✹ Editing services for fiction authors.

Alchemy 

  Editorial

✹ You finished your book!
Are you ready for the next step?

Whether you're looking for developmental editing to shape the foundation of your story, stylistic/line editing to refine your prose, or copyediting for technical accuracy, I’m here to help.

With a BAH in History and extensive self-directed study, I’m well versed in classics and contemporary fantasy, horror, and gothic fiction—offering deep insight into their historical conventions and current publishing trends. Expect meticulous attention to detail, thorough feedback, and personalized guidance. I believe the relationship between an author and editor should be collaborative, and I'm excited to work with you to help you reach your creative and publishing goals.

Whether you're looking for developmental editing to shape the foundation of your story, stylistic/line editing to refine your prose, or copyediting for technical accuracy, I’m here to help.

With a BAH in History and extensive self-directed study, I’m well versed in classics and contemporary fantasy, horror, and gothic fiction—offering deep insight into their historical conventions and current publishing trends. Expect meticulous attention to detail, thorough feedback, and personalized guidance. I believe the relationship between an author and editor should be collaborative, and I'm excited to work with you to help you reach your creative and publishing goals.

I aim to refine your work while ensuring your unique voice stays intact. Together, we can develop your manuscript while remaining faithful to your original intention.

I aim to refine your work while ensuring your unique voice stays intact. Together, we can develop your manuscript while remaining faithful to your original intention.

My Services

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My Services ✹

✹ This is a quick overview of the editing services I offer. For a full breakdown of the service and pricing, check out the individual page for each.

  • Developmental editing, sometimes called substantive editing, is the first step after finishing your draft.

    At this stage, I focus on the big-picture elements of your story, helping you refine and strengthen its overall structure, plot, characters, pacing, and narrative flow.

    You receive:

    • An editorial letter outlining the strengths and weaknesses of your manuscript’s use of storytelling elements.

    • Notes throughout the manuscript to point out examples of the details outlined in the editorial letter.

    • Email communication to discuss feedback.

    See a full breakdown of the process and pricing → here.

  • Stylistic or line editing focuses on refining the prose and language of your manuscript.

    This stage of editing reviews your manuscript at the sentence level and considers word choice, syntax, and overall writing style.

    You receive:

    • An editorial letter outlining the strengths and weaknesses of your writing.

    • Comments and editing directly in the manuscript.

    • A style sheet.

    • Email communication to discuss feedback.

    See a full breakdown of the process and pricing → here.

  • This phase of editing focuses on the mechanics of grammar, punctuation, spelling, usage and style.

    You receive:

    • In-line corrections/tracked changes.

    • A style sheet outlining consistencies.

    • Email communication to discuss feedback.

    See a full breakdown of the process and pricing → here.

✹ A bit about me…
your future editor, perhaps?