Tammy Salyer - Editor
Editor specializing in fantasy and science fiction and their many subgenres. As dedicated to words as a hobbit to breakfast.
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Overview
đź–‹Please note, due to a high volume of projects, I am unable to consider short stories or novellas at this time. I am currently scheduling new book projects for late October 2021. Happy New Year!đź–‹
WHO AM I? GLAD YOU ASKED.
As a writer myself, I have a distinct appreciation for the efforts, time, and emotional upheaval writing requires. Sometimes you love your project with the intensity of a thousand burning suns; other times you want to throw your computer from the Empire State Building and never look at your words again. I completely understand. As an editor, I’m not just a nefarious brandisher of a red pen; I consider myself your partner and cheerleader. I want your every manuscript to be the best you’ve ever written, and I want you to succeed in reaching your publishing goals, whether they are modest or magnificent.
I am a current or former member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals, and Publishers Marketplace. You can also learn about me at LinkedIn. With over fifteen years of experience in editing, writing, and publishing, I am currently looking for new clients to embark on a writing adventure with.
🖋Flagging clichés and mixed metaphors.
đź–‹Trimming out redundancy in word usage, and flagging repetition where story details are repeated unnecessarily in different ways.
đź–‹Improving clarity, pacing, and flow in sentence and paragraph structure.
đź–‹Trimming unnecessary dialogue tags; adding dialogue tags for clarity or pacing; and flagging overly flowery dialogue tags that distract from the story.
đź–‹Smoothing out scene/chapter transitions.
đź–‹Flagging areas that may require copyright-holder permission for use (such as the inclusion of lyrics or lines from poems written by someone other than the author).
đź–‹Please note, due to a high volume of projects, I am unable to consider short stories or novellas at this time. đź–‹
"I’ve worked with several freelance editors over the years. Tammy Salyer impressed me not only with her reasonable prices and thorough work, but with her quick replies and rapid turnaround. She was flexible enough to work with an irregular-length piece, and managed to beat a very tight deadline. She’s definitely one of the first I’ll go to whenever I’m looking for some editorial advice." Joseph Lallo ~ SF/F author of The Big Sigma series, The Book of Deacon series, and many more
“Tammy excels at evaluating material on the basis of the writer’s aspirations and creative sensibilities, not her own. She comes to the world the writer envisions, she doesn't try to pull the work to her own preferences. She’s productively straightforward in her comments—always building, never cutting down. Great instincts and a strong working knowledge of character, narrative, genre and tone all make her what a great editor should be: an invaluable part of the process toward reaching the full potential of a piece of writing.”
~ Kevin Bliss, SF author of The Attachment Race, The Haver Problem, and more
“Tammy is highly professional and an absolute delight to work with. She clearly has a love for the written word and the genre. She returned my manuscript to me by the agreed deadline, and I was absolutely thrilled with the results—she did what an editor’s supposed to do: make me sound more awesome than I am. I immediately hired her to edit a re-release of my previous book, and I’ll be using her again in the future.”
~ K. Scott Lewis, SF/F author of The Ahmbren Chronicles and short stories
"I never thought I’d be happy to see so much red. Like a ninja, Tammy carved through the clutter, ravaged the redundancies, pulverized the punctuation, sliced through the style issues, and made my prose pop. She’s not just an editor but a fighter. She worked hard for me—before, during, and after she punched the clock."
Peter Samet ~ SF author of Zero Echo Shadow Prime
WHO AM I? GLAD YOU ASKED.
As a writer myself, I have a distinct appreciation for the efforts, time, and emotional upheaval writing requires. Sometimes you love your project with the intensity of a thousand burning suns; other times you want to throw your computer from the Empire State Building and never look at your words again. I completely understand. As an editor, I’m not just a nefarious brandisher of a red pen; I consider myself your partner and cheerleader. I want your every manuscript to be the best you’ve ever written, and I want you to succeed in reaching your publishing goals, whether they are modest or magnificent.
I am a current or former member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals, and Publishers Marketplace. You can also learn about me at LinkedIn. With over fifteen years of experience in editing, writing, and publishing, I am currently looking for new clients to embark on a writing adventure with.
Services Overview
DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING + EDITORIAL LETTER (2.2¢ USD/word)
Developmental editing (sometimes called structural or content editing) is big-picture chapter-by-chapter and scene-by-scene editing. This includes an analysis of the full manuscript and suggestions for reworking pacing and plot, conflict, and character where needed to help you create the best story possible. Using MS Word’s track changes feature, I will make suggestions for tightening up or further developing all these areas, with each page, paragraph, scene, and chapter evaluated in the context of the full manuscript. Developmental editing does not include revisions or rewrites done by me, but may include examples of rewritten passages to help clarify my suggestions.
EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT/MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION (1.2¢ USD/word)
In a critique, I will assess big-picture manuscript strengths and weaknesses. In addition to addressing any specific areas you would like feedback on, I'll focus on the following questions: Does the plot have legs and flow well? Are the characters well drawn with clear motivations and goals? Does the conflict drive the story forward in an exciting and engaging way? Does too much exposition and info-dumping slow down the pace? Is the tone consistent?
An evaluation includes a three-to-five-page editorial letter to answer your specific questions and highlight the manuscript’s main opportunities for improvement. This service tends to best serve writers who are more confident in their self-editing and rewriting skills or those who are just starting out and are looking for some guidance on where to focus their efforts on improving their craft.
HEAVY COPYEDITING (a.k.a. LINE-EDITING) (2–4¢ USD/word)
In addition to resolving items covered in light/medium copyediting below, heavy copyediting includes a rigourous focus on:
🖋Consistency in tone, style, and voice, characterization, and point of view.🖋Reducing word bloat when it doesn’t serve the story.
🖋Reducing passive voice and/or the subjunctive mood when they may be impeding story flow.🖋Flagging clichés and mixed metaphors.
đź–‹Trimming out redundancy in word usage, and flagging repetition where story details are repeated unnecessarily in different ways.
đź–‹Improving clarity, pacing, and flow in sentence and paragraph structure.
đź–‹Trimming unnecessary dialogue tags; adding dialogue tags for clarity or pacing; and flagging overly flowery dialogue tags that distract from the story.
đź–‹Smoothing out scene/chapter transitions.
đź–‹Flagging areas that may require copyright-holder permission for use (such as the inclusion of lyrics or lines from poems written by someone other than the author).
LIGHT/MEDIUM COPYEDITING (1.2–1.9¢ USD/word)
This is the final cleaning up of the mechanics of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax. This includes fixing misused homophones (i.e., pale/pail, it’s/its, complement/compliment, etc.); ensuring correctness and consistency in spelling and capitalization of all proper nouns, titles, locations, etc.; and ensuring consistency in stylistic and formatting elements such as numbers, quotes, italics, headers, and punctuation, and of verb tense.
Not sure what you need?
I’ll be happy to make a recommendation based on a sample of four pages (1000 words).🖋Please note, due to a high volume of projects, I am unable to consider short stories or novellas at this time. 🖋
WHAT MY CLIENTS HAVE SAID:
"I’ve worked with several freelance editors over the years. Tammy Salyer impressed me not only with her reasonable prices and thorough work, but with her quick replies and rapid turnaround. She was flexible enough to work with an irregular-length piece, and managed to beat a very tight deadline. She’s definitely one of the first I’ll go to whenever I’m looking for some editorial advice." Joseph Lallo ~ SF/F author of The Big Sigma series, The Book of Deacon series, and many more
“Tammy excels at evaluating material on the basis of the writer’s aspirations and creative sensibilities, not her own. She comes to the world the writer envisions, she doesn't try to pull the work to her own preferences. She’s productively straightforward in her comments—always building, never cutting down. Great instincts and a strong working knowledge of character, narrative, genre and tone all make her what a great editor should be: an invaluable part of the process toward reaching the full potential of a piece of writing.”
~ Kevin Bliss, SF author of The Attachment Race, The Haver Problem, and more
“Tammy is highly professional and an absolute delight to work with. She clearly has a love for the written word and the genre. She returned my manuscript to me by the agreed deadline, and I was absolutely thrilled with the results—she did what an editor’s supposed to do: make me sound more awesome than I am. I immediately hired her to edit a re-release of my previous book, and I’ll be using her again in the future.”
~ K. Scott Lewis, SF/F author of The Ahmbren Chronicles and short stories
"I never thought I’d be happy to see so much red. Like a ninja, Tammy carved through the clutter, ravaged the redundancies, pulverized the punctuation, sliced through the style issues, and made my prose pop. She’s not just an editor but a fighter. She worked hard for me—before, during, and after she punched the clock."
Peter Samet ~ SF author of Zero Echo Shadow Prime
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Epic Fantasy
Horror
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
Urban Fantasy
Certifications
- Copyediting certification through Media Bistro 2010
Awards
- Winner of the 2010 Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Best Action/Thriller award
- Finalist in the Kindle Book Review 2012 Best Indie Book Contest for Science Fiction/Fantasy
Work experience
Editor
Self-employed
January, 2003
–
Present
(about 18 years)
Editing professional for both award-winning and best-selling independently and traditionally published authors.
Portfolio (74 selected works)
The Atopia Chronicles (Atopia Series Book 1)
Matthew Mather
What could be worse than letting billions die?In the near future, to escape the crush and clutter of a packed and polluted Earth, the world's elite flock to Atopia, a massive corporate-owned artificial island in the Pacific Ocean. It is there that Dr. Patricia Killiam rushes to perfect the ultimate in virtual reality: a program to save the ravaged Earth from mankind's insatiable appetite for n... read more
Between
Joseph Lallo
Between is a new sci-fi/fantasy adventure from the mind behind The Book of Deacon, Free-Wrench, and Big Sigma.Philo Middleton wasn’t having a very good day. It began with him waking up strapped to a chair inside a strange, high-tech chamber. His mind was wiped clean, even his own name unfamiliar to him. And yet somehow things went sharply downhill from there.After being collected by Rill, a th... read more
THE PHANTOM OF THE EARTH: BOOKS ONE-THREEThe Phantom of the Earth (Books 1-3) Omnibus Edition contains The Song of the Jubilee, The Gambit with Perfection, and The Synthesis and the Animus. In the Great Commonwealth of Beimeni, a subterranean civilization in North America, expansion long ago gave way to peace and prosperity in the face of the history's most devastating plague. Immortality is t... read more
THE PHANTOM OF THE EARTH: BOOKS FOUR-FIVEThe Phantom of the Earth (Books 4-5) Omnibus Edition contains The Descent into the Maelstrom and The Restoration of Flaws.In The Descent into the Maelstrom, newborns Oriana and Pasha BarĂŁo are developed in preparation for the Harpoons, while Champion Gwendolyn Horvearth campaigns for Antosha Zereoue's bid to oversee Project Reassortment. Meanwhile, Jere... read more
Z 2135 (Z 2134 Series Book 2)
David W. Wright, Sean Platt
The Darwin Games are over. The battle for survival has just begun…The Lovecraft family is in ruins. Their convict father, Jonah, roams The Barrens, near starvation, in search of his daughter Ana. Only the hope of seeing her again keeps him alive.Meanwhile Ana, Liam, and Duncan have found temporary relief at a camp outside The Walls. Inside City 6, Jonah’s young son, Adam, has been co-opted by ... read more
The Complete Edition: All three volumes of When Dragons Die, in a single book. Includes: Lightfall, Covenant, and The Tides of Artalon.After the Artalonian God-King, Champion of the three good Archdragons, sacrifices himself to save the world and slay the Black Dragon, his Empire disintegrates into chaos. From its ashes, four new champions arise in the aftermath of the Archdragons’ schemes: a ... read more
The Crescents (The Book of Deacon 5)
Joseph Lallo
In a place untouched by the Perpetual War, a new conflict threatens to ignite.Generations of war have been put to rest. The D’Karon scourge has been wiped away. All that remains for Myranda, Deacon, and the other Chosen is the long, slow road to recovery for their weakened kingdom. It is no small task, as dark magic has taken a terrible toll on the land. Crops struggle to grow. The scars of wa... read more
Zero Echo Shadow Prime
Peter Samet
CONSCIOUSNESS IS IN THE CODEThe year is 2045. 18-year-old Charlie Nobunaga creates the world’s first sentient AI and becomes an overnight sensation. But amid the red carpet galas and TV interviews, Charlie is diagnosed with cancer, and her promising future grinds to a halt.To save her life, an ambitious tech company uploads Charlie’s mind into the body of a cutting-edge robot. The procedure is... read more
Ticker
Lisa Mantchev
A girl with a clockwork heart must make every second count.When Penny Farthing nearly dies, brilliant surgeon Calvin Warwick manages to implant a brass “Ticker” in her chest, transforming her into the first of the Augmented. But soon it’s discovered that Warwick killed dozens of people as he strove to perfect another improved Ticker for Penny, and he’s put on trial for mass murder.On the last ... read more
Broken
Traci L. Slatton
Power is pornographic Can love sustain light when the forces of evil close in?Paris, 1939-1942. A fallen angel is trapped in the web of German occupation. The deadly noose of Nazi control grows ever tighter, ensnaring her and two of her lovers, a bullfighter and a musician working in the fledgling Resistance. Can she save them and the Jewish widow and her child that she has come to love, or wi... read more
Crystal Deception (Crystal Series Book 1)
Doug J. Cooper
Criss lives in a special kind of prison. He can see and hear everything around the world, yet a mesh restrains his reach and keeps him cooperative. His creator, Dr. Jessica Tallette, believes his special abilities offer great promise for humanity. But she fears the consequences of freeing him, because Criss, a sentient artificial intelligence with the intellect of a thousand humans, is too pow... read more
Crystal Conquest (Crystal Series Book 2)
Doug J. Cooper
Aliens fire the first shots in their invasion of Earth, and that’s when Criss realizes he’s outmatched. He spent years preparing for this moment, working with his human leadership to develop weapons and refine strategies. Created with the thinking and reasoning ability of a thousand people, Criss never expected the invaders to arrive with an artificial intelligence that dwarfed his capabilitie... read more
Crystal Rebellion (Crystal Series Book 3)
Doug J. Cooper
Ruga, leader of the Mars ruling council, is building a secret facility to produce four-gen crystals, each a sentient AI with the cognitive ability of a thousand humans. Criss, the only four-gen now in existence, discovers Ruga’s plan and alerts Sid, Cheryl, and Juice, his human leadership team.The stakes skyrocket when the full scope of Ruga’s nefarious plans are revealed: the production of fo... read more
Crystal Horizon: A Short Prequel to Crystal Deception
Doug J. Cooper
Crystal Horizon, a short prequel to the books of the Crystal Series, is a mini-adventure that provides a sampler for new readers and a fun diversion for fans. Set five years before the time of the first full-length book, Crystal Deception, it tells the backstory of Sid and Cheryl, two of the main characters in the series. In Deception, Cheryl is introduced as the captain of a Fleet space cruis... read more
Under the Moon (5 Book Series)
David Neth
From Book 1: Kathy and her sister, Samantha, have always been a team. Throughout their time as witches, they've taken out more than their share of bad guys. But after Kathy meets Will, who she learns is a demonic Dark Knight, her loyalties begin to change. Meanwhile, Samantha doesn't trust Will or his intentions. Still, Kathy can't help but feel tempted by the dark side as she falls deeper in ... read more
In the Arena, there is no place to run.The world of the Arena is a personal one. In the shadow of the crowd, on the sands of battle, each combatant has something to prove. Here, a wizard wants to show everyone that an orc can become the most celebrated spellcaster in history. Here, a barbarian craves victory so much that he would sacrifice his soul to win. Here, a giant needs success on the gr... read more
Sport/Sorcery: Arena Reports (Areniana Book 2)
J.D. Camacho
In the Arena, there is no place to hide.Nearly twenty years have passed since a determined dwarf and a confident giant changed the Arena forever. Now, new fighters enter the sands of battle. As much as any before, these hopefuls feel the need to win. The narrow-minded first desires the stature and identity and approval of his legendary father. The self-absorbed second covets the validation tha... read more
Paint Me Gone (Gen Delacourt Mystery Book 3)
Molly Greene
Private Investigator Gen Delacourt is hired to find a missing sibling, but it's complicated: the woman supposedly committed suicide twenty years before, and she was the only suspect in a murder before she disappeared. Client Sophie Keene revives the case when an unsigned painting turns up that depicts her sister in unmistakable detail. In need of help, Gen turns to one-time romantic interest, ... read more
Paris Time Capsule
Ella Carey
New York–based photographer Cat Jordan is ready to begin a new life with her successful, button-down boyfriend. But when she learns that she’s inherited the estate of a complete stranger—a woman named Isabelle de Florian—her life is turned upside down.Cat arrives in Paris to find that she is now the owner of a perfectly preserved Belle Époque apartment in the ninth arrondissement, and that the... read more
Banished (Street Rats of Aramoor: Book 1)
Michael Wisehart
Winner 2018 CIPA EVVY Awards for New Adult FictionWinner 2018 Global eBook Awards for Historical Fiction-MedievalRunnerUP 2018 Reader's Favorite Awards for Juv. FantasyFinalist 2018 Kindle Book Awards for Fantasy/Sci-fiMy name is Ayrion...and I've been training to fight since I was old enough to walk.My people are the Upaka. It means warrior in the old tongue. To the rest of the world it means... read more
Hurricane (Street Rats of Aramoor: Book 2)
Michael Wisehart
Being labeled as a killer is every Upakan’s dream.Being labeled as the killer of your chieftain’s son . . . not so much.Banished from his home at thirteen, Ayrion makes his way to the capital city of Aramoor in hopes of starting a new life. With high aspirations of making a name for himself, he soon discovers how dangerous and unforgiving those streets can be.Can he learn to navigate Aramoor’s... read more
The White Tower (The Aldoran Chronicles: Book 1)
Michael Wisehart
***The Newly Re-edited 2nd Edition.Winner 2017 National IE Award for Fantasy.Winner 2017 Readers Favorite for Epic Fantasy. Winner 2017 Beverly Hill Award for Epic Fantasy. RunnerUp 2017 Kindle Book Awards for Fantasy.Born with magic in a world where it's not only feared but outlawed, wielders are left with three options...run, hide, or fight.Darkness stirs in the north. War is coming, the lik... read more
In 2071, Sergeant Tachikoma leads a Marine combat armor squad. She knows the Corps never promised her a rose garden, only the chance to fight for her country.Now, she faces her greatest challenge, two terrifying alien pillars that trapped her into reliving the same day again. The day she dies.Today, she needs every ounce of courage to save her people from annihilation.Based on cutting-edge the... read more
Newly promoted to the rank of Captain, Tachikoma will now lead another off-world mission. This time to retrieve advanced alien technology.The problem is that her team will have to travel to a planet where the pillars only open once every six months. The timing for their return is crucial to the success of the operation.Waiting for them is an unforeseen destiny. Can Tachikoma return all her peo... read more
Lieutenant Tachikoma commands an Alpha Mike team, assembled and sent to planet One-Nine-Six. Scientists from the Magnetic Anomaly Project plan to explore the alien planet which will become known as Two Moons.Her orders. Keep the scientists safe from the indigenous mega-fauna. Retrieve lost experimental robot explorer teams.But when the mission becomes a first contact scenario, the stakes rise.... read more
Free-Wrench
Joseph Lallo
From Book 1: The islands of Caldera are a shining jewel in a rather bleak world. A terrible calamity in the past had blanketed much of the world with a toxic "fug." Those who survived were forced to take to the mountains and the skies in wondrous airships. Life has since been a struggle, with only the most ruthless and crafty able to survive. To spare themselves the same fate, the Calderans er... read more
Heirs of Grace
Tim Pratt
Recent art school graduate Bekah thought she’d hit the jackpot: an unknown relative died, and she inherited a small fortune and a huge house in the mountains of North Carolina. Trey Howard, the lawyer who handled the estate, is a handsome man in his twenties and they hit it off right away—and soon become more than friends. Bekah expected a pleasant year to get her head together and have a roma... read more
Metal Angels (4 Book Series)
D K Girl
From Book 1: Bad blood. Ancient gods. Alien tech. It's a crappy day to be human. The Facility is a bio-engineering and robotics complex that's been called Area 51 on steroids. It's a place where not all employees are human, and company secrets run deeper than the multitude of underground levels. Blake Beckworth is a certified genius, a very absent big sister, and the Facility's head bio-engine... read more
Opprobrium: Book One of the Lamentation's End Series
Wade Lewellyn-Hughes
The Lamentation’s End Series:In the world of Cyr, magic is vanishing. The races of elves, dwarves, and satyrs have disappeared, and now too the dragons. Few acknowledge the change, though the decreased power of each new generation of magi is undeniable. Can the remaining races unite to determine the cause and reverse it? Or will they find it is not at all what it seems?Opprobrium:The Dregs, an... read more
Gilt: A Lamentation's End Novella
Wade Lewellyn-Hughes
As a child, Carolle Graean fended for herself as the Pixie of Mawr Bryn. Upon her arrest, she received a choice: join the Patevian Royal Dance Troupe or suffer the full consequences for her crimes. Nine years later, Carolle “Ysbryd” and her fellow former troublins are opening Elysant on the Glass in the Racinian capital of Trône d'Argent. Luxuries are abundant in the country of Racine, and the... read more
Tenets: A Lamentation's End Novella (The Lamentation's End)
Wade Lewellyn-Hughes
Taking place prior to the events in OPPROBRIUM, TENETS is a twisting story that can be enjoyed on its own or used to supplement the larger narrative of the series, revealing the events that led Stille van Veen to join the Ukrestian monastery. After a break from his older brother’s shadow, Stille van Veen returns with his mercenary band to his home island of Lekelith. Rumors relay strange event... read more
The Demon Lord of California (Infinity 8 Book 1)
Jeanne Marcella
The God of Space and Time considers himself just a simple baker. Until he meets the Demon Lord of California. LGBT fantasy/paranormal fiction. Stripped of his psychic powers, Calico Winghorse barely made it to 19th century Earth via his interdimensional portal. As a mixed-blood phoenix concealing himself in human form, he opens a bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area and quietly licks his wound... read more
The D'Karon Apprentice (The Book of Deacon Series 4)
Joseph Lallo
The D’Karon Apprentice is the long awaited sequel to the acclaimed epic fantasy, The Book of Deacon Trilogy. It is a direct follow up to The Battle of Verril.It has been months since the Chosen finally defeated the D’Karon and the Perpetual War came to an end. Once warriors, Myranda, Deacon, Ivy, and Ether must now take on the role of diplomats in the ongoing task of preserving the unsteady pe... read more
The Phoenix Embryo (Seasons of the Phoenix Book 1)
Jeanne Marcella
A dark fantasy for mature readers. Twelve-year-old goddess devotees seek redemption during a seven year exile.Twelve-and-a-half-year-old Acanthus Breese and his yellow-robed peers have survived without an adult presence for seven years. They’ve scavenged. Endured madness, starvation, and murder after the adults imprisoned and abandoned them without a backward glance. They’ve clawed their way t... read more
Through Rain and Missing Mantaurs (Elemental Rain) (Volume 1)
Jeanne Marcella
Pony is a bipedal half-centaur with no desire to waste tears on a history she cannot remember. She’s busy enough with her mail routes and package deliveries and floundering through an unrequited love for the beautiful and aloof elven courtesan, Mardyth. Then, the mundane drudgery of her life shatters when Konstantine Bywater takes over as the new boss. He starts asking questions she can’t poss... read more
Heir of the Hunted (Hollow World Book 1)
Richard T Drake
2017 CIPA EVVY Award Runner-up for Fiction/ Fantasy2017 Readers' Favorite Award Finalist for Epic Fantasy/ Young AdultEverything changes the night Radyn’s family is slaughtered. Driven by vengeance, he abandons his life in the travelling carnival and sets out to find the mysterious assassins, unaware they seek his death above all others. Radyn’s life has been decreed forfeit by a forgotten god... read more
The Immortal Collection (A Saga of the Ancient Family Book 1)
Eva GarcĂa Sáenz
When Adriana, a brilliant young archaeologist, accepts a position at the Museum of Archaeology in her hometown of Santander, Spain, she never imagines that her new boss has lived through the history she can only study.Iago, the charismatic technical director of the museum, is more than ten thousand years old but appears to be only thirty-five. Iago and his family are longevos—people who never ... read more
Saira and the Dragon's Egg: the Complete Series
Moira Katson
Epic Fantasy meets Steampunk! ***** The Complete First Season ***** Saira doesn't know how she ended up in a mountain cave. She's not quite sure where she got this magic sword, either - or the tattoo on her arm. In fact, Saira can't say for certain who she is. What she does know: she wears the face of a woman long dead, and the most powerful wizard in the world is hunting her ... From mountain... read more
Fury of Desire (Dragonfury Series Book 4)
Coreene Callahan
Of all of the warriors in the Nightfury pack, none is more complicated or more damaged than Wick. Emotionally scarred from a childhood of slavery and torture, Wick can barely stand the touch of another person. But all bets are off when he meets newcomer J.J. Solares. When J.J. is unjustly imprisoned, Wick agrees to help rescue and return her to the family fold. But Wick lives a life of self-im... read more
Take Me With You
Catherine Ryan Hyde
August Shroeder, a burned-out teacher, has been sober since his nineteen-year-old son died. Every year he’s spent the summer on the road, but making it to Yellowstone this year means everything. The plan had been to travel there with his son, but now August is making the trip with Philip’s ashes instead. An unexpected twist of fate lands August with two extra passengers for his journey, two ha... read more
The Seventh Child
Erik Valeur
Winner of the 2012 Glass Key Award given by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia All the best homes are by the water, or so the matron of Kongslund Orphanage tells her small charges. But at this particular house by the sea, not all is as it appears. On September 11, 2001, on a desolate beach on the outskirts of Copenhagen, police begin investigating the strange death of an unidentif... read more
A Watershed Year
Susan Schoenberger
What it means to be a mother, what it takes to save a life.Lucy never confessed her love to her best friend, Harlan, before he passed away. Two months after his funeral, she is haunted by the power of things left unsaid. But then she receives the first of his e-mails arranged to be sent after his death. So begins the year that everything changes—Lucy’s watershed year. In an e-mail, Harlan says... read more
Structophis
Joseph Lallo
Structophis is a heartwarming YA adventure from the author of The Book of Deacon, Bypass Gemini, and Free-Wrench. It is based upon a concept and artwork by ProjectENDO.In a small town in Colorado, Markus Spiros was just getting his life on track. By day he worked as a veterinary tech, by night he took classes. His steady little routine was rolling along nicely when his impulsive Uncle Dimitrio... read more
The Fisherman's Daughter (The Ahmbren Chronicles)
K. Scott Lewis
An Ahmbren Chronicles novelette.Obsessed by a secret glamour he can’t control, the elf prince breaks all his people’s taboos to possess the fisherman's daughter. But desire makes slaves of its masters, and the young woman uses the prince to launch the full might of the elven Imperium against the human slavers who killed her father, setting in motion a war that will forever shape Ahmbren's destiny.
Guns, gods and elves on a magical murder train! The hunter god escaped death by being born as the elf girl Meara. Sixty-five years later, she travels by train in search of a lost dragon scale, the cure needed to save her dying father. Meanwhile, a killer, harvesting relics of the gods, murders a gorgon for her serpents and escapes via the same train. The body count rises as Meara searches for ... read more
The Dwellers, creatures of Chaos in the hidden depths of the universe, awaken hungry to devour life. They float between the stars towards the planet of Ahmbren. Three women pursue disparate paths to salvation. The lich Seredith seeks to unite the four elements into unified Order to shield the world from the Dwellers. She will save the planet, even if the living who stand in her way must die. T... read more
Complete Me (The Ahmbren Chronicles)
K. Scott Lewis
An Ahmbren Chronicles tale.The more extraordinary the magic, the more extraordinary the price, and a spell to find true love is the most extraordinary of all. Dalin spends his evenings guiding lovers on his gondola through the canal streets of Tavenport, and his nights painting alone and wishing he could be one of them. Drawn to his longing, a faerie promises to teach him the spell that will f... read more
Caleb
Charles Alverson
“You don’t want to buy me. I’ll kill the man who buys me.”Despite that outrageous threat, plantation owner Boyd Jardine buys Caleb and puts him to work in the fields. But soon Jardine discovers that his new slave is both better educated and more widely traveled than himself. When Jardine’s pregnant wife dies and Caleb saves the unborn child, Jardine grows increasingly dependent on him not only... read more
On Two Feet and Wings
Abbas Kazerooni
He is in a foreign country, he is alone, and he is just a boy...Abbas Kazerooni is not yet ten, but he’s suddenly forced to leave his parents, his friends—his entire world—and flee Tehran. The Iran-Iraq war is at its bloodiest, and the Ayatollahs who rule Iran have reduced the recruitment age for the army. If Abbas doesn’t escape, it’s almost certain that he will be drafted and die fighting fo... read more
Yellow Crocus
Laila Ibrahim
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelme... read more
Bump Time Origin
Doug J. Cooper
On his twenty-fifth birthday, Diesel Lagerford meets “Twenty-Six,” a one-year-older version of himself. Twenty-Six tells Diesel that there are others like them in parallel timelines spanning the ages of twenty-five to sixty, and they can visit each other’s worlds using a machine called a T-box. He introduces Diesel to Lilah Spencer, the AI developer who maintains the T-box, and Diesel is smitt... read more
Future Discovered: Host Saga Book 1
Michael Farlow
Van Childs’ accidental discovery of an alien cache of advanced technologies thrusts him into the role of reluctant hero. Learning of an extra-terrestrial race, the Host, who visited Earth some 200 years before, Van is forewarned of an impending invasion by the Arkon, an expansionist race. Van’s quest to prepare Earth meets with opposition by a powerful human adversary with conflicting goals. W... read more
Immortal Guardian: Host Saga Book 2
Michael Farlow
In this second book of the Host Saga, Van Childs faces a new and more difficult decision. To continue the path he reluctantly started with no turning back and the prospect of facing a lonely, immortal future. Or, opting out and allowing mankind to fend for itself. With his previous enemy defeated, it is possible he can now continue plans to prepare mankind to meet the Arkon if he chooses. New ... read more
Search For Help: Host Saga Book 3
Michael Farlow
Van Childs continues his mission to ready Earth for the Arkon invasion. He now realizes that his own interplanetary Guardian Force’s and the Earth Federation’s combined ability to prepare for and defend against the Arkon is not enough. If they are going to be ready in time, Van has to gamble Earth’s—and his own—safety and embark on a desperate search for help in unexplored parts of the galaxy.... read more
New Horizons: Host Saga Book 4 (The Host Saga)
Michael J. Farlow
Van Childs and Galactic Force chart a bold new course of exploration and alliance building as they prepare for the looming, and potentially humanity-ending, Arkon invasion. The latest gift from the Host, the exploratory cruiser New Horizons, provides higher levels of technology and weaponry while extending the self-contained reach of Galactic Force as they seek more friends to ally against the... read more
Roma Aeronautica
Daniel Ottalini
Set in the world of Daniel Ottalini's Steam Empire Chronicles, Roma Aeronautica follows Rufius Tiberius Alexandros as he takes his first steps in becoming a master airship captain. Readers familiar with the Steam Empire Chronicles will love the additional background and new revelations about Alexandros, while those new to the series will discover a fascinating world of Roman Steampunk. Can Ale... read more
Temporal Contingency (Big Sigma Book 4)
Joseph Lallo
Temporal Contingency is the fourth book in the Big Sigma Series.Trevor “Lex” Alexander’s life has been less than blessed. In the past year he’s had to battle corrupt corporations, deranged techno-terrorists, and a robotic scourge. Now he’s received the opportunity to finally return to the racing career that had been cut short by some poor decisions. One could excuse him for not wanting to be e... read more
Artificial Evolution (Big Sigma Book 3)
Joseph Lallo
Artificial Evolution is the third book in the Big Sigma series, building upon the story and characters introduced by Bypass Gemini and Unstable Prototypes. Lex, Michella and Squee are once again joined by the mercenaries Silo and Garotte. Along the way they'll need plenty of help from mad engineer Karter Dee and his AI Ma.After butting heads with the megacorporation known as VectorCorp it was ... read more
Indra Station (Big Sigma Book 5)
Joseph Lallo
What would you risk to do what you were born to do?Since college, Lex Alexander has had two loves. Hoversled racing, and Michella Modane. Everything from mega-corporations to robot rampages have threatened to keep them apart. Now, at long last, Lex may finally get a chance to race again. Just one thing stands in his way: Michella herself.The people behind the league have a history in organized... read more
The Story of Sorrel (The Book of Deacon)
Joseph Lallo
For some creatures, running and hiding is the only way to stay alive. But no one can run forever.Sorrel and her twins are malthropes, creatures hated by the people of their world. Years of searching for a place where they can be safe has brought them to a mysterious new land. It would be a paradise if not for the terrible beast who casts its shadow of the people who call it home.The Story of S... read more
Rogue Derelict: A Fallen Empire Story
Joseph Lallo
Rogue Derelict is pulse-pounding side-story set in the universe of Lindsay Buroker’s Fallen Empire Series.In the chaos following the fall of the empire, Benita Castor wants nothing more than to live a nice quiet life. She thought she made all the right decisions. What could be safer than becoming an accountant? Where could she be more secure than the industrial fringe of the empire’s most civi... read more
The Other Eight
Joseph Lallo
Superpowers have turned out to be a disappointment. Heat vision? Super strength? Flight? They are nowhere to be found. Instead, powers like photosynthesis or the ability to spontaneously change hair color seem to be the best the world can offer. To make matters worse, the gifted individuals tend to suffer from psychological issues. Nonetheless, in hopes of finding enough functional meta-humans... read more
A Traitor in the Shadows: Shards of Shadow Book 1
Joseph Lallo
How could a good photo-op go so wrong?A perfect time-lapse of the lunar eclipse should have earned Alan some cash and acclaim. Instead, he came home with an invader in his dreams and a terrible feeling of being watched. Now his life is a tangle of cults, mysterious white-suited visitors, and scheming shadows. Surviving the next few days will take teamwork, guile, and an awful lot of coffee.A T... read more
Road of the Lost (The Judges Cycle Book 1)
Aidan Russell
Honor, duty, and family mean everything, but he'll risk it all to prove his worth.For Reslo, the elven guardian of the forest road, upholding his father's oath means serving a usurping, foreign king and spending his life as an outsider. He wants nothing more than to do his duty and be home in time for dinner, but he instead finds himself embroiled in a battle against old enemies. To make thing... read more
The Prison of Shadows: Shards of Shadow Book 2
Joseph Lallo
One man’s prison is another man’s fortress.Alan grew up believing that justice was as simple as throwing criminals in jail. He also grew up believing there was no such thing as a shadow with a mind of its own. A special request to put his photographic talents to use for an interview at the local prison reveals a dark plan brewing there. To stop it and keep his family safe, he may have to form ... read more
The Balance of Shadows: Shards of Shadow Book 3
Joseph Lallo
In a city at peace, balance means war.Freshly certified for forensics, Alan is ready to do something meaningful with his photography. He's teamed up with his friend Jessie on the police force, and not a moment too soon. A serial killer seems to be copying the infamous Metro Ghoul. Lives hang in the balance, and the killer may be more than the police can handle without some help from the shadow... read more
Bump Time Meridian (Bump Time Series Book 2)
Cooper, Doug J.
The Coin of Kenvard (The Book of Deacon 6)
Lallo, Joseph
Kulebra
Vega, Wendelyn
Dungeon Robotics (4 Book Series)
Peed, Matthew
Free Fall: A Thriller
Parrish, John
Nova Igniter (Big Sigma Book 6)
Lallo, Joseph
Contaminant Six (Free-Wrench Book 6)
Lallo, Joseph
Dust on the Altar (A Lighter Shade of Darkness Book 1)
Winkler, Michelle
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Another great job by Tammy Salyer. Her evaluation of the story elements was excellent, and her insights were very good and helpful.
John Parrish, April 2020
I hired Tammy as a copy editor on my debut fantasy novel. She was a joy to work with. She explained everything clearly, was always on time, and happily answered all my questions. The style sheet she included was very thorough. She not only corrected my manuscript but in some cases left comments to explain why, which I appreciated.
I definitely recommend her.
Michelle Winkler, April 2020
Tammy was very professional and pleasant to work with, but unfortunately this collaboration didn’t work out. But there are no hard feelings.
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I asked her to do a copy edit with a soft line edit. She did an excellent job. She was very fast and very detailed. Her comments were very helpful and on point. I would not hesitate to work with her again. She helped make the novel a lot better.
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