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Janet

Janet

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Storytelling is my passion. A longtime editor and multi-award-winning writer, I help authors connect, compel and entertain. (Authors 18+)


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Published by Cedar Mill Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Travel, Short Story, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, Design

Richard

Richard

Toronto, ON, Canada

Nonfiction editor. Former publisher of Red Deer Press and Senior Editor Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Dedicated to good writing for 20 years.


Work experience:

  • Red Deer Press (Toronto)
  • Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto
  • Freelance

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Education & Reference

Eric

Eric

Guelph, ON, Canada

Non-fiction developmental and copy editor with a passion for history, pop-sci, biographies, and business. Let's get excited about your book!


Work experience:

  • FriesenPress
  • Self-employed
  • Innovate Development
  • University of Victoria

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Lottie

Lottie

Montreal, QC, Canada

Editor and proofreader with 3+ years' experience at HarperCollins and an expert eye for detail! Keen on women's fiction and fantasy.


Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Self-employed
  • Route 57 Creative Journal

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Humor & Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction

Margot

Margot

Toronto, ON, Canada

Fiction editor with 15+ years in-house experience. Formerly Harlequin/HarperCollins and Wattpad Books. Let's make your story shine!


Work experience:

  • Wattpad Webtoon Studios
  • Mira, HarperCollins
  • Mira Books, Harlequin/HarperCollins
  • Self-employed
  • Harlequin Books

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Holiday, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller

Michael

Michael

Toronto, ON, Canada

I am a book editor and writer with more than 30 years of experience in just about every non-fiction and fiction genre.


Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Indexing

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Literary Fiction

Lara

Lara

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hands-on, collaborative editor with nearly twenty years of experience (most at PRHC) with historical, women's, mystery fiction and more.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Canada (Penguin Random House Canada)
  • McClelland & Stewart (Penguin Random House Canada)
  • Doubleday Canada (Penguin Random House Canada)

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction

Leander

Leander

Montreal, QC, Canada

Editor specialising in architectural monographs, histories, and ciriticism.


Work experience:

  • Canadian Centre for Architecture
  • Office of Adrian Phiffer

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Design

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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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