ABOUT
Marissa is an independent science-fiction and fantasy editor based in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Her portfolio includes award-winning indie novels, National Geographic hardcovers, and Amazon bestsellers. She's an editor at Evolved Publishing and a regular guest on the SFF Audio Podcast where she's exploring the entire works of Philip K Dick with Paul Weimar and host Jesse Willis.
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Story Development
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Manuscript Evaluation
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Substantive Editing
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Line Editing
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LATEST POSTS
Two #1 Bestsellers in One Day!
Oh my goodness, this has to be my most favorite work day ever!? Two of my super-amazing Authors hit #1 bestseller rankings on Amazon in the same day. I’m so excited for these inspiring women… both killer writers who wrote two incredible and totally unique novels, and I was lucky enough to be hired as a co-editor on both of their[…]
Octavia E. Butler Exhibition in Pasadena!
3 a.m., and I’m having a conversation with my husband about aliens & the universe — as you do. I tell him all about the amazing Octavia E. Butler and her stories of alien DNA artistry, and about how I don’t believe in synchronicity, and also (random) how much I dislike installation art. 10 a.m., I get[…]
Drunk on Audiobooks
OK, you guys know I love audiobooks and also love not spending too much money, so for me Audible sales like this are basically like taking a stroll through Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and eating the jelly apples off the taffy trees. Here are some of the treasures I found in this sale… science fiction, fantasy & horror[…]
New Release! A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe
I’m SO excited to see this gorgeous novel available for pre-order today! A Mortal Song is a YA adventure set in the enchanted forests and villages surrounding Mt Fuji and starring two of my newest favorite characters: seventeen-year-old Sora and her dragonfly named Midori. I hope you’ll check this one out, friends. This novel is such a gem — an escape to[…]
NEW RELEASE! In the Company of the Dead
At long last, it’s release day for IN THE COMPANY OF THE DEAD!! This is a dark and beautiful epic fantasy by Ciara Ballintyne with deeply layered characters you cannot tear your gaze from. Ellaeva, the Left Hand of Death, has to be one of my new favorite protagonists. This story has everything: magic, love, revenge,[…]
Brain Surfing by Heather LeFevre
Love seeing all the awesome reviews and feedback coming in for Heather Le Fevre’s recently published travel memoir/business book Brain Surfing! Heather LeFevre is a marketing/brand strategist who travelled the world to not only learn from some of the brightest marketing strategy minds on the planet but also to stay in their homes, trail them to work, and[…]
Shadow Side by Ellen Joyce
So happy to announce that Shadow Side by Ellen Joyce is out! Pour yourself a whiskey for this one, and don’t forget to dim the lights. This is a paranormal suspense novel with dark & deviant spices, David Lynchian creepiness, and some epic, unforgettable scenes. I loved working on this… Ellen Joyce is an awesome new writer whose characters are broken, beautiful and sharp. The[…]
SFF Audio Podcast: Vulcan’s Hammer by Philip K Dick
My journey through all of Philip K Dick’s novels continues! We’ve reached the 1960s, and this time my trusty guides Jesse Willis (of the SFF Audio Podcast) and Paul Weimar led me into the strange and creepy world of Vulcan’s Hammer. This might not be one of PKD’s best or most famous novels, but it’s kinda special because it has so[…]
ARCs of SHADOW SIDE, by Ellen Joyce
Hey, fantasy & paranormal readers, I have some Advance Reader Copies of a brilliant novel I had the pleasure of editing recently: Shadow Side by Ellen Joyce, to be released end of October by Evolved Publishing. It’s a beautifully written paranormal suspense/thriller with explicit sex, violence, and language… and sometimes all three mixed together, so it’s totally R18 & NSFW and all the[…]