Stop Wondering if Your Romantic Fantasy Manuscript is Good Enough
Get expert guidance from a romantic fantasy specialist who’ll give you honest, expert feedback so you know exactly what’s working and what needs to be fixed before you publish.
You’ve Finished Your Romantic Fantasy Manuscript… Now What?
You spent months (maybe years) writing your romantasy novel. You typed “The End.” (Yay!)
But then the doubt creeps in…
- Is my opening strong enough to hook readers?
- Does my romance arc hit the right beats or does it feel rushed/slow?
- Is my pacing working or does the middle drag?
- Am I balancing fantasy plot and romance effectively?
- Are there structural problems I can’t see because I’m too close to the story?
You need fresh eyes from someone who understands romantic fantasy specifically. You don’t need generic writing advice.
Hey there! 👋
I’m Jennifer, and I Help Romantic Fantasy Writers Strengthen Their Manuscript
I’m a developmental editor who works exclusively with romantic fantasy manuscripts. I specialize in:
- Story structure and pacing (Is your story structure working? Does the middle sag?)
- Romance arc development (Are your beats well-timed? Is the tension building properly?)
- Character arcs (Do your characters earn their growth? Are they compelling?)
- World-building balance (Are you overwhelming readers with info dumps, or finding the right balance?)
Why I specialize in romantic fantasy:
I’ve spent years studying the structure of successful romantasy novels—from A Court of Thorns and Roses to Fourth Wing to From Blood and Ash. I understand the specific challenges of balancing fantasy world-building with romance pacing, dual plot threads, and reader expectations for this genre.
I help indie authors get their manuscripts ready for publication with clear, actionable developmental feedback.
Don’t Take My Word for It…
See What My Clients Are Saying:
The comprehensive depth of the edit blew me away.
Analysis of everything down to the scene level was thorough and exhaustive and provided clear, concrete steps I can take to keep building the story.
With the feedback Jennifer provided, I now have a story that I feel ready to publish.
My beta readers would agree and are already fans of my work. Before investing in a developmental edit, I struggled with knowing what needed improvement in my story. This was beyond anything I expected. Amazing feedback.
I would absolutely 💯 recommend Jennifer’s services.
Before investing in a developmental edit, I was struggling with making sure everything was cohesive and made sense! Jennifer was punctual and really cared about her work.
Why Your Story Still Isn’t Working
You’ve revised your story over and over. Maybe even after getting feedback from critique partners, friends, or beta readers, and yet something still feels…off.
You’ve patched scenes, rewritten chapters, added world-building, cut world-building, deepened the romance, improved the magic system… and somehow the story still isn’t quite landing.
That’s not because you’re a bad writer.
It’s because you’re trying to fix a structural issue with surface-level feedback.
This is the moment when most writers start wondering… “Are my beta readers even right about what’s wrong?”
Are Your Beta Readers Being Totally Honest with You?
(Spoiler: They’re not. They want to support you, but they don’t know how to diagnose the underlying problem.)
Your beta readers genuinely want to help you. They’re great at spotting what feels off, but without craft training, they can’t diagnose why it’s happening or how to fix it.
You may have heard feedback like…
- The beginning was confusing.
- The middle felt slow.
- I wasn’t invested in the romance.
- The world-building was confusing.
These are symptoms of underlying problems.
In order to be helpful, many beta readers will provide solutions for fixing these issues, but few address the true problem.
How this Shows Up in Feedback from Beta Readers
Let me share an example from an author who was perplexed by her beta reader’s solution to the problem they identified.
Problem: The opening was confusing.
Proposed solution: Don’t start with action.
This seems logical on the surface.
If it’s confusing, simplify the scene.
But it completely misdiagnosed the issue.
The problem wasn’t the action.
The problem was that the scene was not properly anchored.
In the first paragraphs, the scene didn’t clearly establish:
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Whose POV we were in
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When the scene was happening
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Where it was taking place
So when the action kicked in, the reader felt lost.
Removing the action might have made the scene simpler, but it wouldn’t have fixed the real issue:
the reader had nothing to hold onto.
Get Started With a Free Expert Review of Your Opening Scene
Send me the first scene of your story (up to 3,000 words), and I’ll identify the biggest hidden issue(s) holding your opening back.
In this free evaluation, you’ll get:
✔ The 2-5 most important issues affecting your opening.
✔ Why it’s happening.
✔ What to revise first to make the scene stronger.
✔ Whether your story is ready for beta readers or needs structural support first.