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Alyssa

Alyssa

San Francisco, CA, USA

Passionate book editor who's worked with bestselling authors at Penguin Random House on thrillers, historical fiction, and book club reads.


Work experience:

  • ASM Editorial
  • Gibson Square Books
  • Macmillan (Henry Holt and Company)
  • The Book Group
  • Penguin Random House

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

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult

Danielle

Danielle

San Francisco, CA, USA

I help thought leaders turn their big ideas into books.


Work experience:

  • TheGoodGood Editorial
  • IBISWorld
  • Pepperdine University

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science

Danielle

Danielle

San Carlos, CA, USA

Let's get your book publication ready! I'm a seasoned editor and writing coach with expertise in kidlit, memoir, and new adult.


Work experience:

  • Cañada College
  • Various
  • iWrite Marketing
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Stanford University
  • Diablo Magazine
  • University of California Press
  • The Learning Company

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

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Coming of Age, Fantasy

Michael

Michael

San Francisco, CA, USA

Senior literary agent with 15 years of industry experience offering developmental editing, editorial assessment, and query workshopping.


Work experience:

  • Veritas Literary
  • Self-employed

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

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense

Gail

Gail

San Diego, CA, USA

As an English major and a former educator, I'm an excellent and fastidious collaborator who can keep your project on time and on budget.


Work experience:

  • Open Book Editorial Services
  • Annals of Botany Company
  • University of California Press
  • Academic Press/Elsevier

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

Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction

Lourdes

Lourdes

San Diego, CA, USA

Creative, collaborative editor, with more than 35 years of editing experience in publishing and journalism.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Newsday
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • The Miami Herald
  • Chicago Tribune

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

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Anthologies, Cultural & Ethnic, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense

Conor

Conor

San Francisco, CA, USA

A transplant from Hollywood, I love working w/ writers of all formats to take stories to the next level, particularly in speculative fiction


Work experience:

  • Fox Broadcasting Company
  • Original Film
  • Eleven11 Productions
  • Bardbarian Story Services

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

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy

Warren

Warren

Philadelphia, United States

PhD with 10+years as editor and proofreader for nonfiction and plays. Author of two successful books and four plays.


Work experience:

  • Philadelphia Theatre Company
  • The Gershman Y
  • Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
  • Association for Jewish Studies

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

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Religion & Spirituality, Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Plays & Screenplays, Short Story

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