Developmental Editing
Substantive Editing
Line Editing
If you…
…are new to writing stories and have something rough:
I can help you flesh out your story, round out your characters, and strengthen your plot.
…have a completed draft manuscript, and you know it needs some work:
I can help you edit your story and take it from good to great. I’ll help you tighten flabby writing, introduce subplots, streamline info dumping, and make characters more interesting.
…have been published before, and your current manuscript is ready for refinement:
I can review your book with an expert eye and confirm that it’s ready to go, or help you with those last stubborn tweaks. I can also do a line edit for a final polish.
Do you write Historical fiction? Science fiction? Urban fantasy?
Then you’ve come to the right place. Don’t waste time with editors who cover every possible medium and genre. Come work with a partner who specializes in your kind of story.
Work with me
meet idria
I have been a developmental editor for over 25 years.
I love working with writers like you who are passionate about their stories. If your tale is burning to be told, come sit by me and I’ll help you spin your straw into a glorious tapestry.
Take the Great Stories Editing Assessment to see where you are on your writing journey, and I’ll tell you what package I can offer you to bring you to your destination.
If you want to learn more about me, you can always check me out on LinkedIn.
Writing SPECIALTIES
HISTORICAL FICTION
Perhaps a particular time and place calls to you like a siren beckons a sailor, but everything needs to feel like it’s happening now. You’ve labored to shape characters from back then and over there who feel relevant to today’s readers. You’ve dug up original documents to recreate a world so vivid it’s nearly tangible. Great Stories Editing is here to help you make the past into the prologue… and the rest of the book.
When you write historical fiction, you need an editor who’s done the research — someone who’s been in the trenches. You need someone who knows to check for anachronisms and trusts that your sources are accurate. I’ll give your story the thoughtfulness and enthusiasm it deserves.
SCI-Fi
You’ve done the hard work of coming up with a story and populating it with vivid characters who go on thrilling adventures. Now you need a partner on your fantastic ride. That’s where Great Stories Editing comes in.
When you write science fiction, you need someone who knows the tropes. You shouldn’t have to explain why you’re using six-limbed aliens to talk about racial justice. You want an editor who groks what you’re doing! I’ll hold your hand through the whirlwind turns and lightspeed jumps to put that last bit of polish on your gleaming tailfins.
URBAN FANTASY
Your streets are gritty with fairy dust. Shapechangers battle vampires along the Las Vegas Strip. You’ve added a singular twist to reality to create a world just to this side of our own… or maybe one that’s hiding in our shadows. Great Stories Editing will take your case.
An urban fantasy editor has to speak the language — whether it’s elvish, wizardish, or Brooklynese. I get why your werewolves are different, and I know how far disbelief can be suspended. I’ll respect your creation and help you bring out the best in your writing.
See My Style, Get a Clear Quote!
You’ll get a sample from me based on your story, so you can see the kind of work I do before you commit to a full edit. And I’ll give you a clear quote based on the work your project needs — not an inflated guess or a waterfall of increasing costs.