Stacey Goitia – Editor

Over three decades ago, I edited three friends' manuscripts all the way to the New York Times bestselling lists - and that was my first experience editing! I've been a business owner, an award-winning writer, and even a high school Language Arts and Visual Arts teacher. I have attended writers' conferences for decades all over the U.S. to learn the best ways to edit and write in order to help writers succeed in the industry.

For over twenty years, I have professionally edited all levels, from Editorial Assessment to Proofreading. My video, created a while ago, says I've been editing for eleven years. I'm probably fooling myself into thinking I don't have to do a newer video (don't I look the same?) but I have been editing for much longer now and continue to love working for Reedsy.

I'm a detail-oriented person and have been told I catch things no one else has. I'm also a teacher. I will show you what to do to succeed, from fixing pesky errors publishers look for to weed out writers to filling plot holes you didn't know you had, along with helping with characters whose traits may be unbecoming of a hero/heroine and aiding with anything else standing in the way of you getting published. Many writers get tossed aside simply because they don't know what publishers want, and unfortunately, they won't usually take the time to tell you. Most are just too busy. But I will.

I specialize in cozy mysteries, mystery-thrillers, and sci fi, but I have experience in romance, comedy, edgy mystery, coming of age, LGBTQ, and other mainstream fiction. Don't beat your head against a wall trying to figure out what agents and publishers want. I have built the experience to help you in ways few editors can! See below for book covers of some of my more recent (and some not so-recent) published authors.

Caveats: I will only help with query letters after I've edited your manuscript. I charge a discounted, flat fee. I am also unable to edit books with any AI usage, rape scenes, torture scenes, and suicide scenes because of past trauma, although if these subjects are merely mentioned or referenced, they are acceptable.