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I’m happy to announce that the book I recently finished editing has just been published. It is called “Open Road Mysteries” and was written by Scott Bradley. What I enjoyed most about this title is Scott’s optimistic view on AI, which I found extremely refreshing in the current landscape we find ourselves in where many […]

Last month I had the great honor of working with a local author for the first time. Every client I’ve ever had has been a considerable distance from me, and it feels great to have worked with Emma Lynn Ellis, who lives in the same town as I do. The book is called Deadly Vicious

If anyone’s looking for a fiction editor, I know a guy. (It’s me; I’m the guy.) My name’s Timothy and I’m an editor with a special focus on fiction, with fantasy being my favorite genre to work on. I freelance for several presses including Kirkus, Felony & Mayhem Press, DartFrog Books, Epic Publishing, and Vine

Do you understand the difference in these two sentences? Sam and Celeste’s problems are not my concern. Sam’s and Celeste’s problems are not my concern. In the first sentence, Sam and Celeste share problems. In the second sentence, Sam and Celeste each have their own problems. A single apostrophe signifies shared possession, whereas individual apostrophes

My favorite manuscript I’ve worked on this year has finally been published. It’s called Erdinkus, a humorous fantasy novel by author Matthew Luke. Erdinkus is book one of a trilogy, all three of which I copyedited earlier this year, and I’m so happy that the first installment is finally available on Amazon. I say it

Something I’ve learned as an editor is to try to only take editing breaks when I reach a new chapter or section. This is because if I stop in a random place, I may forget small details about what’s happening in a particular scene. Here’s an example. A scene in a manuscript I’m currently editing

I believe one of my greatest strengths as an editor is my ability to track details throughout a manuscript. The key to this is keeping a style sheet, which can really be seen as organized notes. I have a template that’s taken me years to shape, and I continue to tweak it all the time

I’ve received a testimonial from the author I worked with in September. This is what they had to say about me: “My publisher chose Timothy Repasky to put the finishing touches on my manuscript. I was delighted with the swift and extremely thorough work done by him. Timothy went above and beyond the call of

I’m excited to share that a book I edited is out today! Kyd’s Game is a thriller written by Marc Rosenberg and published by Vine Leaves Press. It takes place primarily in Russia and is a tale of espionage. This book definitely made the James Bond fan in me very happy, and I can wholeheartedly