Welcome to Small Seeds Editing.
I offer clear, concise edits to help indie writers & scholars elevate their work.
What do I edit?
FICTION:
Novels
Novellas
Short stories
I keep an eye on spelling, punctuation and grammar, and also tighten wordy passages, enhance word choice, flag repetition or awkwardness, and give tips to improve pacing and flow.
I specialize in editing YA and fantasy, particularly historical fantasy, high and epic fantasy, urban fantasy and YA fantasy.
NONFICTION:
Theses & dissertations
Journal articles & textbooks
Travel writing
Personal essays
Self-help books
Spiritual & philosophical texts
I specialize in subject matter in the social sciences & humanities.
Hey, I’m Jill.
I’m a copy and line editor with 10+ years of professional writing and editing experience.
I’m the author of an award-winning thesis, have a master’s in sociology, and six academic publications, including work appearing in The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society and Canadian Review of Sociology.
My edits have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur and The Independent.
From poetry collections and coming-of-age novellas to academic manuscripts, I steep in your style to emulate your tone – delivering your words, your way.
“She was positive, upbeat and professional. I felt she captured both my mind and my heart within her edits.”
— Joe (website copy)
