Science Fiction - Fantasy - Horror
Supernatural - Psychic
You've carefully constructed your alien planet, lovingly invented alien beings, and painstakingly developed the alien society in which they live. Or perhaps you've extrapolated from current human technology and developed a vision of North America in A.D. 3050. Is the gravity appropriate for the size of your planet? Does your travel time match your speed and distance? You've worked hard to create a cohesive future Earth, alternate history, or extraterrestrial civilization, but the last thing you want to do is turn your manuscript over to an editor who doesn't know the difference between a light year and a light beer. As a science fiction writer you need to ensure that the editor to whom you're entrusting your work shares your mindset. You need an editor who understands that Sol III is Earth while Sal III Jr. may be the natural son of Sal's third clone. You need an editor who recognizes the difference between typos and alien vocabulary.
Choosing an Editor for Your Science Fiction Manuscript
By Arlene W. Robinson with Terry Robinson
Why Use A Copyeditor?
By Dorrie O'Brien
The Difference Between Agents, Publishers, and Editors
By Dorrie O'Brien
By Stephen MacEachern
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Editors Award-winning writer and editor H. L. BELL is committed to helping other writers make their work the best it can possibly be. Intimately familiar with the thrills and insecurities of the writing process, she empathizes and works especially well with other writers. Clients have praised her as an editor with an engaging manner, a meticulous attention to detail, and a consummate skill with language. She has edited a broad range of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction titles, including Bonnie Jo Campbell’s American Salvage, finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in fiction. Her own fiction and book reviews have appeared in Jane, Salon, The Women’s Review of Books, and the Chicago Reader. Services
Deanna spent more than a decade as a magazine editor. She also taught at California State University for a dozen years, has written several children's textbooks, and is an award-winning author of short fiction and poetry. Her many happy clients greatly appreciate her expertise, gentle guidance, and ability to preserve their individual voices and help make their manuscripts shine.
"I cannot say enough about how great working with you was. You read my work, could see my intent and did not try to comprise its integrity. Your willingness to not get in the way of the story and your professionalism helped make my book just as I had envisioned it! I would highly recommend you to anyone that has a special piece of work needing a special editor. Again, thanks!" --Cindy Pitta, Dream Catcher
Paul brings his writerly sensibilities and publishing experience to his editing work. He was the science fiction and fantasy editor for iPublish.com, Time-Warner's ebook and print-on-demand program, where he worked with bestselling authors like Walter Mosley as well as discovering and publishing many new voices. In addition, he has edited for Del Rey Books, TokyoPop, and Night Shade, where he worked with such talents as Hugo Award-winning authors Mike Resnick and Michael Swanwick. Paul is a tough and thorough editor whose passion is helping writers realize their potential by working with them to bring out the best in every manuscript. He can't guarantee that after working with him your novel will be accepted for publication, but he can guarantee that it will be a better novel. Chances are, you will also be a better writer. As a copyeditor, Paul is in high demand for his rigorous attention to detail and his comprehensive knowledge of the science fiction and fantasy genre. He has worked extensively for Harlequin, Baen Books, Tor Books, SciFi.com, Small Beer Press, Kensington, St. Martin's, and others. Services offered:
"Paul is a top-shelf editor. He enhances the author's vision and voice rather than inserting his own, communicating with intelligence, wit, and clarity. Any author, whatever their credentials or bibliography, would learn something working with Paul. I know I wouldn't have a career without him."—E.E. Knight, author of the Vampire Earth series. "I first encountered Paul back in 2001 when he was an editor for a division of Warner Books. I directly attribute my eventual book publication and what success I've achieved as a novelist to his comments and suggestions then. He remains the shrewdest and most caring editorial voice I've discovered in my career, able to address big picture/deep structure issues as well as micro details. As a highly articulate and accomplished writer himself, he's able to communicate his impressions and views with fine accuracy. He also has a keen eye for balancing artistic concerns with real world market factors. Any literary project will benefit greatly from his involvement."—Kris Saknussemm, author of Zanesville and Enigmatic Pilot.
SHERRY GERSHON has performed developmental and intensive line-editing for over 250 books, primarily novels by new authors, and she contributed the chapter entitled "The Book Doctor is In: The Seven Most Common First Novel Problems and How to Avoid Them" in THE PORTABLE WRITERS' CONFERENCE (Quill Driver 2007). A former bookstore owner, Sherry knows what sells: Her own books have been published by Forge/Tor, Viking and Warner; her first book was nominated for the PEN West USA Literary Award for Nonfiction, and her first novel was aired as a TV movie. Some of her editing clients have subsequently sold their books to major publishers, including Knopf, Harper-Collins, Berkley-Putnam, St. Martin's Press, Greenleaf Book Group Press, and Jossey-Bass. She particularly enjoys working on mysteries, thrillers, adventure novels, and speculative fiction/science fiction, but has also had experience with young adult novels (two YA novels she edited were published by Knopf), memoirs, and both contemporary and historical fiction (including an historical published by St. Martin’s Press). “THE BLOODIEST QUEEN will be my thirty-third published book; I've grown lazy and jaded and had thought there was little anyone could teach me, but I wound up being blown away by Sherry’s editorial acumen. She understood all the nuances of the scene in question better than I did — and pointed out exactly what wasn't working, and why. She then gave me a suggestion which was nothing short of brilliant in terms of making the whole thing work beautifully. Trust me, Sherry is an honest, top-notch professional editor. Whether you're an aspiring writer or an established professional, if you're writing a novel and could use some help, please consider Sherry.” — Jeanne Kalogridis “Sherry worked with me on my manuscript for my novel Glint, published by St. Martin's Press. I do not hesitate to say that without her help and suggestions, I might still be trying to figure out what I should be doing. In other words, her editing accelerated my learning curve by at least a year, if not more. I don't know how to put a value on it, except to call it immeasurable. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to work with her and I hope to work with her again in the future.” — Joseph Valentinetti The Seven Most Common Novel Problems and How to Avoid Them ANNE GREENBERG was an in-house editor of children's books for 16 years at Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, specializing in fiction for readers 5–8 (but not picture books), 8–12, and young adult. Now she is a full-time freelance, doing developmental editing, editing, and copyediting of adult fiction and nonfiction, in addition to children's books. Known for her thorough yet sensitive work, at Pocket/S&S she edited more than 550 books (including all-new Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys titles) and worked with more than 40 writers, including first-time authors. Honors for her list include The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti, a teen novel that garnered two starred reviews and the cover of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books; Why Do They Hate Me?, a nonfiction compilation that was named a VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book; and Violet Eyes by Nicole Luiken, a teen science fiction novel that was a YALSA Quick Pick nominee. As a freelance she has edited Walking the Line by Mike Lude with Bill Knight (sports autobiography), Sniper Shot by Barry Ozeroff (adult thriller), Spider Riders: The Shards of the Oracle by Tedd Anasti and Patsy Cameron-Anasti with Stephen D. Sullivan (children's sf), and Defender: Hyperswarm by Tim Waggoner (sf). Copyedited works include Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch (business); Shine by Star Jones Reynolds; The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney (sports); Arthritis by John D. Clough, MD; One Stroke, Two Survivors by Bernice Kleiman with Herb Kleiman (health); The Van Gogh Conspiracy by J. Madison Davis (thriller); The Rare and the Beautiful by Cressida Connolly (biography); and Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score by Andy Kessler (business).
TIM GRUNDMANN, is an author, playwright and TV scriptwriter and story editor with 25 years of experience. His books in the Doug Chronicles series are published by Disney Press. He was part of the creative team behind Pee-wee's Playhouse on CBS (for which he wrote the show "bible"), and developed the HBO comedy Norman's Corner with Seinfeld creator Larry David. As head writer and story editor for the Disney Channel's New Mickey Mouse Club and Nickelodeon's Doug, he guided scripts from concept to final draft. He's written episodes of Allegra's Window and Welcome, Freshmen for Nickelodeon, and was developmental writer for Mowgli and His Friends and WaysideSchool for the Disney Channel and ABC-TV. As house writer for Broadcast Arts in NYC, he wrote scripts, proposals, treatments and show bibles for TV shows starring Gilbert Gottfried, Madeline Kahn and others. Recently he wrote scripts for the PC game My Scene Goes Hollywood for Vivendi Universal Games. BOOKS Doug Chronicles: Lost in Space 3 chapter books for kids (ages 7-12), published by Disney Press, 1998-2000.
Pee-wee’s Playhouse - CBS Television. Wrote show bible, proposal, developed show with Paul Rubens and Broadcast Arts for CBS. 1985-86. Norman's Corner, a Cinemax Comedy Special with Gilbert Gottfried, co-written with Larry David. 1987. Story Editor and writer. “Developed by” credit. (The New) Mickey Mouse Club - for Disney Channel (Blue Wave Prods). Head writer, (1991-92). Duties included managing writing staff and scripts from concept to final drafts, as well as writing comedy sketches and interstitial material for a daily show. Also for "Mickey Mouse Club": writer for pilot (1988), 4 seasons as staff writer, 1989-91. Also wrote songs (music and lyrics) for several episodes. Doug - cartoon series for Nickelodeon (Jumbo Pictures). Story Editor for 2nd Season (1991-92). Duties included managing writers, as well as working with executive producer and Nickelodeon story editor throughout the script-writing process from concept to outline to final draft. Wrote the episodes “Doug’s Secret Song” and “Doug’s Big News”. Marx Madness - animated TV series for Gaumont (French TV) based on the Marx Brothers, co-produced and wrote development material, show bible; 1998-98. The Misfits: animated feature for Good Times Video and Pop Inc. Prods., sequel to “Rudolph”; co-produced and wrote development material, show bible; 1999. How My Body Works - writer for pilot segments for Reader's Digest CD-Rom, Aug. 1995. How To Show Grown-ups the Museum - writer, for Roberts/Strong Prods. Educational video promotional script, Dec-Jan, 1995. The Wheels on the Bus - for Good Times Video. CD-ROM for kids. Writer for 2 stories, June-Oct 1994. My Scene Goes Hollywood – PC Game for Vivendi Universal. Script writer, 2005 Allegra's Window - for Nickelodeon. Writer for "I've Got a Secret" episode. May 1994. Welcome Freshmen - for Nickelodeon. Head writer for five episodes, wrote two, 4th season (July-October 1993). Duties included managing staff writers, editing and rewriting scripts. Greetings from Gilbert - HBO Video with Gilbert Gottfried featuring “Norman’s Corner” (writer). 1988. Staff writer at Broadcast Arts, 1985-88, wrote proposals, bibles, scripts and developed several shows, among them: “Pee-wee's Playhouse” (wrote proposal, bible, developed show), "Norman's Corner", a Cinemax Comedy Special with Gilbert Gottfried, “Wayside School" for ABC (proposal, bible, draft), Mowgli and His Friends for unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Jungle Book".
fX network (Fox cable channel - March ‘95-April ‘97). Duties included writing and producing 42 light and informative 50-second “channel hosting” hits per week for on-air talent. Content varied from background info on fX acquired programs, to promos.
fX network from March ‘95-to March ‘96. Duties included checking news copy and supervising 8 live one-minute news breaks per day.
As an editor, John David has been privileged to work with some of the best publishers of fiction in the nation, including Whitaker House (where as senior editor he worked on James Byron Huggins' Nightbringer, a book that Library Journal named one of its annual top five Christian novels), David C. Cook, NavPress, Realms Fiction, and Marcher Lord Press. "I confess… did a lot of investigation over the Internet… from half way around the world… received a many sample edits / quotes from different editors (~12!). My choice was perfect. On a scale of 1-to10 I rate John a solid (plus) 10! First and foremost for the English… past tense-present tense… grammer —use of the em dash… POV… the whole nine yards. Perfect.And next – for him getting into the story… making very good COMMENTS and suggestions all throughout. This includes checking things on the Internet… noting that the coca cola slogan – “The Real Thing” did not come out in the time period that I mentioned it… and many other excellent comments." Michael Weiss
“Kelly [has] a good sense of humor and a tactful way of communicating, who relates to writers as equals, not underlings. With each manuscript Kelly has edited for me, I've gained invaluable knowledge about the craft of fiction writing. ~Stacey Coverstone, author of High Lonesomehas
"Throughout our work and rework on my manuscript, Mark was encouraging and kind, and he never made me feel like the rookie I am (was). He never left me feeling like he knew more about the publishing industry than I did — he just continued to teach me in an incredibly thoughtful and gentle way, fine-tuning my work and imploring me to be the best I could be. ... At the moment there are ten agencies and two publishers who have responded favorably to my query (which you taught me how to write, I might add) about my novel. " – Gary Kaschak JAMES POWELL is "a good literary surgeon," as one of his accomplished clients noted. As an editor of fiction and non-fiction, he views manuscripts with a broad, comprehensive vision and an eye for detail-for "the right word in the right place." Powell's editors will tell you that his books need no editing, as Powell is, himself, an editor. He will read your fiction with an eye to making it believable and your non-fiction with a knack for making it both convincing and engaging. His books and short stories have been translated into many languages and are known throughout the world. His list of publications includes The Tao of Symbols (Morrow 1982), Energy and Eros (Morrow 1985), The Prentice Hall Global Employment Guide (Prentice Hall 1983), Mandalas: The Dynamics of Vedic Symbolism (Sterling 1980), Derrida for Beginners (Writers and Readers 1996), Postmodernism for Beginners (Writers and Readers 1998), Eastern Philosophy for Beginners (2000), and Deconstruction for Beginners (2005), and Slow Love: A Polynesian Pillow Book (2008). His short story "The Silence of the Hummingbird" was published in Spanish in Revista Katharsis in Malaga, Spain and his journalism has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent and Montecito Journal.
"The turnaround time was excellent. The work was fabulous!!" Nova University student. "His editing really streamlined my ideas. Mr. Powell's service offered much needed support." ARLENE ROBINSON has developed and edited 450+ full-length manuscripts in a variety of genres since 1996. Her clients include women's fiction author Angie Daniels, sociology professor Joyce Tang and college-success guide author Josh Richardson. The true crime memoir The Twelfth Man Standing received Turner Broadcasting Network's Trumpet Award in 2002, and 'PRESSIONS: Memoirs of a Southern Cat by Edith M. Holmes won the YOUnity Reviewers Guild Top Honor Award. Arlene welcomes new or published authors as clients, and enjoys helping journalistic, business and academic writers transform their writings into marketable, polished products for mainstream readers. While not a professional humor writer, she could be. Arlene lives in the Deep South with her probation officer/journalist husband and two almost-adult sons, and looks forward to the day when her human offspring venture into the world as independently as she envisions her writings springing onto bookshelves.
"Arlene is everything you want in an editor: thorough, timely and accommodating. If it weren't for her, I certainly would not have landed a publisher for my manuscript. Not only was her editing topnotch, her advice on everything about publishing was very helpful. Arlene really cares about the work she does and it shows!" — Josh Richardson, Ahead of the Pack: Balancing Your Way to Personal Success in College, Thomson Delmar Learning A. J. SOBCZAK is an editor, proofreader, and writer (business writing, business methods, business history, communication, literary analysis, fiction in various genres) with more than 25 years of experience in the publishing industry. He has edited nonfiction work, both articles and books, in a variety of fields, including various social sciences, technical research, and medical research. He has edited dozens of books and journals in the social sciences, research methods, mathematics, political science, psychology, business and management, history, and health and medicine, among other topics, and also has worked on several successful doctoral dissertations. He is an expert in APA and Chicago styles and is on several publishers' lists of "go-to" editors for manuscripts with heavy math content. His fiction specialties include science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and young adult.
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DEANNA H. BRADY is a highly versatile freelance writer and editor with more than two decades of experience. Known as an "editor's editor," she ghostwrites, rewrites, develops, and copyedits a wide range of material, including self-help/how-to books, novels (both literary and genre fiction), creative nonfiction, biographies/memoirs, proposals, cover and query letters, articles, essays, scripts, business communications, and Web content. She has written and edited marketing and advertising copy for Fortune 500 companies and is adept at editing ESL and translated text, as well as scientific/technical material. In addition, she specializes in projects concerning spirituality, ecology, Native American Indian culture, psychology, allopathic and complementary medicine, and health, and she particularly enjoys working with& fantasy, science fiction, historical, romance, adventure, mystery, and young adult literature. 
ROSANNE CORNBROOKS CATALANO specializes in children's and young adult books, fantasy novels, and Christian/inspirational manuscripts. Prompt and professional, Rosanne works well with any author's voice, providing clarity and punch while respecting the integrity of the work.
Copyediting, developmental editing
PAUL W. COVER is an editor and writer with more than thirty years of publishing experience. He specializes in science fiction and fantasy. His first novel, Waking Beauty (HarperCollins), was short-listed for the Tiptree Award. He has also published the novels Tumbling After (HarperCollins) and Dracula: Asylum (Dark Horse). His short fiction has been collected in Everland and Other Stories (PS Publishing) and has been nominated for the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Shirley Jackson awards. Paul has a Master's Degree in Creative Writing and English Literature from The City College of New York and is a graduate of the prestigious Clarion Writer's Workshop. He is also a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America.
MARK ORRIN