Sandra Herner – Editor

I provide Developmental Editing for professionals (in medical, military, and high tech fields) around the world as they turn their expertise and experiences into reader-attracting books. I assist both commercially published and self-published authors craft fan-satisfying series that win awards.

I believe in the human touch of editor-to-writer and writer-to-reader. AI has its place, but the heart of a story flows from the fingers of an author and springs from their unique and all-too-human experience and imagination. I use and endorse using AI for research and organizational functions, but all creative writing needs to remain human-crafted.

Commercial Success:

My writers have been successful in commercial publishing, by contracting with agents and being published by Simon and Schuster, Seventh Street Books, Kensington, and Martin Sisters Publishing. Client Susan Furlong was included in the New York Times list of "The 10 Best Crime Novels of the Year.”

Self-Publishing Success:

On the self-publishing front, PJ Peterson, retired Internal Medicine physician, and I began collaborating when she started her Julia Child mystery series (about a retired doctor solving crimes). After a successful run of seven, she started an equally successful new series, Christie's Flower Shoppe Mysteries. She has been noted as a top-selling author on Amazon with hundreds of stellar reviews.

Award Winners:

Client Jim Hancock’s first book in his military thriller series was awarded a silver medal from the Military Writers Society of America; was a winner of Books Shelf 2023 Writing Awards; and achieved the Literary Titan Silver Book Award in 2024. He then became a finalist in the Adventure Writer's Competition, hosted by Dirk Cussler, son of Clive Cussler.

Another client, Jennifer Sadera, won a Gold Medal in the IPPY Awards (Independent Publishing Book Awards) for her suspense "I Know She Was There."

Specialties:

Helping writers create a successful series is my greatest joy. I assist with continuity, tone, characterization, setting, plot, structure, pacing, and marketability. My specialties are:

* Mystery (from Cozy to Psychological Suspense)

* Science fiction (from soft science fiction to Military SF)

* Fantasy (from Urban to Epic fantasy)

* Adventures/Thriller (from Western to International Intrigue)

* Mash-ups to Experimental Fiction (Steampunk to, well, you name it!)

I help your story shine with your unique voice and vision.

Helping writers create a successful series is my greatest joy. My specialty is mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and adventures. I assist with continuity, tone, characterization, setting, plot, structure, pacing, marketability, etc.

I can help your story come to life so that your unique voice can shine. I'm here to help you, too!