Hello! My name is Graham Anderson-Dargatz, and I’m a member of Editors Canada and Simon Fraser University’s editing program. I’ve been editing professionally since 2023. My main experience is with fiction, especially genre fiction, but creative and popular non-fiction are just as welcome here. Rates for developmental and stylistic/copy-editing, beta reading, and manuscript evaluations can be found here.
Testimonials
Here’s what some of my past clients have had to say about working with me:
“Graham’s editorial work is fantastic. His feedback offered me a clear and creative direction that I hadn’t yet considered and his perceptive recommendations were backed up by explanation and sprinkled with encouragement. I can’t thank him enough for helping me out of the dead-end alley and showing me a wide road ahead. I would hire Graham again in a heartbeat.”
— Nicole Borhaven Corke, fantasy writer
“Graham’s skills brought precision to my writing, resulting in clearer character definition and a focus on storyline that helped bring my writing to life. I could feel it on the page.”
— Florence MacDonald, award-winning internationally produced playwright and short story writer
“Graham not only helped propel my pacing, but he cleaned up my bulky prose and delivered outstanding fact-checking.”
— Rina Nichols, writer, Canada Council for the Arts grant recipient, shortlisted CANSCAIP 2023 Writing for Children competition YA category
“I’m very grateful for the attention to detail paid by Graham. I learned so much about editing for consistency, clarity, and accuracy. I’ll be back for more!”
— Liza Potvin, creative non-fiction award winner
“Graham’s beta reader feedback quickly addressed where my book lost its way. He identified the core of the story, and encouraged me to prune the subplots that had hijacked my story and taken it off course. His notes not only identified how to strengthen my story, but also how to become a better writer in the long term.”
— Kody Greene, author of Venera’s Crucible