Kat was warm and professional from the very start. She listened to my concerns, made her suggestions and backed up these suggestions with a sample edit. I was sold from then onward. She’s an editor who understands important things, like tone and style, and prunes with a thorough, but not ruthless hand. She does her research, and gives detailed reasons for changes. I was very fortunate to find her.
I recommend her to writers who want to see their work truly shine. She's a joy to work with.
— Natalie Payne
Inspired by passion, Element Editing Services was founded in 2015. Having worked as an editor since 2011, I spent the beginning of my career providing detailed developmental advice and editing anything I could get my hands on. I now specialise in fantasy and science fiction. I work incredibly hard to ensure that every client receives only the very best editing experience.
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Element Editing Services takes its name from the core elements that weave together to create a brilliantly written novel.
The Short of It
While you can find a wealth of knowledge across this site, I've included a quick rundown here for your convenience.
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Element Editing Services manages all types of written works, from a few hundred words to a few hundred thousand.
I can edit your manuscript to your market of choice – American, Australian, and British standards are my primaries.
I am a fantasy and science-fiction specialist, but I also work on all forms of speculative fiction.
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Speculative Fiction encompasses the following genres:
Alternate History
Apocalyptic
Utopian and Dystopian
Fantasy
Horror
Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic
Science Fiction
Superhero
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My Qualifications:
Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Bachelor of Professional Writing and Editing
Post-graduate Diploma of Secondary Education
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Services:
Services can be tailored to the specific needs of your manuscript, or your personal requests. Generally, I offer Line Editing, Developmental Editing (Structural/Content/Substantive), and Proofreading. I can also provide copyediting-only packages, as well as critiques and other such reports. You can find out more here.
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Element Editing Services also has a team of deluxe beta readers, if you need one!
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COMING AUGUST
The Horned Crown has been destroyed and the prince of Mistral’s Dusk Blood has awoken.
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After successfully delivering Cassius’s orders to Feng, Dorian and Shye have found themselves stuck in Aura, waiting on the wind to call Shye’s name – but Shye’s powers are broken.
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It isn’t until Minister Sincere of the Feng Council arrives that they learn the true price of their actions in Mistral. Sincere has brought new orders from Cassius for his trusted Stormborn and find the source of the sickness spreading among the Blooded and eliminate it.
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But as Shye and Dorian begin their mission, Cassius faces troubles of his own in the capital. The council are ever suspicious of the changes in their prince, and troubling dreams haunt Cassius’s sleep. Dreams of a place he has never seen and a figure who burns with golden light. Treason stalks the halls of the Brightspir, and the allies Cassius has gathered may not be enough to help him hold the throne, now that he has lost his crown.
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And under the seas of Aura the Nain tremble, for Dusk long imprisoned is waking, hungry for vengeance…
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