more
Can any family survive a son's treachery? Reydripf, heir to Clan Gonther's Imperial throne, has in a fit of rage and jealousy broken away from his father and begun constructing a Fleet of his own. This is of course intolerable, and despite Rundual's genuine lo... read more
Robert Herman Byrd, now properly Prince Robertherman of Clan Gonther and a celebrated Hero, is sent again to a miserable, failing colony of the Empire. This one, however, is the domain of his adoptive brother, heir to the Imperial throne. Forced into the most ... read more
"No matter what you do, never, ever piss off a Gonther! The results can be… Awe-inspiring.”Robert Herman Byrd and his brother Timothy have almost finished growing up among humanity’s alien masters. Raised in the violently militaristic Artemu fashion, they’ve s... read more
Lost wars have consequences, and it's usually the innocent who suffer most. Young Robert and Timothy Byrd learn this firsthand when empire-building aliens threaten the extinction of all humanity via asteroid strike. Resistance proves futile, and the twin broth... read more
Inching through rush-hour traffic at the age of sixty-three, it dawned on Marilyn that she was also inching through life. At that moment, she decided to make the journey of her dreams—a long vacation, a year or more alone in a van. She spent months preparing t... read more
In this darkly funny book, we find out what would happen if the gods walked among mortals. Which gods? All gods. All religions. At the same time. But there aren't just religious gods. Oh no. There are also gods of things that people do religiously. Swimming? G... read more
Hearts Racing

Jim Hodgson

Riding in a near-future America languishing under the oppressive jackboot of the conquering French, Buck Heart is a professional cyclist on the New Lyon (formally Atlanta) team. Onward for the glory of New France, he charges. Losing is not an option. Left shou... read more
A teacher's working environment is your child's learning environment. Don't you want to know what really happens behind those closed classroom doors?The truth is, America’s public school system is under attack. Teachers on the front lines have been battered fi... read more
A decade after the fall of modern civilization, the world is lawless and dangerous. The barrier between Earth and Hell has been destroyed, and people are dying in their sleep, their last moments trapped inside a deadly nightmare.Survival means selling your sou... read more
Demons surround the last few bastions of human civilization. All hope seems lost. But on the eve of the last stand, scientists unveil a weapon of mass destruction—a genetically engineered demon warrior. Eve is humanity’s last chance for survival. She’s the per... read more
Lucy is cursed with the ability to see demons. For most of her life, there was only the all-consuming terror of seeing things no one else could.But with the help of a generous grant, Lucy is finally able to open a shelter to feed and house the homeless—the sam... read more
Bleddyn Hall

Amanda L.V. Shalaby

After a whirlwind romance during the London Season, Lady Isabel Sutton finds herself quickly engaged to the handsome Lord Tresham Bleddyn, Earl of Dancy. When his father passes away suddenly, however, his period of mourning delays their marriage and ruins the ... read more
As the world struggles to rebuild a new peace between Dark & Day, a secret terrorist organization is plotting to unleash an ancient plague that could destroy more than the fragile peace...Jonothon Wyer continues to train his amazing Cloaks powers at the Windom... read more
A pox of space and time is ravaging the lands of magic and machine. As the Windom Academy accepts squires from the Day into its student exchange program, Jono and his team must question what they believe in if they are to have any hope at defeating an enemy th... read more
Jonothon Wyer trembled beneath his desk as the sirens blared their dreaded warning: Magic is coming! His entire life, he had been told to fear the wizards from across the Dawn, but never did his small town expect to be the epicenter of the next world war of ma... read more

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