Let’s give your manuscript the love and attention it deserves!
I provide thoughtful, draft-to-finish developmental editing and coaching to help you elevate your manuscript. I can help you get your manuscript ready for querying or self-publishing, with full developmental edits to help you build a strong final draft, manuscript assessments that focus on big-picture story elements, and several supplementary coaching options while you write. There is a product for for every step of the process, so you can revise with confidence.
No matter where you are on your path to publication, I’m here to support you in crafting a well-polished and captivating story. As your developmental editor, I will work with you to make sure your manuscript lives up to its full potential, with a compelling narrative arc, excellent tension and pacing, and vibrant characters that stay with your readers long after the last page.
Specialties
Thrillers · Suspense · Crime · Women’s Fiction · Romance · Romantasy · Fantasy
Strong women protagonists · Cat-and-mouse-games · Stalkers · Cults · Unreliable narrators · Small-town vibes · Complicated family dynamics · Sapphic and LGBTQIA+ · Witches · Ghosts · Magic
Adult · Young Adult · Middle Grade
My editing style
I’m a supportive developmental editor. It’s my job to lead you to solutions, but your manuscript is your manuscript, always. I will work with you to elevate your work and keep your voice authentic. As an experienced developmental editor and writing coach, I’m here to guide you through every stage of the writing journey with professional insight, encouraging, actionable feedback, and an open dialogue about your goals and ambitions. We’ll try to have some fun along the way, too.
My background
I opened Carta Editorial Services in 2018, with an aim of providing novice- and debut authors with friendly and affordable editing services. Since then, I have worked extensively with authors from all over the world who have gone on to secure agents, land traditional publishing deals and launch successful self-publishing careers with high-quality manuscripts.
I have 6 years’ experience as an editor and 18 years’ experience as a beta reader, including work as a judge at a prestigious international literary awards program and a beta reader at a leading Australian writers’ centre. I have a background in journalism, fitness and agriculture across Norway, the UK and Australia.
When I’m not editing, I like to read, hike, solve puzzles and kill plants in increasingly creative ways because the internet told me to. I live on a beach in Western Australia with my partner, our two cats, two possums, numerous wagtails and at least three skinks.