"My superpower is paving the way to book completion by filling plot holes and smoothing rough spots while making the ride enjoyable—perhaps even fun!"
Rebecca Blevins has been a freelance editor for ten years, working with indie authors and multiple publishers including Penguin, Tor, and Little, Brown. She is the author of five published books—two for children and three for adults, so she understands how it feels to have your work edited. She also has an MFA in Writing from VCFA with an emphasis in literature for children and young adults, teaches workshops, and presents at writing conferences.
Full of direct and constructive feedback sprinkled with compassion and occasional humor, Rebecca’s edit letters teach clients to understand literary “rules” so they can break them with finesse. She also recognizes that there is more to storytelling than the hero’s journey and respects author vision and intent, matching her editing notes to each author’s specific voice.
Her favorite manuscripts to work with are any stories that suck her in: from romance or erotica, to memoir, to YA, to children’s chapter books. If your story has moon-dwelling vampires, is a deep dive into the life of a pill bug, or is an emotionally complex women’s fiction, Rebecca wants to help you tell it. She can also help with your book synopsis, is a master at reducing word count to meet guidelines, edits blog posts and podcast transcripts, and holds a certificate in social media marketing, making her the perfect editor for ad copy.
Rebecca’s clear, compassionate teaching style is perfect for the anxious beginning writer to the seasoned professional. She looks forward to your consult request!
Sensitivity / Expert
- Personal neurodivergent experience includes clinical anxiety, clinical depression, ADHD, OCD markers, dyscalculia
- Autistic
- Parent of four children (three adult one teen) including three autistic, with all children having a mix of ADHD, OCD, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, and executive functioning challenges. Does not support Autism Speaks.
- Brain health (OCD, general anxiety disorder, clinical depression, non-military PTSD, postpartum depression, bulimia, body dysmorphic disorder, fat phobia)
- Chronic illness
- Mobility aid use
- Biromantic
- Demiromantic
- Graysexual/greyace
- Bisexual
- Body positivity
- Natural lifestyle (vegetarianism/veganism/plant-based eating, natural remedies, etc)
- Homeschooling (graduating from, teaching own children, transitioning to public school)
- High-risk pregnancy (bedrest, hyperemesis gravidarum, placenta previa, diabetes, traumatic birth)
- Medical trauma, medical sexual assault
- Midwestern USA
- Certified group fitness instructor, dance fitness, weight training
- Rural, small-town living
- GED graduate
- First-gen college graduate
- Growing up far below U.S. poverty line and on government welfare
- Former Mormon/LDS
- Agnostic theism
Preferred Genres
Children's Middle Grade Contemporary Romance Romcom Science Fiction Nonfiction Contemporary Fantasy
Avoided Genres
Rebecca would love to read anything except dark erotica that contains excessive violence toward women or dark adult horror involving children. (She couldn’t sleep for days after reading Stephen King’s Cujo.)