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Work with a genre specialist
I specialise in editing stories in the romance genre:
This means that you can trust your story to a skilled and experienced editor who understands you.
- contemporary romance
- YA (Young Adult) romance
- romantic comedy
- fantasy romance
- romantasy
- paranormal romance
- romantic suspense
This means that you can trust your story to a skilled and experienced editor who understands you.
I can help you solve the big-picture issues of your story
- Are you struggling with the plot of your story and can’t figure out what happens next? I can show you how to solve plot issues in your story.
- Are you struggling to create believable and unique characters with realistic goals, motivations and flaws? I can show you how to create believable, realistic and relatable characters in the story you are editing right now.
- Do you provide too much information/exposition that slows down the pacing of the story, and readers lose interest? I can show you how to identify unnecessary information and quicken the pacing of your story.
- Are you struggling to show the romantic chemistry and advance the development of the romantic relationship between the main characters? I can read your manuscript and show you how to develop the romantic relationship between the main characters.
I provide thoughtful and actionable suggestions to help you edit and improve the big-picture issues of your story, such as:
- theme
- plot
- characters (goal, motivation, conflict, character development)
- point of view
- pacing
- setting
- romance genre conventions
- scene vs narrative summary (show vs tell)
- exposition (info-dumping)
- dialogue
"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)
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)
We might be a great fit if
- you are looking for a reliable and supportive developmental editor or beta reader to help you edit the big-picture issues of your story
- you are writing a romance manuscript and are looking for a professional and kind romance genre specialist
- you are looking for honest, thoughtful, and actionable suggestions to improve the big-picture issues of your story
- you are looking for an editor that doesn't use AI to edit or beta-read your manuscript
- you see the value of having a human professional editor that addresses you your strengths and weaknesses and helps you improve your writing skills (for your next books)
- you are looking for an editor that does their best to improve your manuscript and respects your manuscript, privacy and confidentiality
Am I the right editor for your story?
Learn more about me and my editing services to make sure we are a good fit to work together.
"...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
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.
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"... 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
Rachel Anthony, romance writer
Services
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"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
Sophie Bernbaum, YA romance writer
Free discovery meeting
Book a free discovery meeting to discuss how I can help you solve the big-picture issues 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.
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