Horror Developmental 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 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

Ross

Ross

Baltimore, MD, United States

Editor w/20+ yrs exp committed to nurturing authors' voices, refining narrative vision and elevating storytelling with empathy and precision


Work experience:

  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • Towson Univeristy
  • Gotham Writing Workshop, New York City
  • Self-employed
  • University of Maryland College Park

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

Matt.

Matt.

New York City, NY, USA

Best-selling/award-winning editor specializing in genre fiction (horror, sci-fi, fantasy) and sequential art narrative (yup, comics.)


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment
  • Heroic Signatures
  • Encyclopocalypse Publications

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Book Coaching

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Fantasy, Plays & Screenplays, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Action & Adventure

Kirsten

Kirsten

New York, NY, USA

I am an award-winning novelist who teaches at Yale Writers' Workshop, with 25 years experience as a writing coach and developmental editor.


Work experience:

  • Yale Writers' Workshop
  • Self-employed
  • Self employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Steampunk, Science Fiction, Short Story, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Mashups

Rick

Rick

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Developmental editor; 30+ years commercial publishing experience; currently taking only graphic novel/graphic nonfiction or prior clients.


Work experience:

  • Quirk Books
  • Self-employed
  • Insight Editions

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Humor & Comedy, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, Science Fiction

Erin

Erin

Birmingham, AL, USA

Literary agent with over 15 years of editorial experience, specializing in MG, YA, horror, mystery, magic realism, and fantasy


Work experience:

  • Howland Literary
  • The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
  • Dotdash Meredith
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult

Hannah

Hannah

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Traditionally Published Author * Former Senior Literary Agent * 10 years editing and selling highly reviewed and bestselling books.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • KT Literary
  • Trident Media Group

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction

Madeline

Madeline

New York, NY, USA

Experienced developmental editor and published author specializing in literary, horror, and suspense novels


Work experience:

  • various

Services: Editing Developmental Editing

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction

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Do you know what’ll send a shiver down your spine more than any horror book? Avoidable mistakes tainting readers’ views of your work and distracting from the story you want to tell. If you felt the hairs on the back of your neck rise at the thought, don’t worry. There’s a way to save yourself: hire a horror book developmental editor.


They’ll analyze your horror book to identify (and fix) issues with your pacing, structure, and character building. While changing large aspects of something you’ve spent hours working on might haunt you at first at first, these large-scale rewrites are a literary life saver.


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