copy editing as detailing.

Hi! I’m Linda Healey, an experienced American copy editor and developmental fiction editor based in Paris.

 

As a New York Times trained copy editor with a special interest in developmental fiction editing, I love working with writers, whether new or experienced, to shape, hone and polish their work.

“This is the editor writers dream of – one who pays attention not just to grammar and vocabulary but also to logic, the music of a sentence, and the inherent structure of a work. Combining a poet's feel for language with an editor's discerning eye, she pays as much attention to detail as to the big picture – and understands how the two fit together.”

— Caroline Brothers, author of “Hinterland” (Bloomsbury, 2012) and “The Memory Stones” (Bloomsbury, 2016)

“Linda Healey dug into my first novel draft and found its core — and advised me on bringing forward what lay hidden or obscured. She helped me deepen the story and ensure that its antecedents were used correctly. I had not imagined that an editor could so fully help and support me on these big and small issues.”

— Hilary A. B. Lambert, author of “Ten Thousand Secrets National Park” (CreateSpace, 2020)