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Megan

Megan

New York, NY, United States

Former Kensington editor with 15 years' experience, specializing in romance and mystery (adult and YA). Let's make your project shine!


Work experience:

  • Kensington Publishing
  • Harlequin
  • Kaplan
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Romance, Romantic Comedy, Paranormal Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult, Romantic Suspense

Daniel

Daniel

Spokane, WA, USA

Seasoned and highly attentive. I really just love to learn and experience new stories, but I am most interested in education and history.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Brown Books Publishing Group
  • Irving ISD

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading Indexing

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Danielle

Danielle

Chicago, IL, USA

Developmental Editor with 15+ years of experience from every side of publishing and the marketplace knowledge to make your book shine.


Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks, Inc.
  • Self-employed
  • Fresh Fiction
  • Anderson's Bookshop

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Romantic Comedy, Time Travel Romance, Paranormal Romance

Jenn

Jenn

Olathe, KS, USA

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


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • TouchPoint Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

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

Emily

Emily

Washington D.C., DC, USA

Experienced editor of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historical romance, women's fiction. 18 years at HarperCollins / Harlequin.


Work experience:

  • Harlequin Books

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Fiction

Susan

Susan

Chicago, IL, USA

Trad and indie fiction editor of SF/F, horror, and romance. Lover of all things nerdy, steamy, and everything in between.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Epic Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense

Hilari

Hilari

Glen Head, NY, USA

I am a sharp-eyed, award winning editor with over thirty years in the romance industry. I'll help you tell your story and find your readers!


Work experience:

  • Harlequin
  • Zebra Books
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Time Travel Romance, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Laura

Laura

Metuchen, NJ, USA

After 20 years editing romance for NYC publishing houses, I now focus on the best parts of the job: authors and their books!


Work experience:

  • New American Library/Signet, Penguin Group USA
  • Self-employed
  • iPublish (Time Warner Book Group)
  • HarperCollins
  • Richard Curtis Associates
  • Bantam Doubleday Dell

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Historical Fiction, Time Travel Romance

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Stepping back and viewing your historical romance manuscript after that finished first draft is an unmatched feeling. If your next step is to polish your novel into a diamond, you may want to consider hiring a developmental editor. This type of edit involves looking at the wider picture and identifying problems in your overall structure, pacing, and character building, to then suggest fixes that will take your novel to the next level.


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