Marina Budhos – Editor

As an award-winning author edited by the finest editors in the industry and a professor of creative writing, I find that sweet spot of encouragement and clear guidance, so you'll be excited to tackle your next revision. I pinpoint undeveloped scene areas and give big picture thinking to sculpt the larger work. I am intuitive, kind, and rigorous. I offer in-manuscript response, Zoom conferences, and well-organized edit letters that walk you through the revision process.

I am widely published with 7 novels, 3 nonfiction books, 2 screenplays, and many short stories, essays and articles (with more on the way), so I 'get' how a writer thinks. I know how to nurture a writer's voice, while coming up with exciting choices and improvements. I've also worked as a magazine editor, journalist, and in-house communications professional, and can help a writer locate the essence of a nascent idea.

I edit and coach adult, young adult, & middle grade fiction and nonfiction.

Services can include:

Brainstorming

Accountability structures

Generative prompts

Story mapping

Scene work

Sculpting for dramatic shape & pacing

Editorial assessment

Developmental Editing of full manuscript

"Marina is so smart and clear I found myself jazzed on her ideas, and couldn’t wait to get back to work." --Bonnie Friedman, author of Don't Stop

"If you have the opportunity to avail yourself of Marina's fantastic brain and insight, jump on it!"--Karen Essex, author of Kleopatra

"I couldn’t have published my debut novel, City Girls, without her expertise, guidance, and insight," Loretta Lopez, author of City Girls.

"Marina helped me find the structure and shape of my novel, which I had been writing for four years."--Jaime Manrique, author of Our Lives