Editorial services
Book Coaching
Are you having trouble finishing your manuscript? Have you completed your manuscript but can’t decide what route to go: self publishing, indie publishing, or querying literary agent to major publisher route? Are you trying to query but getting no results? Are you sick of rejections? Maybe you need a writing and accountability coach or tips and excercises to improve your writing. Every writer has different challenges and it is my job to help you through them. As your coach I can help you with your query letter and agent list, create writing schedules and an encouraging environment, develop non-fiction proposals, assist with the self publishing process, help you build your publication list, beta read and tailor your experiences to your personal goals and needs. You can email to book a free 15 minute phone consultation.
Developmental / Substantive Editing
Big picture editing that focuses on structure, form, plot, character, pacing, and larger scale feedback for non-fiction or fiction manuscripts.
Manuscript Evaluation
The manuscript is read with a general eye towards development and improvement. However, it is less in-depth and more affordable than a full developmental edit, while still providing constructive feedback on elements including style, tone, character, plot, pacing, and industry recommendations.
Copy Editing
Copy editing focuses on mechanical aspects of writing such as spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure. I reference the Chicago Manual of Style and provide a style sheet for all copy edits.
Proofreading
This is the final stage of editing before sending something to print. I focus on consistency, accuracy, formatting, and typos, ensuring quality in the final text.
Teaching & Speaking Engagements
I am available for publishing, writing, and editing courses or speaking engagements. Companies I’ve worked with in the past include The Writers’ Union of Canada, the Ontario Library Association, the Mississauga Arts Council Breakthrough to Writers’ Success, and the Canadian Authors Association.
Testimonial
“Megan was able to challenge me to produce the best work I could without imposing herself on the novel. The Road to Heaven is immeasurably better for having met Megan. I owe her a great debt for all she did to work with me to improve my book. “
Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson
Let’s work together
PAST EDITORIAL WORK
Though my editorial work is an asset, both from working in-house at an independent publishing company and also as a freelancer, what makes me unique and gives me insight into the publishing industry is my wide range of experience from working in a bookstore to working as a sales rep and a national account coordinator, working with Amazon and the Literary Press Group, working as a writer, and especially, as a literary agent. I am meant to be an editor and author, but all those years in different roles honed my instincts and helped me understand how to help each writer and manuscript reach their potential.
2025
In Crisis, On Crisis by James Cairns – copy editer, Wolsak and Wynn, non-fiction essays
As the Earth Dreams edited by Terese Mason Pierre – proofreader, forthcoming from House of Anansi Press, Black Canadian Speculative Stories Anthology
The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki- proofreader, forthcoming from House of Anansi Press, literary fiction translation, Winner, Robert-Cliche First Novel Award Finalist, Governor General’s Award for French-language Fiction
A Necessary Distance by Julie Salverson – copy editor, Wolsak and Wynn, memoir
2024/2023
The Mona Lisa Sacrifice by Peter Darbyshire – proofreader, Wolsak and Wynn, fantasy
The Jennifer Tree by Julie Beadle – substantive editor and author of foreword, Temps H&S Times Publishing, memoir
Welcome to the Neighbourhood by Clea Young – proofreader, House of Anansi Press, literary fiction short story collection
One Foot on the Platform by Peter Goddard – proofreader, House of Anansi Press, non-fiction essays
Marrow Memory by Margaret Nowaczyk – copy editor, Wolsak and Wynn, non-fiction essays
A Song for Wildcats by Caitlin Galway – acquiring editor, Dundurn Press, literary fiction
The Road to Goderich by Linda McQuig – co-acquiring editor, Dundurn Press, historical fiction
I Don’t Do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself by Adelle Purdham, Dundurn Press – acquiring editor & developmental/substantive edit, memoir
The Road to Heaven by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson, Dundurn Press – acquiring editor, developmental/substantive edit, & back cover copy, mystery, nominated for an Edgar Award
The Starving Artist Myth by Mark J. Jones, Dundurn Press – developmental/substantive edit, non-fiction
A Mom Like That by Aaisha Alvi, Dundurn Press – developmental/substantive edit, memoir
We Were the Bullfighters by Marianne K. Miller, Dundurn Press – manuscript evaluation, historical fiction
Secret Sex: An Anthology edited by Russell Smith, Rare Machines – assisted with acquisitions for anthology authors including Heather O’Neill, literary fiction
The Wild Mandrake by Jason Jobin, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, memoir
Mudflowers by Aley Waterman, Rare Machines – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, literary fiction
Toronto Mayors by Mark Maloney, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, proof corrections, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction
9 Lives by 35 by Mary Sanders, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, sports memoir
These Days Are Numbered by Rebecca Rosenblum, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, memoir
Stolen Family by Johanne Durocher, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, memoir
Wine Witch on Fire by Natalie Maclean, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, developmental edit on book wine guide, & printer proof check, memoir
Your Body Is a Revolution by Tara Teng, Dundurn Press – proofread & printer proof check, non-fiction
And the Walls Came Down by Denise Da Costa, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, contemporary fiction
Ghost Towns of Ontario’s Cottage Country by Andrew Hind, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction
Suite As Sugar by Camille Hernández-Ramdwar, Rare Machines – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, literary fiction
Chasing the Black Eagle by Bruce Geddes, Dundurn Press – printer proof check & ALT text creation, historical fiction
Bones of Belonging by Annahid Dashtgard, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, memoir
British Columbiana by Josie Teed, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, memoir
Against the Seas by Mary Soderstrom, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, proof corrections, index creation, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction
2022
Lump by Nathan Whitlock, Rare Machines – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, literary fiction
Warriors and Warships by Robert D. Banks, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction
The Bliss House by Jim Bartley, Rare Machines – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, literary fiction
Forbidden Knowledge by Terence H. Young, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, non-fiction
South by Babak Lakghomi, Rare Machines – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, literary fiction
Lost in Cabbagetown by Terry Burke, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, memoir
Dark All Day by Brenden Carlson, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, science fiction mystery
Workday Warrior by Ann Gomez, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction
The Mosaic Myth by Domenic Diamante, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, non-fiction
Reasonable Cause to Suspect by Sally Lane, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, memoir
What Remains of Elsie Jane by Chelsea Wakelyn, Rare Machines – printer proof check, contemporary fiction
Bullshift by John J. De Goey, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction
The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing & Publishing by Patricia Westerhof, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction
A Very Canadian Coup by Ted Glenn, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, non-fiction
The Strange Grave of Mickey Dunbar by Jeremy John, Dundurn Press – copy edit of bonus chapter & printer proof check, fiction
Home Safe by Mitchell Consky, Dundurn Press – copy edit of epilogue & printer proof check, memoir
The Voyageurs by Joshua Kloke, Dundurn Press – printer proof check & ALT text creation, sports non-fiction
Carbon Change by Dennis McConaghy, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, non-fiction
An Inspector Green Mystery Series by Barbara Fradkin, new 2nd Editions: Do Or Die 2E, Once Upon A Time 2E, Mist Walker 2E, Fifth Son 2E, Honour Among Men 2E, Dundurn Press – proofreads, printer proof checks, & audio book reviews for some, mystery
Wreck Bay by Barbara Fradkin, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, mystery
Jade Is a Twisted Green by Tanya Turton, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, contemporary fiction
The Ghosts that Haunt Me by Steve Ryan, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, memoir
Your Place or Mine? by Charlotte Schwartz, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, non-fiction
Eve’s Rib by C.S. O’Cinneide, Dundurn Press – printer proof check, mystery
The Wild Boy of Waubamik by Thom Ernst, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, memoir
Possessed by Jowita Bydlowska, Rare Machines – copy edit fresh eyes & printer proof check, literary fiction
Deadly Triangle by Susan Goldenberg, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction true crime
Castleton Massacre by Sharon Anne Cook and Margaret Carson, Dundurn Press – copy edit fresh eyes, printer proof check, & ALT text creation, non-fiction true crime
The Polished Hoe 20th Anniversary Edition by Austin Clarke, Dundurn Press – proofread & printer proof check, literary fiction
2019
The Greenhouse Approach by Chitra Anand , Dundurn Press – proofread, non-fiction
A Doctor’s Quest 2E by Gretchen Roedde, Dundurn Press – proofread, non-fiction
Becoming a Somebody by Ignat Kaneff, Dundurn Press – copy edit, memoir
Flights & Falls by R.M. Greenaway, Dundurn Press – copy edit, mystery
Do You Ever Cry, Dad? by I.J. Schecter, Dundurn Press – copy edit, non-fiction
2018
Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy 2E by Mark Nelson, Dundurn Press – proofread, dictionary
Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island by Julie V. Watson, Dundurn Press – proofread, paranormal non-fiction
Boy on the Beach by Tima Kurdi, Simon & Schuster Canada –manuscript evaluation for Martha Webb @ The McDermid Agency (now CookeMcDermid), memoir
Events
2023 April Reader for the Emerging Writers Reading Series
Hosted 2024 Canadians Can Be Villains Too, Eh Spotlight at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference
Spoke as a panel member for the 2023 Mississauga Arts Council Publisher’s Panel for the Breakthrough to Writers’ Success event
Taught webinar & course on How to Get a Literary Agent in collaboration with the Canadian Authors Association in 2020
Taught class on How to Get a Literary Agent at Stephen Leacock Museum in 2020 for the Writers’ Community of Simcoe County
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