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I work with authors and publishers, primarily in the romance and fantasy genres, to elevate the quality of their books through multiple stages of editing. I have years of experience editing romance and fantasy novels, including work with many tropes and sub-genres. I especially love editing queer romance, dark romance, and paranormal romance. We could be a great fit if you are: 1) A romance or fantasy author looking for an editor before you self-publish, or before submitting your manuscript to traditional publishers 2) A publisher who specializes in romance or fantasy novels looking for a consistent, reliable editor to help with plot development, developmental edits on first drafts, line editing, or copyediting/proofreading. I love romance and fantasy books, and I understand what makes a story great. I love playing “book doctor”—finding things that aren’t working in the story and giving solid, actionable feedback to fix it. And I understand the nitty gritty details of working with the English language to communicate a story to the reader. I follow the Chicago Manual of Style, while deferring to each author’s unique voice, and I make all edits in Word using Track Changes. Send me a message with your word count, genre, timeline, and the type of editing you’re looking for, and we can get started!

✅ Over ten years experience in writing and editing, with a focus in training and academia. ✅ Training in the Chicago Manual of Style from University of Chicago. ✅ Projects successfully edited and published for print, epub, academic journals, and Fortune 500 companies.  ✅ Expertise in creating multi-media learning materials for adults in a variety of fields. I work with clients who are passionate about their projects, and want support getting their writing ready to make an impact! I can provide guidance at any stage of the writing process, whether you have an idea to take your business materials to the next level, a first draft of an academic paper, or the final manuscript of the next great American novel. Reach out ASAP and let’s get started on your project!

Hi! I'm a professional proofreader, editor, and writer with a Bachelor of Arts in Literatures in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. I'm interested in working with almost any form of writing—fictional manuscripts, nonfictional manuscripts, articles, academic essays and journals, and more. I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and I have a lot of relevant experience through my education and my freelancing. I've also acted as a Beta reader, proofreader, and editor for published authors, working with manuscripts ranging from ~10k words to ~200k. I have experience with almost every genre, including fantasy, nonfiction, paranormal, romance, contemporary, historical, memoir, self-help, etc. Outside of editing and proofreading manuscripts, I've worked with academic materials—such as articles, journals, and essays—and I've also done social media posts and websites. In the end, I'm dedicated to assisting other writers with ensuring their work is of the best possible quality, whether that be with grammar and syntax or storytelling elements. I love assisting students and writers of all ages with their progress; I've tutored in English and have graded student work, both K-12 and college-level. I'm familiar with APA, Chicago, AP, and MLA style guides, and I can edit/proofread while adhering to their guidelines. Thank you for taking an interest in my profile! I hope to work together :)

In addition to working for decades doing full-time editorial work at major publishing companies, I have completed a significant number of editorial and proofreading freelance projects, both fiction and nonfiction, over the span of thirty years. My education has focused on history, religion, and genealogy, but my areas of interest are far wider. Until March 2025, I was a contract production editor for Alpha Publishing, working on their Internet/Computer/Technology school textbooks (Kindergarten through Grade 12). In addition to proofreading and copy editing, my responsibilities included photo selection, page quality assurance, and style consistency. Prior to that, for over twenty years I was a senior proofreader at the custom college textbook division of Pearson, handling a wide range of subjects and project types. As the focus of the company transitioned to online materials, I did copy editing, proofreading, and other quality assurance tasks in a variety of media. In the years before that, I worked for the trade book division of Addison-Wesley as a production editor, working on non-fiction books such as Friday Night Lights. I also worked for D.C. Heath as a copy editor, focusing on elementary through high school textbooks. I'm familiar with a range of style guides, including the Chicago Manual of Style, APA, AP, Words into Type, and others. In addition, I'm very proficient with Microsoft Word (including Track Changes), Adobe Acrobat for pdfs, and PowerPoint.

Hi, I'm Sydney! I am a born-and-raised Californian who relocated to the East Coast for college and never left. I'm a digital marketer skilled in Paid Search and SEO, experienced in the pharmaceutical and finance industries. I daydream about being a writer and provide freelance proofreading/copyediting services in my spare time. I'm the type of person who gets distracted by typos and inconsistencies in books, and I love to help authors catch these mistakes before their work is published. I've always been an avid reader; that hobby developed into a passion for editing when I became the copy editor of my high school newspaper. I peer-edited essays and articles throughout college as a journalism student and editorial assistant of La Pietra Dialogues (an NYU organization in Florence, Italy). After graduating college, I applied for a few freelance editing jobs to make some extra money and fell in love with the work, which ultimately led me to form my own company, Your Taylored Edit, in 2020. My favorite things to work on are manuscripts—particularly in the genres of fantasy, fiction, and mystery—blogs and website content. I am continually honing my skills by taking online courses and referencing resources like A Pocket Style Manual and The Chicago Manual of Style. I hope you consider me for your next project!

I’m a passionate and dedicated editor, content writer, copywriter, and educator with an MA in Publishing and specialized training/coursework in B2B marketing, branding and social media, and copywriting. Through the editing process, I help my clients develop their unique authorial voices and elevate their writing. As a content writer and copywriter, I help businesses and organizations raise brand awareness, drive traffic, and reach their strategic communication goals. Whether you're looking for original content with traffic-driving SEO or needing an editor to help you polish your business content or fiction/nonfiction book manuscript, I can help! I'm meticulous and prioritize accuracy, communication, and client satisfaction.