The best historical fiction book developmental editing services

Steven

Vermont, United States

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Intuitive, expert editor with 30 yrs experience teaching fiction writing at a major university. Well-published, knowledgeable, honest, kind.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Miami University, Oxford, OH
• Colby College, Waterville,ME
• Self-employed

Jessica

Jacksonville, United States

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Award-winning freelance editor Jessica provides practical, marketable revision advice to clients on all six habitable continents.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Writers House
• St. Martin's Press
• Fox Literary LLC
• Self-employed

Julie

New York, United States

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I'm an editor with nearly two decades of experience in publishing, most recently at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Laurie

New York, NY, United States

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Editor of National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalists and bestselling authors at Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster, Macmillan.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, Romance, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• St. Martin’s Press a division of Macmillan, USA
• Hyperion, a division of ABC/Disney
• HarperCollins, a division of Newscorp
• Dutton, a division of Penguin Group USA, Pearson
• Simon & Schuster, a division of CBS
• Hyperion, a division of the Walt Disney Comapny
• Rizzoli Books

Elizabeth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Don't Let Your Story Die Inside You. I'm an editor with 20+ years of experience, specializing in memoir, and I'm here to help.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• ServiceScape
• becker&mayer!/Quarto Publishing Group
• Writer's Digest

Erik

Minneapolis, MN, United States

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Editor with years of in-house experience. Founder of a literary agency. Writer. Host of Print Run Podcast.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Sports & Outdoors, Life Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Red Sofa Literary Agency
• Self-employed
• The Overlook Press
• Oxford University Press
• Headwater Literary Management

Christina

Charleston, SC, USA

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15+ years' experience copyediting/proofreading fiction and editing nonfiction. Love thrillers and health and wellness. 300+ published books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• SmartBox Dental Marketing
• Turner Publishing Company
• HarperCollins Christian Publishing
• Pediatric Neurosciences, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

Larry

Honesdale, PA, USA

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Founding editor of Highlights for Children's Boyds Mills Press, now working independently with writers for young readers.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Boyds Mills Press
• Highlights for Children
• Henry Holt and Company

Jenn

Olathe, KS, USA

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Honest and caring editor. Passionate about helping authors succeed, with eight years in the professional literary world.

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, and Poetry.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• TouchPoint Press

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

Aja

Austin, United States

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Making sure your prose sings, your facts and story are straight, and your unique voice shines through.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Music, Entertainment, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Simon & Schuster
• on my porch, at a coffee shop, in far-flung places . . .

James

New York, NY, USA

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Professional editor with 14+ years experience. Here to provide every editing service and prepare your manuscript for publication.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, and True Crime.

Work experience:

• Kensington Publishing

Darryl

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Experienced editor with an excellent editorial eye for plot, pacing, dialogue, and character development.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Romance, Mystery & Crime, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Kimball Publishing
• La Salle High School
• Orange Media Network
• MasterClass
• The Muse
• Getty Publications (J. Paul Getty Museum)

Rose

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Book doctor, editor, researcher. I love romance and historical fiction! (Areas of expertise: Regency, queer, Revolutionary War, Jewish.)

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Heather

New York, NY, USA

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Developmental editor for NYTimes bestselling authors with over 25 years experience in professional trade publishing.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

• Compass Literary
• ICM

Jenna

Boston, MA, USA

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NYT bestselling author, 27-year novel workshop leader, and editor dedicated to helping you get your novel/memoir published! #BookWhisperer

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Kelli

New York, NY, USA

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Experienced Big 5 Editor | Specializing in women's fiction, literary fiction, suspense, and international history | 18+ years in publishing

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Hachette Book Group (previously Perseus Book Group)
• Insight Editions
• Penguin Random House (previously Random House)
• Jane Rotrosen Agency