Meet Your Editor

Hi folx! 

I’m really happy and appreciative that you decided to check out my blog and join me on this journey. 

I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself, and I hope you’ll do the same and let me know a bit about you, too. What I want to do here is establish a community.  

My name is Shelby, and I’m an editor of indie fiction.  

My favorite books to read are stories with LGBTQ+ representation, because I am proudly queer! It’s really comforting to read stories about other people in my community, and I’m loving how queer stories are making their way into the indie market.  

Character-driven stories are my favorite. I love action and adventure as much as the next person, but I personally love reading and writing character-driven stories. You get to dig into their emotions and connect with the character on a deeper level. 

In my opinion, every great story needs a great protagonist (not necessarily a “good” protagonist, where they’re the high-morals type, but an impactful and authentic protagonist).  

Romance and magic (paranormal romance, fantasy, magical realism, mythology retellings, etc.)  are my personal favorites genres. I also enjoy a good mystery. I have less experience with genres like historical, horror, and sci-fi, but there are exceptions to every rule.  

I’m 26 when I’m writing this, and I have my BA in English and my MA in Publishing, Editorial. 

I’ve orchestrated, edited, and indie published an LGBTQ+ Alaskan fiction anthology called Finding Your Aurora. That was such a fun process, and I’m hands-down doing more anthologies in the future, so please let me know if you’d be interested in submitting or what themes might be fun (I’m thinking queer, magical, shifters, mythology and fairytales flipped on their head—topics like that).  

I think that’s a good enough start for my introduction. Ask me questions and tell me about you in the comments area (We can learn how this works together).  

Let’s get to know each other, and let’s grow our community!  

Best wishes and happy summer! 

Shelby (she/her)