The best dark fantasy book editing services

Sean

Denton, TX, United States

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Editor of bestselling, award-winning middle grade, YA, and adult books, specializing in fantasy and sci-fi. Let's make your book stand out!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Andrea Hurst and Associates, LLC
• Andrea Hurst and Associates
• Self-employed
• Relay Publishing, LLC
• The Editorial Department

Kristy

Lehi, UT, USA

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Experienced, versatile fantasy editor who has worked with authors like Brandon Sanderson, Charlie N. Holmberg, and Brian McClellan.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

• Leading Edge Magazine
• General Dynamics Information Technology
• The Folklore Historian
• Brigham Young University
• Weber State Univeristy
• Self-employed
• Pegasus
• Dragonsteel Entertainment

Robin

Dallas, TX, USA

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Passionate freelance editor of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi novels. Let's turn your book into something you've always dreamed of.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Epic Fantasy, Time Travel, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Unsolicited Press
• North Texas Review
• University of North Texas Press
• Phenomena Press

Fleetwood

Seattle, WA, USA

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Experienced developmental editor with expertise in science fiction and fantasy, working with publishers and independent authors.

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Space Opera, and Steampunk.

Work experience:

• Waxman Leavell Literary Agency
• Self-employed
• Wizards of the Coast
• Random House Publishing Group

Tamara

New York, NY, USA

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10 years experience at top NYC agencies editing proposals, manuscripts, queries. Specialty in speculative, genre fiction, & comics

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• DeFiore & Company
• CAA

Rebecca

New York, NY, USA

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Former Penguin editor of Fantasy, SF, and Horror who worked with Guy Gavriel Kay, Christina Henry, Ilona Andrews, Pirateaba, and others.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Time Travel.

Work experience:

• Ace/Roc/Berkley at Penguin Random House
• Science Fiction Book Club
• Peter V. Brett
• Self-employed

Laura

Hudson, OH, USA

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Fiction lover and copyeditor with seventeen years of experience working with major publishers and independent authors

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House
• Girl Friday Productions

Kim

Seattle, WA, USA

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I'm an experienced editor in all stages of manuscript development, and I'm just as socially awkward as you are. Let's chat.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

• Simon & Schuster
• Lyrical Press
• University of Washington

Shire

Berkeley, CA, USA

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A fiction/non-fiction editor with wide-ranging interests, I specialize in refining the elements of good writing: voice, style, and grammar.

Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Inkshares
• Lost Roads Press
• Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• New Directions

Peter

Valley Center, CA, USA

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Seasoned editor / award-winning author / college teacher / pastor. I specialize in making writing flow like water–from sentence to book.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• EA Books Publishing

Leslie

Santa Cruz, CA, USA

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Passionate editor specializing in dystopian, thriller, and epic fantasy, also a travel journalist and a NYT bestselling author. CIEP Member.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Travel, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Leslie P.

David

Richmond, VA, USA

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Editor of 500+ books (SF/F and thriller/mystery), for bestsellers including Hugh Howey (Silo), AG Riddle, Anne Frasier, Nick Cole & more.

Genres: Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction, Technothriller, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Space Opera, and Post-Apocalyptic.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• WarGate Books

Daniel

Santa Fe, NM, USA

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I am a freelance developmental editor and manuscript assessor with more than 25 years experience in fiction and narrative nonfiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• AE Link Publications, Inc
• Wordlink, Inc

Emily

Boston, MA, USA

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Editor specializing in romance, fantasy, and YA, with experience editing NYT bestsellers. Author with Simon and Schuster + HarperCollins.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Fiction, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Simon & Schuster
• Orlans PC

Ann Howard

Knoxville, TN, USA

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Award-winning editor (17 yrs). Expert in Series Dev & Market Readiness for SFF & Hist. Fiction. Trad publishing pro helping you stand out.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Post-Apocalyptic, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• self-employed

Kelly

Stamford, CT, United States

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I am a detail-oriented lover of books and grammar always looking to eradicate all the typos.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Time Travel, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Bantam Doubleday Dell
• Self-employed
• Private Practice/Center for Medical Weight Loss

Stacey

Nampa, ID, USA

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Developmental, copy editor, and publishing coach, who works with hundreds of motivated authors to produce professional and polished books.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Children's, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed