Words have power.
Wield yours wisely.
Oak & Thorn Books provides professional editing services with precision and passion for the most discerning of wordsmiths. Let your story shine its brightest. Specializing in speculative fiction, romantasy, and romance.
Because just like a spell, execution matters.
line edits
level up your prose & enhance your craft
copy edits
improve readability & professionalism
pitches, blurbs, & synopses
cast a spell & enchant future readers
editing with heart
You’ve found yourself here because you need an editor. But not just any editor.
This book is your beloved creation. It’s taken countless hours and more blood, sweat, and tears than could ever be accurately quantified. You need someone as passionate about your story as you are. Who stays up late to read one more chapter. Who sees your story’s potential and can help you craft diamonds. Who laughs and cries (and curses, when appropriate) along with your characters. You need an editor who’s not only proficient in the mechanics of language, but someone who can take a good sentence and make it great.
Because words have power. Wield them wisely.
story & strength driven
My goal is to enhance your manuscript’s magic. To that end, my focus is on honoring your strengths and offering constructive critiques to help you improve your craft.
author-centered
It’s your story – I’m just here to polish the facets so it shines. An open dialogue throughout the editing process, detailed inline comments and suggested revisions, and an editorial letter and style sheet encourage a collaborative approach.
precision & passion
The intricacies of language are what makes me tick; there’s nothing so satisfying to me as crafting a sentence that sings. It’s my honor to help your words find their rhythm.
the buzz
“With her guidance and support, I feel like we cobbled together [a blurb] worth printing. She has some serious editing and writing skills.”
“Working with Kieran was not only helpful, but the ease and grace with which she offered insight that was not only on point but also helped me home in on the gaps in my writing which needed attention made my story that much stronger. Her attention to detail is spot on.”
“These edits are on point, like on point! You are a brilliant editor. You managed to enhance so much with all your tweaks.”
projects I’ve worked on
The Secrets of Roan Island
Maci Aurora & Thea Masen
The Trials of Imogene Sol
C.L. Walters
In the Shadow of the Truth
Maci Aurora
In the Shadow of a Dream
Maci Aurora
In the Shadow of a Hoax
Maci Aurora
In the Shadow of a Wish
Maci Aurora
Crash
Thea Masen
The Messy Truth About Love
C.L. Walters
Watching Water
A.B. Herron
When the Echo Answers
C.L. Walters
In the Echo of this Ghost Town
C.L. Walters
The Stories Stars Tell
C.L. Walters
In Hiding We Seek
Keko V
Ethos:
Providing quality edits with precision and passion to unearth and illuminate a story’s full potential.
Based in New England, serving storytellers in all corners of the realm.
Oak & Thorn Books acknowledges we dwell on the unceded ancestral lands of the Mohegan, Pequot, and Nehantic tribes. We express gratitude for the land and acknowledge and honor the Pequot and Mohegan tribes as they rebuild their connection to land now partially back in their care. Oak & Thorn Books is committed to dismantling the damages inflicted by colonialism in both past and present.