Monica Murray Derr

Hello. Welcome. You’ve found me.

I am an editor, writer, and bookseller and I am generally enthusiastic about you–brilliant writer that you are–and whatever it is that you’re working on right now. Whether you’ve nearly completed your project and want some help with the finishing touches or if you’ve finally finished that first draft now you’re eager to take the next step, I want to work with you!

I do have credentials, if that’s important to you: a BA in Drama from Franciscan University and an MA in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.

I accept all forms of fiction and nonfiction prose and scripts. As a developmental editor, my expertise is in fiction–especially mystery and sci-fi/fantasy–and stage plays. I spent three years as a professional stage manager and theatre still fills much of my free time and remains one of my passions.

As an editor, you the writer and the story that you want to tell are my primary concerns. There is more than one path to publishing and they all have their pros and cons. I am here to help you become the best writer you can be no matter how you choose to publish.