Maria Georgiou Developmental Editing for Romance Authors

My name is Maria Georgiou and I offer professional developmental editing services for romance authors. I specialise in editing light-hearted contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, YA romance and romantasy stories. ​My goal is to help you improve the big-picture storytelling issues in your manuscript and achieve your writing goals.

I offer two main services: Developmental Editing and Manuscript Critique. I focus on the big-picture storytelling issues in your manuscript:​
plot and structure
character development
point of view
pacing
setting
scene vs narrative summary (show vs tell)
dialogue

I am a member of the EFA (Editorial Freelancers Association) and ClubEdFreelancers.

Education

2023-2025 Certificate of Completion in Developmental Editing of Fiction Program
2014-2018 BA in English Language and Literature specializing in the Anglophone Literature and Cultural Studies track from the University of Cyprus.

Training in fiction editing

Jan 2025 Understanding Goal-Motivation-Conflict for Editors.
Nov 2024 POV and Perspective for Editors.
Nov 2024 Romance for Editors: Working with Archetypes, Tropes, and Genre Conventions.
​Sep 2024 How to edit query letters, synopses, and more!
Jul 2024 Advanced Developmental Editing for Fiction
Jan 2024 Editing for Character Development
Dec 2023 Editing for Romance
Nov 2023 Editing for Worldbuilding and Setting
Oct 2023 Editing for Plot and Story Structure
Sep 2023 Class Package: DE 1-6
DE 6: Evaluating Your Effectiveness as an Editor
DE 5: Manuscript Evaluation
DE 4: Writing the Revision Letter
DE 3: Writing Effective Editorial Queries
DE 2: Principles of Developmental Editing
​ DE 1: Foundations of Storytelling​
Aug 2023 Developmental Editing: In Practice
Aug 2023 Developmental Editing: Fiction Theory

Skills
Manuscript editing
Creativity and critical thinking
Strong analytical skills
Attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Content organisation
Time management

If you have any questions or queries about me and my services, please use the email form to contact me.
​If you wish to work with me, check out my services and fill in this form. I will happily provide you with a free sample developmental edit. Send me your completed manuscript. I will focus on the first 1,000 words and I will provide you with as much guided feedback as possible.