Testimonials

“Colleen is a story genius with killer instinct and brings that art to her craft as a writer and editor. Her developmental editing is thoughtful and thorough and she approaches it from the perspective of a reader/writer who not only knows craft, but can also instinctively guide the writer towards their own personal clarity through compassionate and gentle reinforcement that is straightforward and sincere. I've worked closely with Colleen for years in multiple capacities and so I've seen the range of her feedback from screenplays to manuscripts, across genres. In working with me on my literary autofiction comedy manuscript, she's able to see my story problems from my perspective-- and approach it as an outsider. Colleen's feedback balances centering the writer's intent and the story's potential. She's brilliant at helping me identify my blindspots, validate my strongest instincts, interrogate my weak spots, and find solutions to delivering my best draft. She's honest, reliable, trustworthy, discreet, responsive, kind, friendly, encouraging, and holds me accountable while helping me navigate when life demands an adjustment. I'm beyond thrilled with Fight for the Fairytale Editorial, and would strongly recommend Colleen as an editor to anyone who's looking for someone who can listen to them, support them, challenge them to grow, and bring out the best in their writing. Although Colleen specializes in fantasy and fantasy-adjacent storytelling, her editorial skills transcend genre and format. Thank you for phenomenal support, Colleen!” - Kat O’Brien

“Colleen was very professional and offered an insight to my manuscript that helped me revise, edit and define the plot, characters and development in a way I hadn't seen before. I had gone in hoping to get some help on the plot, but Colleen helped me see that some of my character development needed fine tuning. She was very nice and offered to help think of ideas on how to really fine-tune the parts of the draft that were missing. She didn't just give critical feedback, but also let's you know what she loved and enjoyed about it, which was a boost to having someone read my writing for the first time. I would recommend to any debut authors who need a friend to help look through their work for the first time, and aren't afraid of a little critic. Colleen never made me doubt myself as a writer, and continually supported me even when I had moments where I wanted to redo everything. Any author who wants someone who truly knows what the market looks like, should look into Colleen's work. Thank you for helping me see writing in a new way.” - Ilyssa Kreutzer