Meet Our Editors
Working with The Editorial Department means having access to a wide range of tastes, backgrounds, and areas of expertise. We have editors specializing in many genres of fiction, including mystery/suspense, thrillers, crime novels, romance, science fiction, fantasy, literary, mainstream, historical, short stories, and more. We have specialists in a wide range of nonfiction categories, including memoir, travel, religion, self-help, health, history, nature, ecology, wellness, and others.
Many of our editors have experience as literary agents or in-house acquisitions editors and bring an insider’s perspective on the standards and demands of the traditional publishing marketplace. Several are experienced writing teachers who specialize in helping writers develop a better command of basic and advanced writing techniques. Some of our editors are also professional authors or screenwriters and are available for ghostwriting, collaboration, or screenplay adaptation projects.
Full bios are available below, and if you have questions about which editor might be best for you, contact Ross Browne in the Tucson office. You’re welcome to request a specific editor or have us recommend one for you after a no-cost, no-obligation preliminary review of your materials. Our editor recommendations are typically based on your genre or subject matter, what kind of editing is needed, and whatever specific knowledge or skillset may be required. But there are other factors as well, and we take great care with editor assignments.
Coauthor of Self Editing for Fiction Writers with over 50 years’ experience editing books. Specializes in manuscript critique, developmental editing, and line editing for fiction and nonfiction.
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Editor, blogger, and author coaching specialist. Manages our editorial staff and client-services operations. Main point of contact for new clients for information, quotes, and editor assignments.
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New York Times bestselling author, editor, and animal rights advocate whose specialties include developmental editing, line editing, and book proposal development for a wide range of nonfiction topics.
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Editor and manuscript consultant specializing in manuscript critique, developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading for fiction, nonfiction, short stories, academic texts, and scholarly works.
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Author, editor, and ghostwriter whose specialties include manuscript critique, developmental editing, and line editing for CBA books, memoirs, and some genres of secular fiction.
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Editor specializing in manuscript critique, developmental editing, and traditional publishing support for short stories and most categories of adult and YA fiction and narrative nonfiction.
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Author, editor, and story consultant specializing in manuscript critique, developmental editing, line editing, and author coaching for most categories of fiction and narrative nonfiction.
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Editor with big-five acquisitions experience specializing in manuscript critique and developmental editing of romance, contemporary women’s fiction, and historical fiction.
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Author, editor, screenwriter, and script consultant specializing in manuscript critique, developmental editing, line editing, ghostwriting, screenplay adaptations, and independent publishing support.
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Editor specializing in developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, and proofreading for fiction, nonfiction, essays, academic texts, scholarly works, and books about the natural world.
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UK bestselling author and editor specializing in manuscript critique and developmental editing for new age, humor, travel, and journalistic nonfiction on a wide range of topics.
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Editor specializing in manuscript critique, developmental editing, and line editing for fiction (YA and adult), flash fiction, short stories for readers of all ages, and narrative nonfiction.
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Editor and literary agent with big five acquisitions experience specializing in line editing and traditional publishing support for nonfiction and select genres of fiction.
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Editor specializing in copy editing, and proofreading for all genres and developmental editing for select genres of fiction and nonfiction.
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Author, editor, collaborator, and ghostwriter specializing in line editing, copy editing, and proofreading for all genres and developmental editing for most nonfiction and some fiction.
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“If you imagine, all the while while you’re copy-editing, that your manuscript is the work of a slipshod and possibly feeble-minded soul, you’ll find it easy to adopt the most effective copy-editing attitude: suspicion. Go slow and question everything.” Judith Appelbaum