“Laura Kelly took my book and lovingly polished it until it shone.  I’d been concerned I might not recognise my ‘baby’ by the time we were through, but I needn’t have worried.  It was still mine – only better.  Laura merely trimmed what I now realise was ‘excess fat’ and kept my ‘voice.’” 
 Hywela Lyn, author of Starquest, and Children of the Mist

Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly has been writing and editing for over twenty years, and has been an editor with The Wild Rose Press since shortly after they opened for business.  Many of the titles she’s edited are regularly featured on the bestseller lists of the Wild Rose Press.  She loves the editing process, loves to teach, loves to help other authors achieve their dreams.  She is also published under a pseudonym, and knows how to approach the process of editing from the perspective of both an editor and a writer. She’s worked mostly in contemporary romance, romantic suspense, romantic comedy and women’s fiction, but has also edited fantasy and vintage romance.  Her special interests include women’s health, spiritual/inspirational stories, psychology/self-help books and narrative non-fiction.  She’s especially drawn to books that deal with the issues involved in growth and change, and stories with an underlying message and emotional depth. 

Vicky Reed

Vicky Reed became an editor because the editorial process fascinates her. She compares editing to diamond cutting. Each pass reveals more of the latent beauty inherent in a piece. Vicky has been editing for a number of years, and is published under a pseudonym. She works mostly in women’s fiction, but she’s also strongly drawn to science fiction and fantasy, and non-fiction that reads like fiction—memoir, biography, narrative non-fiction—that explores topics of concern to women.

Prior to working for The Wild Rose Press, Vicky worked as a manager for Waldenbooks, and a training coordinator for a major restaurant chain. Vicky is a long-time member of Romance Writers of America, and the Kiss of Death, and has judged the Golden Heart among other contests.

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To contact us, send an email to laura@editorlaurakelly.com.  We look forward to hearing from you!