What do you get when you combine an MFA, six years of professional editing experience, and far too many wings and donuts? This guy.
With an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and over six years of professional editorial experience, I understand both sides of the storytelling process: writing and editing. Writing is like jamming out, seeing where the music takes you, but editing is like sculpting, honing the material to unearth the beating heart of your story.
Having worked with best-selling authors like Suzanne Young, Virna DePaul, Megan Crewe, and Mira Lyn Kelly, I have extensive experience editing for both traditionally published and independently published writers across the romance, science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction genres.
Inviting an editor into your own private world of writing can be scary to say the least, which is why my focus is always on providing both substantive praise and criticism while upholding style and voice. I also like to remind my clients that, regardless of how many notes I give, you can accept or reject as many of them as you like. Your manuscript will always be your manuscript. Nothing will ever change that.
At the end of the day, my goal is to provide authors with experienced, fast, affordable editing services. Happy writing!
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“Kenneth Zink was thorough, fast, and extremely thoughtful in his edits. I highly recommend his editorial services!" - Suzanne Young, New York Times bestselling author of The Program series
“Kenneth Zink is a fantastic developmental editor. His feedback was comprehensive and insightful, touching on character development, plot, pace, setting, prose, and inconsistencies. He provided me with notes and examples, which enabled me to refine and improve my story. Highly recommend!” - Virna DePaul, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
“Kenneth Zink delivered a thorough edit in the promised timeframe, giving me full confidence that I’m putting my book out there in the best possible shape.” - Megan Crewe, USA Today bestselling author
“Kenneth Zink did a terrific job, delivering exactly what was promised. A quick turn and thorough edit.” - Mira Lyn Kelly, USA Today bestselling author
Crewe, Megan
Wright, Jeremy M.
Young, Suzanne
Constantine, K.
St. James, Michelle
Burnham, Michael
DePaul, Virna
Diaz, Luis R
Kelly, Mira Lyn
Wright, Jeremy M.
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I edit fiction and commercial non-fiction and work closely with my authors. I'm publisher at RedDoor and winner of Publisher of the Year.
Cowfold, Horsham, UK
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