Horror Copy Editing Services

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Beth

Beth

Maineville, United States

Seasoned editor and proofreader with more than 20 years' experience in multiple genres. I have worked with several best-selling authors!


Work experience:

  • Self-Employed

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, Dystopian

Parisa

Parisa

Brooklyn, NY, United States

Editor with over ten years of experience, formerly of one of the big five. Specializing in all genres of fiction!


Work experience:

  • Self Employed
  • Simon & Schuster

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction

David

David

Long Beach, CA, United States

Give me your dangling participles, your absent oxford commas, your run-on sentences yearning to be written correctly.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Group, USA; Random House, LLC
  • Pegasus Books and Publishing House
  • Words That Stay, LLC

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Classics, Plays & Screenplays, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction

James

James

Fort Collins, CO, USA

Developmental editor specializing in genre fiction; enjoys guiding new writers through the editorial process.


Work experience:

  • TEN31 Publishing
  • Jeppesen/Boeing

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Middle Grade, Children's, Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense

Jasmine

Jasmine

Beaverton, OR, USA

As a fantasy author with a Master of Arts in Book Publishing, Jasmine knows the editorial process from every angle.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Ooligan Press

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction

Amanda

Amanda

Charlottesville, VA, USA

Independent press cofounder, experienced editor, insightful reader. Edits literary and genre fiction at all stages of development.


Work experience:

  • Independent Press
  • C&R Press
  • Virginia Tech
  • Freelance

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, LGBTQ Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Science Fiction

Heather

Heather

New York, NY, USA

15 years experience in copy editing, and proofreading (Wiley and Open Court). I edit your work, keeping your style and voice fully intact.


Work experience:

  • Open Court Publishing

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Coming of Age, Horror, True Crime, Psychology

Angel

Angel

Westbrook, ME, USA

The devil is in the details! The Word Angel casts demons from scifi, suspense, romance, and research for Macmillan, Rutgers, and nonprofits.


Work experience:

  • The Word Angel LLC
  • Modern Language Association (MLA)
  • Rutgers University
  • Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York (SUNY)
  • Educational Testing Service
  • Alexandra Chandler for U.S. Congress

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, True Crime, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense

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Hire the best horror copy editors


Imagine reading a tense horror story, knowing that a terrifying revelation is on the way, and then on the way encountering a ridiculous typo, or realizing the protagonist’s name is all of a sudden completely different. Takes you out of the experience, doesn’t it?


For your readers not to be distracted by anything and lean wholeheartedly into your spine-chilling story, you’ll need to hire a horror copy editor. Far from simply spotting simple spelling mistakes, copy editors can work with you to even out the tone of your writing, maximize suspense, and reword any sentences that subtract from the horror experience because of poor syntax or vagueness.


The horror copy editors for hire here on Reedsy have all been carefully vetted, so you can trust that they’ve got the necessary skills and experience to help your manuscript truly bare its teeth.

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