Nina Bruhns

Nina Bruhns – Editor

Fast and supportive! 15+ years editing experience specializing in thrillers, romance, and memoirs. NYTimes and USA Today bestselling author.

Overview

NINA has been a senior editor, acquiring editor, and developmental editor for over 20 years, working for major publishers as well as independently. In addition, she has done extensive copyediting for both fiction and non-fiction works. She specializes in thrillers, romantic suspense, romance, historicals, action-adventure, and memoirs, and has also worked as a back cover and marketing copy writer.

As a NEW YORK TIMES Best Selling and multiple USA TODAY Best Selling author, Nina has previously published over 45 award-winning romantic suspense and thriller novels. She has also studied screenwriting with a host of Hollywood writers and directors, as well as privately with such screenwriting stars as Blake Snyder, Michael Hauge, and David Freeman. As a result, Nina brings unique insight and expertise to her work as a fiction editor.

For submissions, Nina specializes in editorial assessments and developmental editing for genre fiction, but she also invites proposals for copyediting for both fiction and non-fiction works. For fiction, she looks for stellar writing, awesome characters, and a compelling story to work with. For non-fiction, she looks for a professional standard in the writing and/or research.

Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Historical Romance Mystery & Crime Romantic Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Languages
English (CAN) English (US)
Awards
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • USA Today Bestseller (5 times)
  • Daphne du Maurier Award for Best Mystery/Suspense of the Year (3 times)
  • RT Reviewers Choice Awards for Best Book of the Year (4 times)
  • Dorothy Parker Award for Women's Fiction (5 times)
  • RWA RITA Award nominee (2 times)
  • RWA Golden Heart Award (2 times)
Certifications
  • MA University of Chicago
  • Fil Kand Uppsala Universitat, Sweden

Work experience

Reedsy

Aug, 2022 — Present

Palmetto Publishing

Jan, 2018 — Dec, 2023 (almost 6 years)

Entangled Publishing

Apr, 2010 — Aug, 2022 (over 12 years)

Penguin Random House, Berkley Imprint

Mar, 2008 — Dec, 2014 (almost 7 years)

Self-employed

Jan, 2004 — Present

Portfolio

Catch Me When You Can

Davies, J. Philip

Accidental Press, The

Copy Editing
Developmental Editing
Patriotic Duties

Perron, Michael

Developmental Editing
Death Blossom: A Seth Bodin Novel

Maher, Kenneth

Palmetto Publishing

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Seven-Island-Flavored-Ramen

Amador-Rosales, Giovanni

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
It's Up To You

Carroll II, Nolan

Developmental Editing
Copy Editing
Dragonflies & Mandalas: An Adult Coloring Book with Affirmations (Transcendental Coloring Books)

Transcendental Coloring Group

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Copy Editing
Editorial Assessment
Copy Editing
Editorial Assessment
Editorial Assessment
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Devil's Way Out

Dixon, Nika

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Editorial Assessment
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Dangerous Desires

Altieri, Dawn

Developmental Editing
Hot Nights in Morocco

Wiltcher, Catherine

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Copy Editing
White Hot

Bruhns, Nina

Nina has 47 reviews

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John D.

John D.

Sep, 2025

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This was my second collaboration with Nina. It won’t be my last. Her editorial assessment reads like a master class in fiction reading. She doesn’t miss a thing. She highlights the things that are done well while she kindly but directly suggests things that need to be addressed. In both of my co...
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Nina B.
Thanks so much John! I've loved working with you as well. :) You are a fantastic writer and your storytelling is awesome. Good luck with publication!
Lauren H.

Lauren H.

May, 2025

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Nina is all that you could hope your editor to be. Professional and responsive, I had confidence in her from the first message. Her editorial assessment of my manuscript was exceptionally thorough, providing feedback on not only the places my novel can be enhanced, but also an analysis of its exi...
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Nina B.
Thank you so much, Lauren! It was a joy working with you, and I really love your writing. Wonderful talent! Nina
Phil B.

Phil B.

Mar, 2024

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Nina is fantastic. She did much more than edit my manuscript. She guided me in several ways. First, story content. She identified inconsistencies in my story. She offered alternative story lines. Second, she fixed my grammatical mistakes, but more than that, she tried to teach me how to find and ...
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Carol B.

Carol B.

Nov, 2025

Very thorough review. She offered great suggestions and ideas and elaborated on them a lot. She gave me lots of helpful hints and really took the time to write examples of how I could follow through on her suggestions. I am very pleased with Nina's services.
Laura A.

Laura A.

Oct, 2025

Working with Nina has truly transformed my writing. I approached her with a complete manuscript and a lot of doubt. She recognized not only what my story was but also what it could become. Her detailed developmental notes were insightful, specific, and always respectful of my voice and vision. N...
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