Ronan Sadler – Editor

I offer a strengths-based, character-driven editorial approach for fantasy, science fiction, and romance manuscripts that eschews beat sheets and formulae in favour of organic, book-specific growth. Let's bridge the gap between the book you have in your heart and the book as it's appearing on the page.

My work is to see you as an artist and help you to realize your vision by offering suggestions, craft advice, and a listening ear. As a book coach, I offer structure, encouragement, and thought partnership to help you get the words down. As a developmental editor, I take the manuscript you've poured so much work into and help refine it into the best version of itself. My clients walk away from our relationship not just with better manuscripts, but with craft tools they carry into the next phase of their career, and a renewed belief in their own creativity.

I've been in the industry for almost ten years. In my previous role at Harlequin/Carina Press, I did developmental and line edits on a select number of romance titles, with a focus on LGBTQ romance.

I also offer sensitivity reading and cultural competency education for transgender and disability issues. This work is based on my life experience as a disabled trans person, and is bolstered by my academic credentials. With a Master's degree in Critical Disability Studies and three years' experience as a teaching assistant at the undergraduate level, sensitivity reads are a safe place for you to ask questions and learn from an experienced teacher and facilitator.