About

MS Editors is a team of freelance editors assembled by Lara Willard. Lara, Elizabeth, and Kaleigh graduated from a rigorous writing program at the University of Northwestern—St. Paul, completing courses in literature, writing, editing, and advanced grammar and syntax. Kyra graduated from BYU with a degree in English and Editing and a Masters in Linguistics, has interned with a literary agency, and is pursuing her PhD.

(The MS Editors superheroine was illustrated by Beka Duke!)

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If you already know the level of editing your manuscript requires as well as the category or genre your manuscript, find an editor below. Find out more about us, including our contact information, on the Editors page.

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By Category

	Developmental Editing	MS Critiquing	Line Editing	Copyediting	Proofreading
Fiction	Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Nonfiction	Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Young Adult	Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Kyra, Kaleigh	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Middle Grade	Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Picture Books	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra	Lara, Kyra	Lara, Elizabeth	Elizabeth
Graphic Novels & Illustrated Works	Lara	Lara	Lara	Lara	Lara

By Genre

Note: Lara and Kyra edit query letters and synopses regardless of genre.

	Developmental Editing	MS Critiquing	Line Editing	Copyediting	Proofreading
Adventure	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Contemporary	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Dystopian	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kaleigh
Epic Fantasy	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Kaleigh	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Genre- Benders	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Historical	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara,  Kaleigh	Lara,  Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Mystery	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Paranormal	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kaleigh
Religious	Elizabeth	Elizabeth		Elizabeth	Elizabeth
Romance	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kaleigh
Speculative (SFF)	Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Kyra, Kaleigh	Lara, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Steampunk	Elizabeth, Kyra	Elizabeth, Kyra	Kyra	Elizabeth	Elizabeth
Superheroes	Elizabeth, Kyra	Lara, Elizabeth, Kyra	Lara, Kyra	Lara, Elizabeth	Elizabeth
Suspense &Thriller	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kaleigh
Time Travel	Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Lara, Kaleigh	Lara, Elizabeth, Kaleigh	Elizabeth
Urban Fantasy	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kyra, Kaleigh	Kaleigh