Urban Fantasy Developmental Editing Services

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Sean

Sean

Denton, TX, United States

Editor of bestselling, award-winning middle grade, YA, and adult books, specializing in fantasy and sci-fi. Let's make your book stand out!


Work experience:

  • Andrea Hurst and Associates, LLC
  • Self-employed
  • Andrea Hurst and Associates
  • Relay Publishing, LLC
  • The Editorial Department

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy

Jen

Jen

Kansas City, MO, USA

Experienced editor with 9+ years working with indie authors. 4+ years editing for Hallmark Publishing.


Work experience:

  • Hallmark Publishing
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy

Tammy

Tammy

California, United States

Experienced editor specializing in fantasy and science fiction and their many subgenres. As dedicated to words as a hobbit to breakfast.


Work experience:

  • Independent Publishing
  • Self-employed

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

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Steampunk, Technothriller

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 Query Letter Review Book Coaching

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

Connolly

Connolly

New York, NY, USA

Former HarperCollins editor specializing in editorial assessments and developmental edits for young adult, middle grade, and romance novels.


Work experience:

  • Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
  • Harlequin/HarperCollins
  • Inkyard Press and Harlequin Intrigue
  • Inkyard Press/HarperCollins
  • Self-employed

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

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Fantasy

Stacey

Stacey

Nampa, ID, USA

Developmental, copy editor, and publishing coach, who works with hundreds of motivated authors to produce professional and polished books.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Children's, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Urban Fantasy

Mary

Mary

Old Tappan, NJ, USA

Developmental editor in spaces where fantasy and romance overlap: paranormal romance, fairytale retellings, historical fantasy


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Book Coaching

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Romantic Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult

Rebecca

Rebecca

New York, NY, USA

Developmental Editor. I have worked with many award-winning and bestselling authors to ready their books for submission and publication.


Work experience:

  • Writers House
  • JABberwocky Literary Agency
  • Coffeetown Press / Camel Press
  • Epicenter Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime

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You can write the most exciting vampires, werewolves, or fairy characters in the world of urban fantasy fiction, but if the plot is not well structured your book won’t reach as many readers as it should 一 and that’s a pity. To help you let your protagonists shine within a solid story line that engages the audience and meets the genre expectations, you can use the help of urban fantasy developmental editors.


An urban fantasy developmental editor with the right experience can help you take your story to the next level. Luckily, you’re in the right place: here at Reedsy you can work with professionals who have worked for big and small publishers, like Simon & Schuster and Ooligan Press.

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