Urban Fantasy Developmental Editing Services

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Megan

Megan

New York, NY, United States

A 20 year veteran of the publishing industry, Megan spent a decade at Simon & Schuster and has acquired and edited many bestsellers.


Work experience:

  • Simon & Schuster
  • Freelance

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance

Sean

Sean

Denton, TX, United States

Editor of bestselling, award-winning middle grade, YA, and adult books, specializing in fantasy and sci-fi. Let's make your book stand out!


Work experience:

  • Andrea Hurst and Associates, LLC
  • Self-employed
  • Andrea Hurst and Associates
  • Relay Publishing, LLC
  • The Editorial Department

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

Lynsey

Lynsey

Missoula, United States

(She/they.) Over a decade of in-house and freelance editorial work for Big 5 publishers & private clients across genres.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Fordham University Press
  • City College of New York
  • Skadden-Arps Legal Studies Program at City College of New York
  • WHACK! Magazine
  • Penguin Group (USA)
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction

Scott

Scott

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Developmental and copy editor specializing in speculative fiction. I love helping writers bring their imaginative worlds to life!


Work experience:

  • Outland Entertainment

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Space Opera, Short Story, Horror, Thriller & Suspense

Sarah

Sarah

New York, NY, USA

Full Manuscript Assessments and Developmental Editing for YA and Adult Fiction ***Currently scheduling for 2025***


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bradford Literary Agency
  • Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological Thriller

Tee

Tee

Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Experienced in-house and freelance editor specializing in speculative, contemporary, and romance by both bestsellers and new writers.


Work experience:

  • City Owl Press
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance

Shelly

Shelly

New York, NY, USA

Hi there! I'm a Honduran-American book editor with nearly seven years of experience working at both trade publishers and a book packager.


Work experience:

  • Cake Creative & Electric Postcard
  • Scholastic
  • Chooseco

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Coming of Age, LGBTQ Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, New Adult, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy

Oksana

Oksana

Las Vegas, NV, USA

I'm a bestselling and award-winning author, teacher, and editor. I love books and writers!


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Central European University, Critical Romani Studies Journal
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Netflix
  • Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
  • University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Library of Congress

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Short Story, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction

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Hire the best urban fantasy developmental editors


You can write the most exciting vampires, werewolves, or fairy characters in the world of urban fantasy fiction, but if the plot is not well structured your book won’t reach as many readers as it should 一 and that’s a pity. To help you let your protagonists shine within a solid story line that engages the audience and meets the genre expectations, you can use the help of urban fantasy developmental editors.


An urban fantasy developmental editor with the right experience can help you take your story to the next level. Luckily, you’re in the right place: here at Reedsy you can work with professionals who have worked for big and small publishers, like Simon & Schuster and Ooligan Press.

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