Meet the Editors
Sara Olds
Writer, mother—grandmother now too!, teacher, traveler and equestrian—Sara believes in making the most of the great loves in her life.
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Horror Dark Erotica
Lydia Suen
Lydia studied novel writing at Stanford University. She is the daughter of a first-generation immigrant from Hong Kong. When she’s not writing or editing, Lydia enjoys hiking, recurve archery and making dumplings from scratch. She is easily excitable when listing her favorite things about a manuscript and rolls up her sleeves to dive deep into problem areas and plot inconsistencies. Read More
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Erin Olds
As a former English teacher and current writer of 15+ years, Erin can help you with anything from story structure to emotional payoffs.
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Amy Bowen
Amy loves to dive into characters and find out what makes them tick. She catches developmental flaws and inconsistencies
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Horror Erotica
Trisha Tobias
Trisha Tobias is Associate Fiction Editor for FORESHADOW: A Serial YA Anthology, a freelance editor, and a 2018 Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient.
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Horror Historical
Johanie Martinez-Cools
Equipped with a degree, experience, and a love for books, Johanie is a developmental and line editor who won’t rest until every story she touches is the best it can possibly be. She’s on your team
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Historical Slasher Horror
Julia Allen
Julia has nearly 20 years of editing experience, with strengths in character arcs and story structure. She’s also talented at
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Horror Erotica
Alisha Anderson
Hello friend, my name is Alisha Anderson. I am an Editor, Sensitivity Reader, Mentor, and general enthusiast…
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Fatin Marini
Fatin Marini is a developmental and line editor. Her attention to detail and the overall narrative allow her to help authors
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Rochelle Burnside
Rochelle Burnside is a developmental and line editor who works by day as a content marketer, writing ad copy and non-fiction articles. She is also an avid writer of fanfiction,
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Carrie Jacks
Carrie loves the entire process of publishing a novel—from developing that brand new, exciting idea to formatting the words to look perfect on the page.She is sometimes intimidated by editing her own words, but she loves to read other writers’ works in progress to help make them the best they can be. Read More
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Dark Horror Heavy Sci-Fi Erotica
Kim VanderHorst
Kim is an experienced and kind developmental editor. Maybe because she’s a mom. Maybe because she’s Canadian. But she has a knack
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Historical Military Nonfiction
C. Michelle Jefferies
C. Michelle Jefferies is a published author who has studied structure and character for ten years. She’s taught structure
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Horror Erotica
Veronica Vega
Veronica Vega is a writer and Freelance Editor who also works with Riptide publishing as an Editorial Assistant.
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April Jones
April Jones has read, written, or edited her way through dozens of fictional worlds. When she’s not working as a teacher or freelance editor, she spends her time pretending to practice Korean by binge watching Korean dramas. She received her bachelors in English and her M.F.A. in creative writing.
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Sachiko Burton
Sachiko is a Japanese-American with an insatiable appetite for knowledge. She understands character motivation on a deep level and
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Rebecca Blevins
Rebecca Blevins is the author of four published books. She has been freelance editing for several years and enjoys helping
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Erotica Slasher Horror
Nicole Hawken
Nicole is a passionate storyteller and consumer of stories. She particularly loves building complex worlds and developing compelling characters.
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Manuela Velasco
Manuela is an avid reader and a kind editor. She has a unique perspective thanks to her degree in Sustainability & the Environment
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Akelah Adams
Akelah has an English degree and she would love to put it to use helping you write your story!
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Mandy Ballard
Mandy reads, writes, leads writers’ education groups, and does yoga in the cracks between all that drives life on a tiny
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Horror Erotica
Heba Elsherief
Heba Elsherief holds an MA in English Literature from and is a PhD researcher at the University of Toronto. A former Islamic high school English teacher, she now teaches college classes in children’s literature, gender studies, and historical thought.
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