My goal as an editor is to understand your vision and guide your story to its strongest, most immersive version.

Whether your manuscript is ready for editing or you want help developing your work in progress, I'd love to work with you!

Hi, I’m Emily Schlick!

Emily Schlick, freelance editor novel editor book editor book editing novel editing services for first-time authors first time authors indie authors publishing
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testimonials

  • "Emily is a fantastic editor—sensitive, meticulous and wonderful to work with. She is exceptionally attentive to language, sense, rhythm and punctuation. She made excellent suggestions for ways to trim and tighten my manuscript and improve its clarity. I thoroughly recommend her."

    Deborah Pike, author, The Players

  • Emily was a lifesaver! I desperately needed to cut 10,000 words off my novel and didn't know how to do it. Emily helped me not only figure out what to cut, but how to wordsmith and be more concise. She caught a lot of typos as well. She was encouraging, supportive, and understanding the whole time. I'm very glad I got to work with her."

    Caitlin Donovan, author

  • "I can't express how grateful I am for Emily's work. She has been instrumental in improving my fantasy series. I tried another editor before her and wasn't happy with the level of insight and feedback. She has improved sentence variety, suggested word changes, improved the flow, commented on voice and believability, called out plot holes. My story has vastly improved and I owe it to Emily's diligence and attention to detail."

    M.H. Kadifichi, author, A Sword Within Shadows

    (4.5 stars on Royal Road with 110,000+ views)

  • "Emily is an amazing editor. She spots every detail, and she has an amazing grasp of style and nuances of grammar. She is also friendly, down-to-earth, and easy to work with."

    Matt MacIntosh, writer

  • "Amazing professionalism from day one and Emily always made sure my expectations were not only met but surpassed through the quality of her work! A++ and highly recommended."

    Dr. Ismail D. Badjie, author, Life as a Hyphen

let’s connect!

I’d love to meet you and discuss your work in progress. Please fill out the contact form below or email me directly at hello@emilyedits.com.