Hilary Doda – Editor

Professional editor with more than 20 years in-house and freelance experience. Available for fiction, non-fiction, and games. LGBTQ works of all kinds are particularly welcome. Proud Canadian.

Currently booking for Summer 2025.

I am available for developmental / structural edits, editorial assessments, copy editing, and proofreading, with or without the Oxford comma. My fiction editing portfolio is heavier on the romance at the moment, but I also welcome historical and modern fiction and women's fiction, LitRPG, mystery, horror, sci-fi, and fantasy of all word counts.

I have a background in TTRPGs, having worked on over 100 core books and supplements in a variety of capacities, including acquisitions, story development, developmental editing, playtesting, copy editing, and proofreading. The majority of this work was for Dream Pod 9 and the Silhouette system, but I have also worked on indie games, and have player experience with a wide range of systems including - but certainly not limited to - D&D (various editions), Storyteller, and Unisystem. I would be happy to discuss rates for editing and/or playtesting games and supplements.

On the non-fiction side, I welcome humanities and social sciences monographs, articles, and chapters, whether they're being reworked for submission or polished for a major university press. My Ph.D is Interdisciplinary (humanities), and I have specific expertise in Atlantic history, material culture studies, dress studies, and archaeology. My most recent book, 'Fashioning Acadians,' was short-listed for the 2024 Governor General's Award for 'Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History.'

My rates range between 0.7 - 3 cents / word USD, depending on the service(s) requested and the state of the text. I do offer package discounts for multiple services on the same manuscript.

I have been called "intimidatingly thorough," and I choose to take that as a compliment. I can edit with a lighter touch when that's requested, however, and I always keep a sense of humour. My job is to be the invisible partner who makes your text the best it can possibly be. The gallery includes a small representative sample of books and genres I've worked on in the past and would be happy to work on again.

Please note that, as a Canadian small business, I am required to collect GST and provincial sales taxes from Canadian clients.