Book editing and coaching for authors of YA and adult speculative fiction, literary fiction, and cultural anthropology
I help fiction authors and cultural anthropologists get their manuscripts finished, solve their storytelling problems, and polish their sentence-level craft.
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If you're looking for someone who combines a research background in cultural anthropology with the flexible approach that fiction editing and coaching requires, then read on!
Why work with me?
My background and interest in setting, context, and worldbuilding uniquely qualifies me for work in speculative and literary fiction. I'm a good fit for novels where cultural differences, genders, or sexualities feature as a theme or as part of the worldbuilding.
Besides fiction editing, I'm a highly experienced developmental editor for cultural anthropology scholars and researchers in related disciplines. Ethnography gives me the opportunity to combine my academic and fiction developmental editing knowledge and skills.
With my help in navigating the book publishing process, you’ll end up feeling accomplished, satisfied, and self-assured when you submit your book for publishing.
I work on books, novellas, short stories, journal articles, academic book proposals, and fiction query letters/synopses.
Publisher experience
Besides many indie author clients, I copyedit for various publishers, including Penguin Young Readers USA.
Academic monographs I've worked on as a developmental or line editor have been published by I.B.Tauris, Indiana University Press, CEU Press, Routledge, Palgrave MacMillan, Berghahn, and Brill, among others.
I have also published academic monographs with Routledge and University of Toronto Press.
Services
Email me and I'll send you a detailed proposal for any of my services below:
1) Fiction editing: Developmental editing, manuscript critique, combined line/copyediting. If you need help with your storytelling, story structure, or a final polish.
2) Academic developmental editing: For cultural anthropologists and other creative academics who need help with revising a book or journal article. You must have a completed first draft for this service.
3) Book coaching: For fiction authors or cultural anthropologists who need help with brainstorming, planning, and developing an unfinished book project.
4) Fast feedback: For writers who want to test the waters or just need feedback on a short project.
Check out my training and qualifications here.
★ What my clients say ★
"Working with Andy made my debut novel better, and the results in distribution and reviews prove it. Now we've produced two books together in the same series. I would absolutely recommend working with The Narrative Craft if you're in need of sound feedback, a great partner in the process, and a push in the best direction."
Nathan Wagner, Alternative Western Author
"The edits were necessary and incredibly valuable. I learned a lot about my own perspective and how it bleeds into characters, and how to extricate myself from that or lean into it. The editorial report was one of the greatest feedback tools I have ever received, as it covered so many aspects that, as the author, I tended to gloss over."
Vincent Burke, Fantasy Romance Author
"I love edits like this – thank you very much that you immerse yourself so much in the story, its world, culture, and language; this is invaluable for translating all those details that create a unique atmosphere from German to English."
Markus Gut, Literary Fantasy Author
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