Meet the editor

Hi, I’m Alyssa! I’m a New York City-based editor working in publishing. I've helped countless writers realize their vision and go on to live their dreams as successful authors.I've been an avid reader and hobbyist writer from a young age. I hold an honors B.A. in English (Multicultural Literature and Gender Studies) and earned my English M.A. with a dual study in Literature/Film and Rhetoric/Composition.As an editor, I'm eager to help writers perfect their stories and turn them into the best versions possible by amplifying their voice and goals through developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading.

Let's work together towards achieving your literary goals!

Developmental Edits

This is where I focus on the big picture elements of your manuscript such as structure, plot, dialogue, pacing, coherence, and style.

Copy Editing

This stage focuses on the large scale consistencies and accuracies of your manuscript’s content. This is bundled with line edits, which focuses on grammar, spelling, and punctuation among others.

Proofreading

The final step before publication. This will be a careful read through of your manuscript to spot any lingering errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Full Editorial Bundle

The full editorial bundle includes all the previous stages, as well as additional support in research. It will be perfectly tailored to suit your needs.

Client Testimonials

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"Working with Alyssa has been a dream. She has a sharp eye and a keen sense of what makes a story not only work, but also what makes it fantastic. She's helped me take my characters from ideas on paper to larger than life. Her insight, wit, and skills have made the editing process equal parts a joy and a breeze to work through. Her inline comments and reactions also made me feel incredibly supported, and knowing my editor believed in my story kept me going. I can't recommend her enough." — Carina Gaskell (availed of the full editorial bundle)"Reading through Alyssa's comments and suggestions, I had this sense that she really understood my style and vision. This was my first time working with a professional editor on this level and she made the process both simple and fun. Under Pink Skies is infinitely better because of her input, and I am grateful!" — Alex Chrisco (availed copy edits)

Services Offered

All prices are in USD. Rates are calculated for a manuscript of 50,000 words. Adjustments will be made accordingly if your word count exceeds that.

Developmental Edits

Through track changes and an edit letter, I will point out strengths and make suggestions on your plot, setting, characters, pacing/flow, timeline, dialogue, and style with notes on developing your manuscript further as an editor. $0.038 per word

Copy/Line Editing

Copy/Line edit: I will focus on the large scale consistencies and accuracies of your manuscript’s content, typically after a developmental edit has been completed. At this stage, I will also conduct line edits to correct grammatical errors, spelling, punctuation, format, sentence fragments, repetition, language/slang use, expressions, errors, and inconsistencies. $0.030 per word

Proofreading

The final step before publication. This will be a careful read through of your manuscript with track changes to spot any lingering errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and typing. Attention paid to consistency and quality of language, formatting, page numbers, page breaks, chapter headings, and style. $0.021 per word

Full Editorial Bundle

If you would like to avail of all services offered for an extensive edit of your manuscript, I am open to discussing further with you. Please contact me and I will get back to you ASAP.This bundle includes a research component. It allows for detailed, in-depth research on a topic, event, place, hobby, career, etc. for a character or setting to help you with accuracy.*Due to the custom nature of the bundle, prices will depend on the scope of the project.

Genres I work with

The Editorial Process

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