Editing Services for Authors of Fiction

Welcome to West of Mars, LLC, providing editing services to authors of fiction.

From content edits to line edits to copy edits, to consulting with authors who are working on Rock Fiction (or rock star romances, as the current term is) and even to consulting with authors whose characters rely on their bows and arrows, Susan's here to help you make the best book possible.

Best of all, if you want, Susan will accompany you -- virtually; have no fear -- on your journey, helping you pick a book formatter and offering a variety of contacts to book cover designers. She'll be here to cheer your sales and be a sounding board when the marketing gets tough. It always gets tough.

Want to keep your distance? That's fine, too! This is your fiction, your career. I'm just here to help your words shine.

 

 

 

Are you ready to produce the best book possible?

Contact Susan!

Editing

Let Susan help you produce the best book possible. From deep content editing to a light proofread, West of Mars will take care of you.

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Susan's Writing

Although primarily an editor these days, Susan still puts her BA and MFA in Creative Writing to its original purpose. Come explore her fictional worlds and words.

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Author Promotions

Promote your book at West of Mars, with two fun features designed to be quick and easy. First-come, first served, so get yours in today!

 

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I’m getting ready for the housesitter, which means focused, intense work on my To Do List today, including a short edit. And at some point, I’ve got to pack, since I’m leaving the house early, early, early tomorrow. Like, before… Read More »

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It’s my birthday month!

It’s my birthday month! And like always, I only want one thing… book royalties! Be they from Hoopla or Libby or online sales or in-person sales, I don’t care. Buy my books. Okay, I won’t say no to Umber Chocolates,… Read More »

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Didn’t see this one coming, but I am NOT going to complain… Legacy was my best-selling book over the weekend! I moderated a panel at my local library over the weekend and while it wasn’t an event designed to sell… Read More »

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Weekend Book Catch-up, March 30 edition

I’m looking at my media files and WOW there’s a lot. I could add extra books of the day, just by recycling those old book covers. And that’s only the books I’m confident fit the criteria! As I’m writing this,… Read More »

Featured New Book Spotlight

Let’s welcome Linda Griffin back to West of Mars! If you’ve missed her in the past, you can catch up with her here: Guilty Knowledge Love, Death, and the Art of Cooking Bridges Reluctant Hearts Look at that backlist! If you haven’t explored it yet, why not? It’s all right there, so have some fun! Today, though, Linda is back with a new book. This time, it’s called The Axe, and somehow, I don’t think we’re talking about the body spray. But before we get into what sort of Axe… Read More »

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