• Work with a reliable and supportive beta reader and developmental editor
  • Work with a romance genre specialist
  • Craft a story that captivates readers
  • Improve your manuscript
  • Achieve your writing goals

          Work with a genre specialist

I specialise in editing stories in the romance genre:
  • contemporary romance
  • YA (Young Adult) romance
  • romantic comedy
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy   
  • paranormal romance
  • romantic suspense

This means that you can trust your novel to a skilled editor who understands you.
"I first engaged Maria’s services for a partial discovery evaluation of my fantasy romance novel when I had written around three quarters of it, and later returned for a full evaluation once the manuscript was finished. Both experiences were excellent.
Maria was professional, insightful, and always on time with her feedback. Her comments were thoughtful and very helpful in strengthening the manuscript and clarifying key elements of the story.
She also scheduled both follow-up calls very quickly after delivering the evaluations, and we went through all of my questions while she helped me brainstorm ideas for the next steps.
I highly recommend Maria to any author looking for thorough, professional, and genuinely helpful editorial feedback."
First-time indie author (pre-publication)

    Craft a story that captivates readers

I will help you improve the big-picture storytelling elements in your manuscript and achieve your writing goals:
  • theme
  • plot
  • characters (goals, motivations, conflict, character development)
  • point of view
  • pacing
  • setting
  • genre conventions
  • scene vs narrative summary (show vs tell)
  • dialogue

We might be a great fit if

  • you are looking for a developmental editor or beta reader to edit the big-picture elements of your story
  • you are writing a romance manuscript and are looking for a romance genre specialist
  • you wish to work with a reliable, supportive and transparent editor to help you improve your manuscript
  • you are looking for constructive, honest, thoughtful and helpful feedback to improve the big-picture elements of your story
  • you are looking for an editor that doesn't use AI to edit or beta-read your manuscript
  • you are looking for an editor that does their best to improve your manuscript and respects your manuscript, privacy and confidentiality
​"...her feedback was invaluable, especially after I had completed numerous revisions and was struggling to pinpoint where my plot issues were. I appreciated the chance to have a new and unbiased set of eyes on my manuscript. She pointed out an issue with a subplot that I had not considered before, which helped me to focus my revision efforts effectively. Her feedback was timely and thoughtful, and I'd recommend her to any fellow authors..."
Kate Underwood, contemporary romance writer

              Editing tips for authors

 Writing, editing and publishing your book can be challenging without guidance. Take a look at my blog, the resources library and subscribe to The Fiction Editing Newsletter to learn all the information you need on how to write and edit a compelling romance story.
"... I found it extremely helpful to have an experienced second set of eyes to verify there were no plot holes or major inconsistencies in my manuscript. ... Your communication with me was great, and you were very responsive. Thank you very much!"
Rachel Anthony, romance writer

                        Services
  • For writers who need detailed and thorough feedback to help them improve their manuscript.
  • Get constructive feedback on the theme, plot, characters, point of view, pacing, setting, genre conventions, show vs tell and dialogue of your story in a marked-up manuscript with suggestions and an editorial report to further guide your revision.
  • Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).
  • For writers with partial or first drafts who want to see what is working or not in their story and the potential directions it could take.
  • Get constructive feedback about the things that are working well, things that are not working well, compelling elements that can be used to make the story more powerful, perspective concerns and romance genre conventions in an evaluation report.  
  • ​Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).
  • For writers who don't need thorough guidance or don’t have the budget for full developmental editing.
  • Get constructive feedback about the theme, plot, characters, point of view, pacing, setting, genre conventions, show vs tell and dialogue of your story in an editorial report.
  • Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).


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  • For writers who need feedback from the reader's point of view and have no idea how to improve their story​​.
  • Get honest feedback from the reader's point of view about the plot, characters, point of view, pacing, genre conventions and overall impression of the story in a reader's report.​
  • Get follow-up support to discuss your story (email or Google Meet).
"Maria offered me feedback on my YA coming-of-age romance novel. It was clear to me that Maria read my manuscript thoroughly, and she gave me thoughtful feedback... I found her feedback useful and would recommend her..."
Sophie Bernbaum, YA romance writer

          Free discovery meeting

​Book a free discovery meeting to discuss how I can help you improve the big-picture elements of your story and to see if we are a great fit to work together.

       Interested on working with me?

Fill in this form and send me your completed manuscript along with any other related documents (synopsis, summary). I will respond to you as soon as possible to discuss how I can help you improve your manuscript and provide you with a no-obligation project quote.

       Meet Maria

  • Developmental editor and beta reader for romance authors
  • Certificate of Completion in Developmental Editing of Fiction Program by ClubEdFreelancers
  • Extensive fiction training
  • Member of the ClubEdFreelancers, the EFA and ALLi
  • Previously worked as an English Language teacher
  • BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Cyprus