About Sienna
“I’m just going to write because I cannot help it.”
~Charlotte Brontë
Meet Sienna
Since the age of five, I’ve been an avid reader and writer, consuming hundreds—if not thousands—of fiction and nonfiction books. I enjoy diving deep into each story and analyzing its elements as I read.
Over the past six years, I have enhanced my writing and editing skills through a wealth of craft books, creative writing classes, and online workshops, including the advanced Jensen’s Grammar and Vocabulary courses. I also had the opportunity to learn from author Nadine Brandes in her self-editing and freelance editing classes.
For more than two years, I’ve been a member of The Young Writer’s Workshop, where I have the opportunity to learn essential writing skills and become experienced with editing and beta reading. I also stay up-to-date on the editing world as a silver member of the Christian PEN editor association.
My goal is to provide writers with valuable, uplifting feedback at affordable prices. I take a collaborative approach to editing manuscripts, and it’s my desire to come alongside authors and help make their manuscripts sparkle even more.
The process of editing a story is deeply fulfilling and inspiring. It would be my honor to serve you as your editor!
I read and edit a wide range of genres, and I have experience editing stories within the Middle Grade, YA, New Adult, and Adult categories. I prefer to edit manuscripts written by Christian or clean/inspirational authors.
Fiction: I’m most experienced in the genres of fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, contemporary romance, rom coms, and mystery/suspense.
Nonfiction: I specialize in narrative nonfiction.
Disclaimer: I only edit clean and/or inspirational stories. I won’t edit books that contain cursing (aside from made-up fantasy words), LGBTQ characters/themes/topics, explicit sexual content, excessive violence/gore, or stories written with the assistance of AI. I also prefer not to edit horror/apocalyptic fiction, erotica, poetry, or screenplays.
My Editing Strengths
- Prose, word choices, grammar, and descriptions
- Character relatability, goals, and motivations
- Romantic subplots
- Smoothing and clarifying phrases
- Attention to detail
- Making each sentence impactful
- Transforming passive sentences into active, engaging ones
- Eliminating unnecessary dialogue tags, adverbs, and adjectives that may dampen the pacing
- Crafting compelling chapter openings and endings that keep readers hooked
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