Rainbow Pen Editing offers professional editing services to fiction writers.

I’m open to work with many genres, but I specialise in fantasy, romance, horror, and queer fiction. Don’t hesitate to contact me. We can discuss your project and needs to see if we’re a good fit.

I thrive to create a collaborative, uplifting, and inclusive work environment.

Books from marginalised communities are more than welcome here.

Meet your editor

Hello Author,

I’m Jesse. My studies centred around languages, literature and cinema research (especially horror). After graduating from a Master’s degree in Japanese language and culture, I worked in a hotel for seven years as a receptionist, then assistant manager.

I always loved writing and fell in love with editing through a writer’s group where we critiqued each other’s work. It was time for a change of careers to reconnect with my passion: stories. I studied fiction editing and did some freelance beta reading in the meantime. I now freelance as a developmental and line editor. I’m a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA).

Certifications in editing:

Developmental Editing:

Developmental Editing of Fiction I (2025, EFA)

Developmental Editing of Fiction: Intermediate (2025, EFA)

Developmental Editing of Fiction: Advanced (2025, EFA)

Editing Romance (2025, EFA)

Editing Science Fiction and Fantasy (2025, EFA)

Line Editing:

Line Editing of Commercial Fiction: Beginning (2025, EFA)

Line Editing of Commercial Fiction: Intermediate (2025, EFA)

Copy Editing:

Copyediting 1: Introduction (2024, CIEP)

Introduction to Fiction Editing (2024, CIEP)

Getting to Grips with Grammar and Punctuation (2024, CIEP)