work with me
As a writer, I know first-hand the importance of working with an editor who gets you and your writing, and who can help shape your work or spot something no one else has noticed.
My approach is honest and nurturing. I want you to feel inspired and supported when you get your edited manuscript back from me, not confused or dejected.
I offer a variety of editorial services, from coaching and helping you structure your manuscript to big picture edits to line and copy editing when you’re ready to fine-tune it.
Whether you’re planning to self-publish or to pursue traditional publishing, I can help.
Genres I work with:
Fiction: literary, short stories, contemporary, LGBTQIA+, autofiction, fantasy.
Nonfiction: memoir, business, self-help, how-to guides.
“Maia provided outstanding editing services for our marketing book, Pay Attention. She was responsive to our requests, kept us on deadline, and was highly communicative throughout the process. Writing a book is a daunting process, but Maia's support and guidance made it seem like a reasonable challenge, tackled chapter by chapter. She went above and beyond in her work, and we are incredibly satisfied with the results!”
Dana Schmidt and Cassandra Bailey, Slice Communications
“Maia performed an excellent developmental edit for my supernatural/magic realism novel (~80k). She provided thorough feedback, helpful suggestions on areas to improve, and detailed in-line notes that made it easy to follow along with her review. She also finished the edit quickly, and was very responsive and communicative during the whole process. I'd highly recommend her services to any author.”
Carolyn A. Drake
“Maia was absolutely great to work with - she completed the work before the agreed timeline and provided great and useful feedback on my MS that were clear and succinct. I would definitely work with Maia again in the future. Highly recommend!”
Tamim Hamid, CEO at Theradome Inc.
“Maia made me feel valued and listened to through every step. We connected very well on the first call and the whole experience felt very positive. Maia is professional and easy to talk with while remaining detail-orientated without making me feel invalidated in any way. I highly recommend her services. You will get very honest feedback and opinions along with encouragement.”
Sarah-Jane Turner