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Patrick 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

Hands-on, thoughtful editor specializing in memoir, self-help, thriller, mystery, suspense, and YA fiction. Formerly of Simon and Schuster.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Entertainment, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • Simon & Schuster / Simon Pulse
  • Simon & Schuster / Simon Spotlight Entertainment (SSE) and Gallery Books
  • International Creative Management (ICM)
  • Matt DeCoursey Enterprises / Realist Books

Will 5 star rating

Chicago, United States

Trusted copy editor and proofreader for romance, mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, and suspense.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Berkley Publishing (Penguin Random House)
  • Harlequin Romance (HarperCollins)
  • Orbit Books / Redhook (Hachette)

Larissa 5 star rating

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Queer Latine book editor, literary agent, and sensitivity reader w/ a decade of experience helping make literary and genre fiction shine.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Dottir Press
  • Self-employed
  • Tessera Editorial
  • Hub City Press
  • Jill Grinberg Literary Management
  • Azantian Literary Agency

Ann Leslie 5 star rating

New York City, NY, United States

Over 25 years' editorial experience at a Big 5 publisher and a literary agency, specializing in commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Comedy, Psychological Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Harlequin Books
  • Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

Linda 5 star rating

Cambria, California, USA

I am a copy editor with years of traditional publishing experience. I specialize in romance, women's fiction, and cozy mysteries.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The San Diego Union-Tribune

Ashley 5 star rating

Jersey City, NJ, USA

A supportive and collaborative editorial professional with 10+ years’ experience across print and digital—and a total bookworm.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Literary Fiction, and Short Story.

Work experience:

  • Prairie Schooner, University of Nebraska
  • History Press
  • Publishers Weekly
  • CreateSpace, an Amazon.com Company
  • Milkweed Editions
  • Yemassee Journal
  • Self-employed
  • Compose.ly
  • Turner Publishing
  • The Book Incubator

Heather 5 star rating

Loveland, OH, USA

I am an editor specializing in romance of all subgenres, including Contemporary, Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy. Worked at Tor/Forge, Macmillan.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Suspense, Dark Romance, and Romantic Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Samhain Publishing
  • Tor Books
  • Ellora's Cave Publishing
  • Self-employed

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Jessy 5 star rating

Columbus, OH, USA

Experienced copy editor specializing in Mysteries, Suspense, and True Crime. 25 years of in-house and freelance experience.

Genres: True Crime, Non-Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Historical Mysteries.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The American Chemical Society
  • Pearson Education/Prentice Hall
  • McGraw-Hill Companies

Laura 5 star rating

Westfield, NJ, USA

Romance and Mystery/Thriller Editor prev. at Penguin Random House (Berkley), Hachette (James Patterson), and Hooked. Let's perfect a story.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Espionage, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Hachette, James Patterson's BookShots
  • Hooked
  • Self-employed

Joe 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

NYC Senior Developmental Editor focusing on mysteries, thrillers, crime. Currently at Grove Atlantic, with previous Big 5 experience.

Genres: Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Horror, Legal Thriller, Medical Thriller, Psychological Thriller, and Technothriller.

Work experience:

  • St. Martin's Press
  • Grove Atlantic

Robyn 5 star rating

Abilene, Texas, USA

Specializing in YA, fantasy, comedy, mystery, and faith-based manuscripts through review, development, content editing, and author coaching.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • (Texas-Based Publishing Service)
  • Creative Word Editing
  • HarperCollins/Blink YA
  • ACU Press & Leafwood Publishers
  • Self Employed

Stacey 5 star rating

Arvada, CO, USA

Twenty+ years professionally editing cozy mysteries, sci fis, and more. I edit more than you pay me for! Gentle, professional, detailed.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Coming of Age, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jenny 5 star rating

Kansas City, MO, USA

13 years editing and proofreading, specializing in romance in multiple sub-genres, for everything from short novellas to 100K+ novels.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Waterhouse Press
  • Gemma Halliday Publishing
  • Loose Id
  • Musa Publishing
  • Self-employed
  • Page & Vine

Kirsiah 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Attentive editor with experience from several NYC publishersin a wide range of commercial fiction genres in adult and young adult novels.

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • Penguin Random House

Developmental editor of adult fiction, especially mystery and fantasy. Can't wait to share actionable advice!

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • St. Martin's Press, Macmillan
  • Self-employed

Sandra 5 star rating

Austin, TX, USA

18 years editing fiction for publishers like HarperCollins and Penguin Random House. Love working on contemporary, YA, fantasy, and romance.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin

Krista 5 star rating

Everett, WA, USA

Copy editor & proofreader specializing in romance. From dark and twisty to lighthearted rom-coms, I can help make your novel its best.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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