Overview
Hi, my name is Jodi Henley! I am a developmental editor specializing in character, conflict and subtext. I'm also a whiz at solidifying mushy arcs, finding the elusive "I don't know what it's missing, but it's missing something" and finding lost "spark". I can't make you sell and I won't correct your grammar, but if you have unlikable or unsympathetic characters, plots that go haywire, weak conflict, bad openings, unsatisfying endings or mushy arcs, I might be able to help.
A long-time presenter with Savvyauthors before moving to All Writer Workshops, I have worked on literally hundreds of stories and presented workshops on everything from the transformational character arc to blurbs.
I am very proud of my body of work and repeat clientele. If you write romance, mysteries or YA, let's talk!
A long-time presenter with Savvyauthors before moving to All Writer Workshops, I have worked on literally hundreds of stories and presented workshops on everything from the transformational character arc to blurbs.
I am very proud of my body of work and repeat clientele. If you write romance, mysteries or YA, let's talk!
Services
Fiction
Contemporary Romance
Cozy Mysteries
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Psychological Thriller
Romantic Comedy
Young Adult
Languages
English (CAN)
English (UK)
English (US)
Work experience
Self-employed
Mar, 2008 —
Present
If it's broken and you want someone to go in and fix it, I'm that person. If you want to level up, I can help. If you struggle with grammar, POV and pronoun confusion, I'm not the right fit.
Portfolio
First Place for Suspense in the 2019 Independent Press AwardFirst Place for Suspense in the 2019 Global Ebook AwardsFirst Place in Cross Genre in the 2019 New Apple Summer eBook AwardsFinalist in the 2019 M & M Book Awards for Mystery and Mayhem NovelsShelf Un... read more
Her company is failing. His plan could save it. Will their partnership move from business to pleasure? Carla “Carl” Stevenson takes a special joy in running the local timber mill. But when the economy takes a downturn, selling the family business may be her on... read more
New York Times Bestseller Dianna Love’s League of Gallize Shifters are back with a wild ride and sizzling romance in Scent Of A Mate. Gan never wanted to be a shifter and now he’s got a monster Siberian Tiger inside of him. He’s spent his whole life as a priso... read more
He's not that kind of angel.Jarrid is a “Bound One”: half angel, half human, trained from childhood to enforce Heaven’s laws on earth. An assassin with no remorse. And no choice. When he discovers an ancient ritual called Ascension, which might give him a shot... read more
A playground for the rich and famous, a murdered Jane Doe, and a beloved celebrity. Journalist Bexley Squires might be out of her league when she’s asked to solve one of the nation’s most infamous unsolved mysteries.But she’s broke and desperate for the means ... read more
Anything can happen on a reality show, though finding a body on set—and live on air—is new.Melissa McBallister is young, rich, and beautiful but frustrated. She wants nothing more than to be a famous author like her mother. When the opportunity to be on a new ... read more
Three ways that Ella's life is totally messed up:__ her new coworker is as cranky as he is attractive__ a mischievous cat has decided she needs a familiar__ she just found out she's a witch who can read the emotional hologram of a magical death (and isn't that... read more
Books 1-3 of the Erotic Tales of Princess Shanyin. This is the complete saga as well as an additional bonus short story: "Wanderers at the House of Floating Happiness" (Princess Shanyin #3.5). Though Princess Shanyin has a harem of male concubines to serve her... read more
She's a wedding planner. He owns a BDSM club. The last thing they're expecting... is each other.Emily Madigan is Seattle’s best wedding planner. Her superpower is managing a thousand details without dropping a single one, and her deepest desire is an hour-long... read more
Wait, what do you mean I’m that arrogant oversexed egotist’s MATE?Prince Ral of the House of Nightclaw, Duke of Some Random Planet, Lord Master Stud may be the handsomest prince in the universe.But that doesn’t mean he can tell me what to do.I’m a military pil... read more
Annie Le Roux finds Tristan De Rozier hot enough to be the reason his polar bear clan’s glacier is melting. But his personality leaves something to be desired, because every time he opens his mouth he makes her blood boil in anger. Their true mate attraction m... read more
Join the adventure readers don't want to end! Who up and moves from California to Maine based on a recurring dream? No one who’s thinking straight—but that’s what I convinced my best friend, Sierra, we should do.Did I mention that dream includes smoking-hot gu... read more
Diana Russo thought retiring early from her billion-dollar cosmetics company would give her time to find the love and happiness she’d set aside during the years she’d spent striving to be a corporate giant. But months after she’d handed Bellae off to her daugh... read more
Kay Knight thinks she’s falling in love with Tucker Eagan all over again. Her childhood crush has returned to Night Meadow Island and is working with the mainland police force, and he’s enlisted Kay to use her magical gifts to help rid the town of the spirits ... read more
Gabriel Olsson is falling in love.From the moment I saw Lily Larson—lost in the middle of campus—I knew she was a golden girl. She’s blessed with charm, beauty, and confidence. Yet out of all the guys in my Swedish hometown, she chose me. I’m not questioning w... read more
New York Times bestseller Dianna Love’s Beladors are back with a special story for Evalle and Storm! This the book fans have been waiting for - Evalle and Storm's. To bond or not to bond should be a simple question, but nothing is ever easy in the life of this... read more
