If you're looking to work with a genre specialist who will help you improve your story and achieve your writing goals, look no further!
I am a developmental editor and beta reader for romance writers. I specialise in editing contemporary romance, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, YA romance, fantasy romance and romantasy stories.
I have extensive training in developmental editing from the EFA, ClubEdFreelancers and Liminal Pages. I am a member of the EFA, ClubEdFreelancers and ALLi. I have a BA in English Language and Literature specializing in the Anglophone Literature and Cultural Studies track from the University of Cyprus. I worked as an English Language teacher for students of all ages between 2018 and 2023.
I offer 4 services: developmental editing, manuscript critique, discovery draft evaluation and beta reading.
I offer developmental editing services for romance writers. I provide constructive and honest feedback about the plot and structure, character development, genre conventions, point of view, pacing, setting, dialogue and show vs tell of the manuscript. I provide a marked-up manuscript with margin suggestions (comments) using Track Changes in Microsoft Word and an editorial report full of editorial feedback that further guides the author. I offer free sample edits of the first 1,000 words of the story. You can find more information about the developmental editing service on my website.
I offer manuscript critique services for romance writers. I provide an editorial report full of detailed and constructive feedback about the plot and structure, character development, genre conventions, point of view, pacing, setting, dialogue, and show vs tell of the story. I offer free sample edits of the first 1,000 words of the story. You can find more information about the manuscript critique service on my website.
I offer discovery draft evaluation services for romance writers. I provide constructive feedback about the big-picture storytelling elements. I will read your romance story and provide a discovery draft evaluation report about the things that are working well in the story, compelling elements that can be used to make the story more powerful, things that aren’t working well in the story, perspective concerns and conventions of the romance genre. You can find more information about the discovery draft evaluation service on my website.
I offer beta reading services for romance writers. I provide a reader’s report with detailed, constructive and honest feedback about the character development, plot and structure, point of view, genre conventions and my overall impression of the story. You can find more information about the beta reading service on my website.
"Maria provided beta reading of my contemporary romance novel, and her feedback was invaluable, especially after I had completed numerous revisions and was struggling to pinpoint where my plot issues were. I appreciated the chance to have a new and unbiased set of eyes on my manuscript. She pointed out an issue with a subplot that I had not considered before, which helped me to focus my revision efforts effectively. Her feedback was timely and thoughtful, and I'd recommend her to any fellow authors seeking beta reading feedback." Kate Underwood, contemporary romance writer
If you are interested in working with me, please email me at mariageorgiou@mariageorgioufictioneditor.com
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