About the Editor

As an award-winning author with an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction, who studied under New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors such as Maria V Snyder, Priscilla Oliveras, Melissa Marr, Lee McClain and many others, and a former fiction editor at The Parliament House Press, I bring both creative insight and industry experience to every project. I specialize in developmental editing, detailed line editing, and query and submission material critiques for fiction writers preparing their work for publication. With a keen eye for story structure and a passion for deepening point of view, I help authors elevate their manuscripts with clarity, emotional resonance, and market awareness. Whether you're polishing a novel or crafting a compelling pitch, I’m here to support your path to publication.

I've taken many fiction courses, including but not limited to:

Setting and Research by author Maria V Snyder
Hacking the First Chapter by author Kevin Hearne
Structure and Synopsis Writing by author Anne Harris
Critiquing and Clarity seminar by author Will Horner
Revision seminar by author Dr. Nicole Peeler
Character Arcs: Cracking the Cast at Seton Hill University
Character and Dialogue by author Scott Johnson
Conflict, Plot, and Scene Building by author Timons Esias
Point of View by Timons Esias
Description: Producing It, Using It by author Dr. Albert Wendland
Developmental Editing with the Editorial Freelancers Association
Book Mapping for Developmental Editors with the Editorial Freelancers Association
Teaching Popular Fiction and Writing by author Dr. Michael Arnzen
Agents and Queries seminar by literary agent Danille Chiotti of Upstart Crow Literary
Behind the (Bookstore) Curtains, a seminar on the publishing industry and book distribution by author Maria V Snyder
Preparing to Publish in Today's Market seminar by authors Rachel Herron, Juliet Blackwell, and Sophie Littlefield
Marketing and Recent Trends in YA by author Kathryn Miller Haines
The Business of Writing by author Victoria Thompson
YA Tropes Love 'Em, Twist 'Em by author Maria V Snyder
Diverse Voices in YA and Beyond by author Kathryn Miller Haines
Is Dytopian Dead? Trends in YA and MG by author Kathryn Miller Haines
Marketing and Recent Trends in YA by author Kathryn Miller Haines
Balancing Emotion and Pacing for Unforgettable Romance by author Priscilla Oliveras
Writing the Romance Series by author Dr. Lee McClain
Guest Speaker Presentation for Fiction Writers with author Beverly Jenkins
Romancing the GMC by Priscilla Oliveras
Marketing and Recent Trends in Romance by Priscilla Oliveras
The Original Templates: Folk & Fairytale Foundations Across Genres by author Melissa Marr
Crisis Creates Us: The Narrative Arc Seminar by author Daniel Jose Older
Write Rot Right: Decomposition and Forensic Anthropolohy by forensic anthropologist, Dr. Bobbie Leeper
Don't Believe Anything I Say: POV and the Rise of the Unreliable Narrator Seminar by author Kathryn Miller-Haines
Abracadabra: Using Magic in Popular Fiction by horror author Scott Johnson
Pick Your Punk by author Heidi Ruby Miller
Magical Realism: I Know It When I See It by author Jason Jack Miller

I furthered my education with many courses at the EFA, I'm an active member of SCBWI, and I've presented as a guest speaker on both writing and editorial related topics.

Our Services

Developmental Edits

The goal of the developmental edit is to provide the author with clear, constructive, and actionable feedback to revise and elevate the manuscript’s storytelling and commercial potential. The Editor will focus on both creative execution and market readiness. This includes a full manuscript read-through, detailed edit letter, and in-line comments.

The main areas of focus will consist of:

Overall plot and subplots
Characterization and development of character arcs
World-building
Concept and premise
Marketable hook and genre positioning
Pacing and story momentum
Interiority
Narrative voice and consistency of tone

Line Edits

Line-level feedback will focus on enhancing the narrative point of view, clarity, style, and emotional resonance of the prose. The editor will perform a thorough read-through of the manuscript, a short editorial letter, and thoroughly annotated manuscript with very many detailed in-line comments and tracked changes.

Specific areas addressed will include:

Strengthening reader engagement through an intimate narrative lens
Deepening point of view and enhancing voice
Word choice and phrasing suggestions to enhance tone and emotional impact
Tightening syntax and semantics for greater clarity
Offering word choice suggestions to further characterization
Enriching setting through well-placed sensory and contextual details, while maintaining a forward propulsion of the plot
Heightening character interiority and emotional depth
Maintaining tone consistency throughout scenes and chapters
Improving pacing through line-level rhythm and paragraph structure
Overall polish and readability of the prose

Query Critique

My query letter critiques focus on refining the structure and clarity of your pitch to ensure it captures a literary agent’s attention. I assess the marketability of your hook, genre positioning in the current market, help clarify the GMC (goal, motivation, and conflict) at the heart of your manuscript, so your query stands out in the slush pile. The goal is a polished, compelling query that effectively showcases your story, aligns with industry expectations, and illustrates the commercial marketability of the project.

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What Our Clients Say

Kiana Krystle, author of Dance of the Starlit Sea by Peachtree Teen

"You don't want to miss this!! Sophia is such a thorough and detailed editor. Her mind is brilliant!"

"Your editing skills are amazing! ...Your notes on deep POV are seriously helping me fall back in love with my story and the world I created. Your notes on showing are inspiring me SO MUCH and helping me feel even more grounded in the world than before. You seriously helped re-spark my passion for this story which I NEEDED."

Published Client List

Awakened by Ciara Duggan

"A perfect story for fans of Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver and Tracy Wolf's Crave. When Hannah accidentally awakens a handsome witch from a hidden cove near campus, she realizes he isn't the only thing stirring out of slumber. Hannah has roused all magic...including the devil herself."

Featured as a top YA Fall 2021 release by YA.Buzz and translated in Italian by Kiss Publishing, an imprint of Queen Editorial.