Melissa Ann Singer – Editor

In my 40+ years in publishing, I've edited hundreds of books for adult readers, nearly all genre fiction (sf, fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller, paranormal romance, historical, western, and more).

Adding this because I've gotten a lot of YA requests and I hate to see writers wasting their time: Please note that I do not edit YA; I've neither the "ear" nor the necessary experience.

There are few things more satisfying than seeing a writer's imagination catch fire as we work together. I love digging in with a writer and exploring their world, their characters, and the story they want to tell.

If I make you an offer, it's because I like the work and feel that I will enjoy working on it and with you.

During editing, I do offer praise but to be honest, I'm rarely effusive. I don't want clients to feel that I'm saying nice things because they're giving me money! I want clients to feel that they're getting value for their money, and what I'm being paid for is my ability to analyze a client's work and help make it better.

Note: for all traditionally published works in my portfolio, I provided line-editing as well as developmental editing.

I have edited:

a Los Angeles Times bestseller

2 New York Times bestsellers

a USA Today bestseller

2 Bram Stoker Award winners

6 Bram Stoker Award finalists

1 World Fantasy Award winner

3 World Fantasy Award finalists

1 Alex Award winner

Because of the way Reedsy is set up, I can only specify a few genres/subgenres, but if you're working in genre fiction at novella length or longer, feel free to approach me regardless of subgenre.

(cover image: "59th Street Bridge" by Jeffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)