Meet the Editors
Mandy Ballard
Mandy (she/her) is a skilled developmental, line editor, and book coach who has worked with both traditional and indie bestsellers, taught at multiple writing conferences, and has a soft spot for beginning writers. Her cozy approach comes through in every edit; if you’re looking for an editor who is 100% on your team, Mandy is the editor for you! Read More
YA contemporary YA Speculative YA Fantasy YA Sci-Fi Dystopian Magical Realism Alternate History Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk Contemporary Romance Paranormal Romance Romcom Middle Grade Adult Literary Women's Fiction Inspirational Non-Fiction Personal Development
Slasher horror Erotica Regency Romance
Tova Seltzer
Tova Seltzer is an editor, fiction writer, and poet. She holds a B.A. in creative writing from American University in Washington, D.C., and is a 2020 graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course. The great love of her life is working with stories in development and figuring out what they want and need to be the greatest they can be. Read More
Romcom Middle Grade Young Adult Low Fantasy
Horror Detailed medical stories
Erin Olds
Erin (she/her) is an experienced developmental and line editor with two secret skills: decreasing word count while retaining voice, and figuring out the one thing that needs to shift in order to make a story truly excellent. She loves working with beginner writers on craft and with experienced authors on in-depth skills like objective correlatives, theme, misbeliefs, and character arcs. Read More
Fantasy Historical Middle Grade YA Magical Realism Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Slasher Horror
Kim VanderHorst
Kim is an experienced and kind developmental editor—maybe because she’s a mom, or maybe because she’s Canadian. But she has a knack
Read MoreFantasy Contemporary Romance Science Fiction Mystery Dystopian Horror Humor Dark Quirky Middle Grade Picture Books Young Adult Adult Romcom
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.
Read MoreFantasy YA fantasy regency romance mythology-based stories magical realism paranormal romance travel-based stories
Erotica
Ravi Teixeira
Ravi Teixeira is a Cape Verdean American and transgender cartoonist, editor, sensitivity reader extraordinaire!
Read Morehorror historical fantasy and romance also graphic novels
Gory violence Non-consensual sexual content