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Hilary

Hilary

Halifax, NS, Canada

Editor with 20+ years experience in RPGs, fiction, and academic writing. Specialties in history, romance, LGBTQ fiction.


Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks Casablanca
  • Dream Pod 9
  • Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) Program, Dalhousie University
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Historical Romance, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Space Opera, Science Fiction

Candida

Candida

Halifax, NS, Canada

A social justice–oriented non-fiction editor who loves helping authors express themselves with strength, passion, and clarity.


Work experience:

  • Fernwood Publishing
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, History, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Biographies & Memoirs

Laura

Laura

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Developmental editor specializing in romance novels. Seventeen years of experience creating award-winning happily-ever-afters.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harlequin

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Book Coaching

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult

Tara

Tara

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Highly skilled developmental editor with an inquisitive style. Specialty: non-fiction. I help authors succeed and refine their craft.


Work experience:

  • Diverse Publishers and Authors
  • Kot Copyediting & Proofreading Inc.

Services: Editing Developmental Editing

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences

Maria

Maria

Toronto, ON, Canada

Supportive editor with more than 20 years' experience and a Master of Publishing. Focus on biographies/memoirs, travel, and architecture.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Group Canada
  • Literary Mama

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Design, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Valerie

Valerie

Toronto, ON, Canada

Romance and Women's Fiction editing specialist. I love historical fiction and anything to do with romance. I love a good sense of humour


Work experience:

  • Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller & Suspense

Kate

Kate

Victoria, BC, Canada

A dedicated, experienced editor of fiction and narrative nonfiction, I've spent 20+ years working with well-loved, award-winning authors.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Gaspereau Press
  • Nimbus Publishing
  • TouchWood Editions

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences

Dominic

Dominic

Toronto, ON, Canada

15+ years' experience editing fiction (lit and mysteries), non-fiction (history, poli sci, bios, memoirs, finance, art), reports, web copy.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Dundurn Press
  • Blue Butterfly Books

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Political Science & Current Affairs, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Art

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Looking to take your manuscript to the next level? Whatever your story is, our developmental editors can turn it into a bestseller. That’s the power of developmental editing: a kind of edit that looks at the “big-picture” of your story. This might include complications with your story’s characterization, pacing, and structure. A developmental editor can help diagnose and fix such underlying problems, developing your story into the best version of itself that it can be.


A developmental editor should bring a perfect mix of qualities to the table, including a proven track record and a deep knowledge of the industry — not to mention the genre. Given the challenge of the task at hand, a developmental edit is generally a long, arduous process, but the improvements that you’ll see in your story afterward will make it worth it.


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