Scarlett R. Algee
Horror, Science Fiction
United States English (US)
About Scarlett
I hold a B.A. in English, with honors, from Lambuth University and have extensive professional experience as a freelance editor, including work for JournalStone Publishing, Stars and Sabers, and Sley House, as well as maintaining my own independent imprint, Cold War Radio Press. I specialize in fiction, particularly science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other speculative genres, and work with authors on everything from developmental and content editing to line editing, copyediting, and final proofreading. My approach is thorough but author-focused: I help strengthen plot, pacing, characterization, continuity, and prose while preserving the writer’s individual voice and intentions. I believe a good edit should make a book feel more fully like the author’s work—not mine.
Services Priced in your written quote
Line and copy editing - NOVEL or COLLECTION
For novel or fiction collection manuscripts of 40,000 to 100,000 words: I address clarity, flow, word choice, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, usage, consistency, and continuity, while flagging ambiguities or problems that may distract readers, and I emphasize not flattening the author’s voice.
Line and copy editing - NOVELLA
For novella manuscripts of 15,000 to 40,000 words: I address clarity, flow, word choice, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, usage, consistency, and continuity, while flagging ambiguities or problems that may distract readers, and I emphasize not flattening the author’s voice.
Line and copy editing - LONG NOVEL OR COLLECTION
For lengthy novel or fiction collection manuscripts of 100,000 to 150,000 words: I address clarity, flow, word choice, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, usage, consistency, and continuity, while flagging ambiguities or problems that may distract readers, and I emphasize not flattening the author’s voice.
Interior layout
I create clean, professional interior layouts designed for comfortable reading and print-ready publication. Formatting includes appropriate margins, paragraph styles and indents, justification, page numbering, headers and footers, chapter openings, and front and back matter. Custom title and half-title pages coordinated with the book’s cover design are also available.
Ebook production
I turn finalized, print-ready manuscripts into clean, professional ebooks designed to display reliably across common ereaders, apps, and screen sizes. Formatting includes consistent paragraph and chapter styles, scene breaks, front and back matter, a linked table of contents, and properly prepared images where needed, with careful attention to readability and navigation. File formats: ePub, PDF.
Cover layout
I create professional cover layouts using provided artwork, with careful typography and placement of titles, author names, back-cover copy, and other design elements. I prepare print-ready full-cover files, including spine and back cover, and am experienced with the production specifications and templates used by KDP, IngramSpark, and Lightning Source.
Portfolio Books Scarlett worked on
Experience
- Managing Editor, JournalStone Publishing2018 to present
- Associate Editor, Stars and Sabers Publishing2024 to present
- Editor, Freelance2013 to present
