“Kay has been editing for my press and is terrific at it. Her English skills, organizational ability, and willingness to communicate are topnotch. The edits she has done for LPP have been stellar. She’s especially good at substantive editing and helping an author toward clarity of vision, but she’s also more than capable with sentence structure and proof/copyediting.

Another extremely important aspect of her talents is that she’s well-versed in Sensitivity Issues in the context of the work. Kay has a diplomatic way of expressing when a text could be offensive and why, which is so valuable to authors. 99% of the time an author isn’t aware that a phrase or explanation or description could be considered racist or sexist or homophobic (or any other number of IST words). Kay is good at helping authors rephrase or redescribe wherever appropriate.”

— Lori L. Lake, author and owner of Launch Point Press

“Writing is like guiding a ship through the vast seas of literature, navigating stories from the mind safely to a finished product. Me personally, I love sailing. Unfortunately, the waters often aren’t calm, especially for a writer who struggles with self-confidence. Traversing through obstacles like grammar, flow, sentence structure, and my favored weakness, overused words, can make this journey seem overwhelming.

I’ve utilized Kay Grey’s editing talents twice, and each time I was thrilled by the time and effort she put into my manuscripts. She covered everything from grammar to pacing and structure, and she outlined the areas of my writing that needed work while doing so with compassion and understanding. She helped me with sentence structure, pointed out the pet words I love to overuse, and gave me ideas to strengthen my plots. Somehow, through it all, she never took away from my writing style or changed the voices of my characters. She did the work with real grace, and I have such a high level of faith in Kay’s editorial skills that I give her my highest recommendation for both novices and experienced writers.”

— Michele Coffman, author http://michelecoffman.com/

“I hired Kay Grey for developmental editing of my full manuscript. I asked her specifically for feedback on plot and pacing issues, and anything else that might jump out at her. She was the first person to read my entire story. I found her comments and edits insightful and helpful. Her notes were thorough and organized by prologue, chapter sections, pacing and tension, characters / love story, magical logic, and ending. One of the reasons I hired her was knowing about her editing background and experience. Having an editor’s eye on your work is different than just asking your friend. I found working with Kay very valuable, and am excited to continue working with her.”

— Louisa Kelley, fantasy romance author louisakelley.com