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Melanie Hill

Melanie is an author, poet, and Certified Story Grid Editor. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Melanie now cat-wrangles four school-aged children with her husband in Brisbane, Queensland. She’s currently working on her own middle-grade performance story and writes a haiku a day to practice precision word choice. She also has the first draft of a spy… Read more »

J Burton

Even before J Burton became a Story Grid Certified Editor or graduated with an MFA in fiction (2009) or a BA in English Literature (2005), she was an absolute story nerd. She first learned to read at age three and hopes to never stop. She reads a book a week, mostly horror, thriller, and worldview novels… Read more »

Maria Rodgers O’Rourke

An accomplished columnist, editor, and writer, Maria discovered Story Grid through her own fiction work in progress. She helps authors find and articulate their voice, especially with Big Idea nonfiction, memoir, and fiction stories. Writing can be lonely work, so Maria helps creative souls manage and refine a project, through writer’s block to finished publication…. Read more »

Amber Meyer

Amber Meyer is a Story Grid Certified Editor with a passion for murder mysteries. If you long to commit fictional murder then Amber may be your ideal partner in crime. Amber currently lives in the Midwest with her husband, three crazy kids and four fur-babies. She dreams of living on a beach In Hawaii and… Read more »

Catherine Lunardon

Specializing in nonfiction and professional memoir, Catherine empowers experts, mission-driven founders, and inspiring individuals to share their expertise, insight, and remarkable stories by creating books that amplify their impact and build a lasting legacy. With over 20 years’ experience in advertising and strategy, she has the expertise to help clients find the biggest vision for… Read more »

Victoria R. Girmonde

Victoria R. Girmonde resides in beautiful upstate New York and believes that everyone has a story inside of them and believes in the long-game of crafting a novel that works. She earned a B.A. in Journalism and currently pursuing her M.A. in Professional Writing. Visit her at www.kyrunediting.com, where she frequently blogs about worldbuilding and story… Read more »

Renee Decker

Renee Decker is a developmental editor, who got her start in storytelling thrilling her family with renditions of “The Three Little Pigs” and “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” and has not stopped loving stories since. Her goal is to help every writer transfer the story in their head to the one they want to tell… Read more »

Parul Bavishi

Parul Bavishi is a Certified Story Grid Editor. Prior to this, she edited and commissioned books at Quercus and Random House and has worked with new and established authors such as Andy McNab, Bali Rai, Bernard Beckett, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Mark Miles, Kirby Peterman, John Flanagan, Cat Clarke, Patricia McCormick and Tad Williams. She was a… Read more »

Sheila Lischwe

Sheila Lischwe is fascinated by turn-of-the-century literary salons and likes to imagine Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound huddled over a Story Grid spreadsheet. In her editing practice, she aims to model the same mentorship, guidance and expertise for budding authors that characterized these early precursors of the Story Grid community. Sheila has spent… Read more »

A.K. Lambert

Abigail is certified Story Grid Editor and freelance developmental editor who specializes in Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction, Book Club Fiction, YA Fantasy and YA/MG Fiction. She is especially interested in working on stories by underrepresented creators. All POC, LGTBQ+, body diverse, neurodiverse, and disabled creators are encouraged to email her. Abigail worked as an Editorial… Read more »

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Archives: Editors

Melanie Hill

J Burton

Maria Rodgers O’Rourke

Amber Meyer

Catherine Lunardon

Victoria R. Girmonde

Renee Decker

Parul Bavishi

Sheila Lischwe

A.K. Lambert

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