Tiffany Taing

Tiffany Taing – Editor

Bestselling editor with 10+ years experience offering high-end editorial services who aims to amplify and celebrate marginalized voices.

Overview

I’m Tiffany, a professional book editor based in Golden, CO, with over a decade of experience in the publishing industry. From years working as a production editor to additional years spent as a freelance editor, I've seen it all: contemporary fiction, speculative fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, women's fiction, romance, sci fi, memoirs, cookbooks, journals, coffee-table and photography books, and trivia and pop-culture books. In that time and across that span of genres, I've successfully taken on roles such as project manager and fact-checker, but my specialties lie in developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, and sensitivity reading. I invite you to browse my portfolio to see specific titles I've worked on.​

The most important thing I've learned in my years as an editor is this: Your work as an author is important, so take it the extra mile before it reaches your readers and help your writing shine even more.

Please note: I use The Editorial Freelancers Association rate chart to determine my quotes and will not be able to take on projects with a budget below the EFA's industry rates. I also will not accept projects that use AI in its creation.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
Fiction
Cultural & Ethnic Fantasy Historical Fiction LGBTQ Fiction Women's Fiction Young Adult
Languages
English (CAN) English (UK) English (US)
Certifications
  • Professional Editing (University of Washington)
  • Professional Writing (UC Santa Barbara)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2023 — Present
I specialize in developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, and sensitivity reading books of various genres and topics, among other editorial services like line editing and cold reading (marked on Reedsy as proofreads in portfolio). I’ve had the pleasure to work on fantasy, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction, contemporary fiction, diverse voices, cookbooks, and memoirs.

Girl Friday Productions

Oct, 2017 — Aug, 2022 (almost 5 years)
I oversaw the production of more than a dozen books at a time, from fact-checking to copyediting to proofreading and more.

Self-employed

Apr, 2017 — Jan, 2023 (almost 6 years)
Since 2017, I have offered freelance services for developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading. I've worked on a range of books, including but not limited to children's books, YA fantasy, historical fiction, nonfiction memoir, and translated fiction. I have also worked on short articles for a website.

Portfolio

Of Monsters and Mainframes

Truelove, Barbara

Bindery Books

Proofreading
Developmental Editing
Proofreading
Proofreading
Black Salt Queen (Letters from Maynara, 1)

Bansil, Samantha

Bindery Books

Proofreading
And the Sky Bled

Hati, S.

Bindery Books

Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Proofreading
The Stars and Their Light: A Novel

Hawker, Olivia

Lake Union Publishing

Proofreading
Developmental Editing
The Head's Tale

Kinsolving, Susan

GFB

Editorial Assessment
The Letters We Keep: A Novel

Sharma, Nisha

Skyscape

Editorial Assessment
Blank: A Novel

Owens, Zibby

Little A

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Let Me Liberate You: A Novel

Davis, Andie

Little A

Proofreading
Daughter of Fire: A Novel

Robleda, Sofia

Amazon Crossing

Proofreading
Falling Wisteria: A Novel (Yellow Crocus Book 5)

Ibrahim, Laila

Lake Union Publishing

Editorial Assessment
Train to Oblivion: A Novel

Millán, Moira

Amazon Crossing

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Sleeping in the Sun: A Novel

Howard, Joanne

She Writes Press

Copy Editing
When We Chased the Light: A Novel

Bleeker, Emily

Lake Union Publishing

Editorial Assessment
Timelight

Conlon, Faith

Flashpoint

Proofreading
Proofreading
Smoke Season: A Novel

Hagstrom, Amy

Lake Union Publishing

Proofreading
Night of a Thousand Darlas: A Novel

Abrams, Brooke

Lake Union Publishing

Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
The Visit (Black Stars)

Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda

Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
I'll Be Seeing You

Triplett, Karen

Proofreading
Developmental Editing
Editorial Assessment
I Remember Abbu

Humayun Azad

Proofreading
Proofreading
Privateers

Newton, Charlie

Proofreading
Editorial Assessment
Proofreading
Copy Editing
FOOD BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.It says, this is who we are, this is our culture.Recipes for Refuge is a delicious and unique collection offering readers an experience that transcends mere cookery... read more
Developmental Editing
Follow Tai on a captivating treasure hunt through the colorful streets of Istanbul in the second book of this magical series!When a shopkeeper sees Tai poring over a book about the ancient cit... read more
Proofreading
As Senator Ted Kennedy’s foreign policy adviser, Trina Vargo was instrumental in the controversial effort to convince President Clinton to grant a travel visa to Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams—a... read more
Proofreading
Chaos, A Fable

Rodrigo Rey Rosa

A breathtaking novella about faith and anarchy by the acclaimed and prizewinning Latin American writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa.Mexican author Rubirosa is attending a book fair in Tangier when he reco... read more
Proofreading
All Families Invited

Kathleen Goodman

When eight-year-old Annabel dreams of making her school’s father-daughter dance more inclusive of all family types, she thinks changing the name of the dance will be an easy task. But Annabel ... read more
Proofreading

Tiffany has 2 reviews

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Christiana L.

Christiana L.

Oct, 2025

Love working with Tiffany. Edits are very good, there might be some words or sentences that I had to correct again but thats because of how I would like to say it. Tiffany always gives me a heads up of the estimated day she will send me back the edited chapters, she also apologizes and lets me kn...
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Molly R.

Molly R.

Sep, 2025

I got a basic lecture on show don't tell, decorated with some quotes from my book. It felt like the message, with plug ins (those quotes from my book) was likely the same message that goes out to every author she reviews. That's ok in a way. Maybe it's true that every author makes the same mis...
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Tiffany T.
Molly did not agree with my feedback and thus was not pleased with the service. I was entirely clear on the price and what she should expect to get out of it. She wasn't a fan of my feedback of sho...
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