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Now taking editing projects for July 2025
Need an affordable romance or romantic cozy mystery editor, ghostwriter, book marketer, or author assistant?
You've come to the right place.
Here, you'll find services from me, Emily Keyes, seasoned romance ghostwriter, editor, book marketer, and author assistant.
I work with all sub-genres of romance except dark, horror, and mafia and all sub-genres of romantic cozy mysteries, and can handle all triggers except rape and dub-con. I especially love to work with fellow queer and disabled authors, and my current favourite romance to plot is a tie between hockey romance and romantic cozy mystery.
Ready to make your romance writing dreams come true?
Check out my affordable services below.
Romance Editing Services
Want to make sure your story hits all the right notes for your readers? Book a developmental edit where I'll assess the building blocks of your romance novel—characters, tropes, sub-genre, plot, and setting—and show you how to strengthen them for an even better story. $0.01/£0.0078 per word
$0.01/£0.0078/word
Most popular editing service
Your book deserves a developmental edit to make your characters and story shine, but if it's outside your publishing budget, don't worry. A manuscript evaluation will review your romance novel for the big-picture issues that could affect sales and reviews, identify them, and show you exactly how to fix them.
$250-300/£195-234, depending on word count
Your voice and style are what set your book apart from all the others. Book a copy/line edit with me and we'll define that voice, amplify that style, and smooth out any hiccups in your book so when readers pick it up, they can't put it back down.
$0.007/£0.0055/word
Need help, but don't see a service that matches your needs?
Tell me where you are in your process, what you want help with, and I'll create a unique service that works for you (and your budget!).
Romance Plotting Services
Most popular plotting service
Make plotting your romance a breeze with a plot outline that takes your story idea, develops it, and shows you how to approach every scene, solving the issue of "what to write next," eliminating writer's block, and getting you from meet-cute to happily ever after quicker than you could have dreamed.
$0.05/£0.04 per word
Need a romance plot, but don't want to rely on AI? Buy a bespoke romance plot concept created by a human romance genre specialist (me!) that gives you everything you need to start writing.
$64/£50 for 1 novel concept
Want someone to plan your romance series for you, so you can get straight to writing? I'll use market research and human creativity to create a romance series concept with everything you need to write each book in your series.
$148/£115 for 3-book series concept
Romance Book Marketing Services
A good blurb is one of the most ways of raising your book's visibility. But writing it? Not so easy. Sure, you could use AI, but you'll miss out on important keywords, and that certain human touch readers are looking for. That's why I offer cover bespoke romance book blurbs. I've written 100+ for authors just like you.
$80/£66 per blurb
Most popular marketing service
Cover Critique
Romance covers have to communicate a lot to readers in one tiny thumbnail image. And how do you really know if you've picked the right cover? Get a quick romance cover critique from me! I'll check that your cover does what it's supposed to—represents your story and attracts the right readers to it.
$50/£38 per cover critique
Kindle Keywords
It's no secret: Kindle keywords are important. They're one of the easiest ways to increase your romance novel's visibility. But knowing how to fill them out takes hours of research and trial and error. I've already done that research! Buy my guidance on how to fill out those pesky boxes to best capture the Amazon algorithm's attention and get your romance novel appearing in searches from readers most likely to buy it (and love it).
$25/20 for guidance on filling out 1 book's Kindle keyword boxes
Romance Author Assistance
Newsletters are a crucial way to connect with and cultivate your audience of readers, but managing newsletters? It takes precious time away from your writing. So hire me to do it for you—research your audience, write weekly author newsletters, organize swaps and promos, and make sure your reader magnets end up in the right hands.
$25/£20 for 1 newsletter/week
Romance Book Coaching
Writing a romance isn't always fun. Sometimes you get stuck on a scene, don't know if you should add a third-act break-up, or aren't sure where to even start your story. And that's where a romance book coach can help. I have affordable coaching options for writers at every stage of their romance novel. Check them out here!
$50 for feedback on 5,000 words, or 1 hour of coaching
Have a romance writing query, but don't have the time to research it? Leave it to an experienced researcher (with two Master's degrees to prove it) and romance genre specialist. I'll do a deep dive into your query, then write an easy-to-follow, 5-10 page romange genre subject guide that arms you with the information your need to start or finish your romance novel.
$25/£20 for 1 research guide
Most popular assistance service