17+ Best Romance Developmental Editors for Hire in the United States

Laurie

New York, NY, United States

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

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Lara

New York, NY, United States

A consummate professional with over 20 years experience in the publishing industry, specializing in genre fiction and pop culture.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Time Travel Romance, and Historical Romance.

Work experience:

The Lotts Agency
Trident Media Group
HarperCollins Publishers
Various

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Erin

Los Angeles, United States

Experienced writer, editor and agent with an MFA in Creative Writing. I have edited New York Times bestselling books and series. 10+ years

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

The Industry
tNY Press
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
Self-employed

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Kate

Baltimore, United States

Former S&S editor w/20 years of experience editing NYT bestselling & award-winning authors such as Nova Ren Suma & Kekla Magoon.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Romantic Comedy, New Adult, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Simon & Schuster Children's Books

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Elizabeth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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

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MaxieJane

Riverside, WA, USA

MaxieJane is a writer, educator, and editor with an MFA from Bennington Writing Seminars and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Southern New Hampshire University
Self-employed
United States Air Force Academy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Academy

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Elizabeth

Charlotte, NC, USA

Professional editor with 10+ years experience developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading both fiction and nonfiction

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Romance, Health & Wellbeing, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
St. Martin's Press

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Lisa

New York, NY, USA

Assistant editor at Macmillan with fiction and nonfiction experience and an agency background.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books

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Janice

New York, NY, USA

A professional published writer for more than twenty years and a private editor for published writers and writers looking to be published.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Romance, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Simon and Schuster

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Hillary

New Haven, CT, USA

Freelance editor specializing in fantasy, sci-fi, YA/NA, and romance. 5+ years editorial experience at a Big 5 publisher in NYC.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult, Paranormal Romance, Romance, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Orbit Books at Hachette Book Group
BookPeople
Self-employed

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Jennifer

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Children's Editor specializing in Picture Books, Chapter Books, MG and YA. At Scholastic, I edited The Hunger Games! Stories are my passion.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Middle Grade Fantasy, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

Scholastic
Self-employed
Joseph-Beth Booksellers

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Megan

New York, NY, United States

A 20 year veteran of the publishing industry, Megan spent a decade at Simon & Schuster and has acquired and edited many bestsellers.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance.

Work experience:

Simon & Schuster
Freelance

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Ken

New York, NY, USA

Experienced ms. editor who has worked with NYT bestselling authors of thrillers and romance. I'm also a published author and ghostwriter.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Technothriller, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Legal Thriller, and Horror.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Lily

New York, NY, USA

Former HBG and PRH editor with a decade of experience working in kidlit and adult commercial fiction.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Penguin Random House
Putnam
LBYR

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MJ

Chicago, IL, USA

Fiction editor at top trade publisher with over 9 years of experience editing debuts and bestsellers across genres - collaborative and kind!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, and Women's Fiction.

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