Heather Demetrios – Editor

I've worked with everyone from NYT-bestselling authors and high-powered literary agents who write on the side to emerging authors who are just getting started. Fiction - especially YA, fantasy, and contemporary / speculative upmarket adult fiction - is my jam. I also love digging into a really good narrative nonfiction or memoir. We combine line edits and editorial letters with in-depth editorial brainstorming calls.

"Heather helped regain and stimulate my creativity and confidence, helped me learn to like revisions, and started me off on the next phase of my writing journey, with lots more tools to help me along the way." - Michelle Hazen, critically-acclaimed author of Unbreak Me and Breathe the Sky

Street Cred: Award-winning and critically-acclaimed author and editor, graduate writing professor, MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Considered an all-around decent human.

My superpowers kick into high gear at the chapter level, where we make sure each chapter in your book earns its place. Combine that with tools for deepening character and plotting from the inside out, and we've got the recipe for a bingeable story your reader cannot put down.

Don't take my word for it...

Author Deborah Crossland (The Quiet Part Out Loud) on my approach to character and story: "...easily the best thing that ever happened to my writing."

Here's my wish: You walk away from our work together with a strong revision plan that makes you even MORE excited about your book, your writing, and your career. This is HIGHLY curated for you, with editorial support that ensures you can stick the landing once the project leaves my hands. This is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

"By figuring out how my brain tells stories, I felt a lot of anxiety and uncertainty lift, and for the first time I felt true confidence in my ability to complete my work." - Jenna Evans Welch, NYT Bestselling Author

My time as an editorial intern at Candlewick Press turned me into a query bloodhound - I can smell a winner, or a dud, from a mile away. After years of experience writing jacket copy and supporting writers as they work on their query, I'm here to help you make yours wonderfully sticky and unforgettable.

Ready to get the support you need to take your project to the next level - and build a foundation for future projects? Let's do this!