Helping Hands

The people on this list were not only fun to work with, they answered questions and made suggestions well beyond what they were paid or commissioned for.
This is my five star list. I hope you’ll reach out to them.

For a longer, more comprehensive list of resources, curated with the help of author Venus Campbell, please visit FeedingTheCreativeBeast.com.

EDITING

Sasha Knight | Editor — Sasha’s edits will inspire you to explore alternative ideas in your story. Her clarity and vision offer insights you hadn’t imagined.

Arran McNicol | Editing720.com | Copy Editing — Arran has the unerring ability to edit without changing the feel and voice of your work. Fast, clean, and smooth, his edits will make your work sparkle.

Julie Scheina | Editor — Julie has an appreciation and respect for the craft that rings true. When she dedicates her time to your work, she fully immerses herself in your story’s world. As such, she has the intuitive ability to discern what you’re trying to achieve and translate that into what’s missing on the page. She gets it–the world building, the characters, the emotions that you’re trying to convey. Then she gently guides you with suggestions and choices to achieve the story you were hoping for all along.

Manu Shadow Valesco | Editor, sensitivity reader — whatever ideas you might have about sensitivity reading, toss them out the window. Manu gently expanded my world view. Theirs was not a judgemental critique, so much as an enlightening path toward wisdom. They expanded my understanding of the impact of words, concepts, and ideas making my work more powerful and focused.