Developmental Editing Portfolio

Just Robbed a Bank by TIM SCOTT (2020–2021) [Memoir]
Untitled Sci-Fi Novel by NATHAN HOFFMAN (2021) [Sci-Fi]

Professional Development

It’s important that you know your developmental editor knows what they’re talking about.

I am a committed study of professional development books dedicated to the craft of writing and narrative. Below, I list the books I’ve read toward this aim.

Build Better Characters: The Psychology of Backstory by Eileen Cook
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author’s Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development by K.M. Weiland
Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative by Chuck Wendig
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue by James Scott Bell
Mastering Plot Twists: How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers by Jane K. Cleland
On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I by Timothy Hickson
On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume II by Timothy Hickson
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Revising Your Novel: From Draft to Finished Draft by Janice Hardy
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Brown
Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin
Understanding Show, Don’t Tell by Janice Hardy
Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers by Lisa Cron
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff VanderMeer