Horror Editing Services
Hire top freelance horror book editing professionals on Reedsy. Get your manuscript polished in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
Hire top freelance horror book editing professionals on Reedsy. Get your manuscript polished in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
Seasoned editor and proofreader with more than 20 years' experience in multiple genres. I have worked with several best-selling authors!
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, Dystopian
Editor w/20+ yrs exp committed to nurturing authors' voices, refining narrative vision and elevating storytelling with empathy and precision
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Horror, Legal Thriller
Freelance editor specializing in YA, SFF, and query packages. Former literary agent with over 15 years of experience in NYC publishing.
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review
Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade, Children's, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Action & Adventure
Development editor specializing in horror, speculative fantasy, poetry, memoir, and (oddly) business books.
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, DIY & Crafts, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
Proofreader/editor for 11+ years, reader for 40+, and as a lifelong fan, horror is my go-to genre.
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Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, Anthologies
I'm an editor at Simon and Schuster with 8 years of experience working on #1 internationally bestselling fiction and non-fiction titles.
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Services: Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, True Crime, Non-Fiction
Fantasy, sci-fi, mystery/thriller, horror (Adult, MG, YA) proofreader and copyeditor; experience at Disney Publishing and Hallmark Books.
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Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Epic Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult
100+ novels edited over 15+ years / trad. published and critically acclaimed author / generous with industry insider information
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review
Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Psychological Thriller
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