The best self help book developmental editing services

Ray

Northampton, United States

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Developmental editing and copy editing for the nonfiction world: health, nutrition, fitness, tech, and entrepreneurship.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, and Technology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Winning Edits
• Rocket Code
• Amazon Services (Amazon.com)
• Smart Passive Income
• Buy Box Experts
• The Storied Future

Beth

Maineville, United States

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Seasoned editor and proofreader with more than 20 years of experience in multiple genres. I have worked with several best-selling authors!

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

• Self-Employed

Sandra

Omaha, United States

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Skilled nonfiction book editor and book coach in business, true crime, self-help. Get from idea to published. I love first-time authors.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and True Crime.

Work experience:

• Southeast Community College
• Self-employed
• Metropolitan Community College

Lisa

Berkley, MI, United States

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Every sentence matters! My passion is helping your words shine, whether you're at the beginning of your project or you need a final polish.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Home & Garden, Career Guides, Fantasy, Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Stephanie

New York, NY, United States

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Former HarperCollins Publishers and Delacorte Press acquisitions editor, specializing in mind-body-spirit. Award-winning indie clients.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Religion & Spirituality, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, New Age, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• HarperCollins Publishers
• Delacorte Press, Bantam Doubleday Dell
• 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

Mariah

Plymouth, CT, USA

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Nonfiction developmental editor and copy editor specializing in Christianity, spirituality, parenting, self-help, and wellness.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Parenting & Families, Inspirational, Children’s Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Operando
• Callisto Media
• BookComp

Matt

Durango, CO, USA

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Former Shambhala Publications editor with a strong track record in Buddhism, mindfulness, psychology, personal growth, and deep ecology.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Nature, Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Shambhala Publications
• Self-employed

Melanie

New York, NY, USA

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Development editor, writer, and proofreader specializing in general nonfiction, cookbooks, lifestyle, wellness, crafts, and education.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Education & Reference, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

• Callisto Media
• Macmillan Learning
• Page Street Publishing Company

Laura

New York, NY, USA

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I am a developmental editor, copy-editor, and proofreader specializing in narrative and prescriptive nonfiction and commercial fiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Parenting & Families, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• St. Martin's Press
• Callisto Media
• Crooked Lane Books/Alcove Press
• Insight Editions

Natalie

Havertown, PA, USA

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I am a personable and experienced editor and book coach. I offer copyediting, proofreading, coaching, and developmental editing services.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Templeton Press

Gabriella

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Academic and nonfiction editor specializing in working with scholars, students, educators, and museum professionals.

Genres: Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Art, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Solution Tree
• Self-employed
• Harvard University

Lou

Stamford, CT, USA

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I've been in the book business since 1979, and I have a deep passion for a wide range of fiction and for working with writers.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Avon Books
• Self-employed
• The Story Plant

Jodi

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Editor with an MFA and a lot of energy. I love to work in memoir, fiction, and humor. My forte: lean prose that moves.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Humor & Comedy, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Georgette

Carmel, IN, United States

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I'm a freelance editor and proofreader who's committed to helping authors produce the best work possible for their audiences.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Scholastic Reading Counts!

Catherine J.

Florence, OR, USA

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Professional book editor and award-winning literary journalist with 35 years of crafting words that glow in the dark

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, New Age, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Literary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Kirkus Publishing Editorial Services / Amazon CreateSpace
• Luminare Press
• Best Life Media Company
• Larson Newspapers, Sedona, Arizona
• The Sedona Observer

Autumn

Trinity, FL, USA

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Development editor specializing in horror, speculative fantasy, poetry, memoir, and (oddly) business books.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, DIY & Crafts, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Random House
• Inkwell
• Tomasino Agency