Copy & line editing
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style-guide consistency, plus sentence-level work on flow, tone, and readability.
Fiction editing & beta reading
You did the hard part.
You wrote the story.
Before you send your manuscript to an agent, publisher, or publishing platform, give it the final pass it deserves. Copy, line, and developmental editing from an editor who is also a USA TODAY bestselling author.
- USA TODAY bestselling author
- Poynter ACES Certified Editor
- Chicago Manual of Style
An editor who is justalso an author
I’m Maureen, a USA TODAY bestselling author and professional fiction editor. Having written and edited romance, romantic suspense, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and other genre fiction, I understand both sides of the editing process: protecting an author’s voice while strengthening the story and prose.
Don’t type THE END and immediately hit submit. You could be setting yourself up for negative feedback. Step back, take that extra step, and make your work stand out from everyone else’s submission. And if you’re unsure what that next step is... just ask.
How I can help
Developmental editing
An in-depth look at plot, pacing, character arcs, structure, continuity, and the gaps readers will notice.
Beta reading
A reader’s-eye report on first impressions, characters, plausibility, and how an audience will respond.
What authors say
Maureen is amazing! She was very quick with her editing and did a great job of not only copy editing, but also improving the flow and tone of the text. She also caught inconsistencies and holes in the plot. I'm definitely going to keep drawing on her expertise. Thanks, Maureen!
Maureen was a delight to work with. Fantastic communication, timely, and she overachieved on my project to perform a beta-read. Her critiques of my project are invaluable. She was careful to season her valuable constructive criticism and insights with some praise for the things she thought were done well. All of it is helping craft my novel even better.
I AM BLOWN AWAY BY MAUREEN!!!!! After she did an amazing, thoughtful beta read for me that gave me clear direction, guidance and feedback, I enjoyed working with her so much I hired her for the copy, line editing and formatting of my novel. WOWWWW is all I can say!!!! She gave it a scrub, fixing all of the grammar and tense issues (thousands)!
Maureen was such a pleasure to work with. She took the time to thoughtfully review my children’s book, along with the front and back matter, and gave helpful, encouraging feedback that really boosted my confidence. She has such a great eye for clarity and tone, and her notes made everything feel more polished without losing the heart of it. I also really appreciated her kindness and generosity. She truly went above and beyond. I’m excited to work with her again on future projects!