Shasta line edited a novel for me and I was overwhelmed by her feedback. More than just pointing out poor word choices (embarrassing how many of those there were), she suggested shifts in emphasis that helped strengthen the characters, plot …
Category: Novel Editors
Novel editors I’ve worked with and would do so again.
Editor – Jacque Hamilton
I first contacted Jacque (“Jackie,” for those like me, who keep hearing the French man’s name in their head), with her SoapBox Editorial Services, in May of ‘17 about a novel I considered a romance (at the time), but …
Editor – M. L. Everidge
I made use of M. L. Everidge for proofing my first Diary novel. She found an amazing number of little things, exactly what I expect in a proofer. I have recommended her several times.…
Editor – Sharon Umbaugh
Sharon has impressive credentials, having worked at a big 5 publisher in manuscript acquisition and sales, not to mention manging an independent bookstore. It’s for these reasons that I approached her to do line editing for my Contract Killer…
Editor – Leanna O’Brien, Writing Radically
I have a fondness for strong female characters (SFCs) and wanted input on the quality of my characters and their story arcs, so sought someone who could give me that sort of input. After perusing Leanna’s blog, I found …
Editor – Stephen Parolini, The Novel Doctor
When I was still writing my first novel, I did a bunch of research to find an editor I felt would be a good fit for my story goals. I came across Stephen Parolini, whose website is http://www.noveldoctor.com/
Reading his …
Editor – Barbara Tsipouras
Barbara was my first beta reader. I posted on Goodreads (my very first) and she responded almost immediately. She’s always given me excellent feedback and even acted as alpha reader for DoaCK‘s 2, 3 and short stories.
Barbara is …