I want to thank my editor, Katherine Kirk, for her keen insights, for helping to focus the characters’ voices, and for making my writing the best that it could be. I may have chosen you in part because your name sounds like “Captain Kirk” if you say it really quickly, but that ended up being one of the best choices I made on the professional front.

I have nothing but good things to say (and write) about my experience with Gecko Edit’s Katherine Kirk. Katherine copy edited my historical fiction book, The Indenture of Ivy O’Neil. Her work was quick, comprehensive, sensitive, and incredibly helpful. She presented her information and recommendations in documents which were easy to understand and use.

Katherine provided sound information and input to come up with an appropriate approach. She tapped into resources to use terms appropriate to the time and place. She is very adept applying the finer points of grammar and punctuation. I learned a lot from her and have kept her materials as a reference for my writing. All in all, a very pleasant and productive experience.

I am so glad that I found Katherine as an editor! As a brand-new author, I had trepidation about the process, but she immediately put me at ease. Not only is she professional and responsive, but she was also able to bring out the best of my writing with her thoughtful comments and suggestions. I am excited to work with her on all of my upcoming projects.

I found Gecko Edit to be extremely flexible and accommodating when it came to my publishing project. This was my first professionally edited project and I wasn't sure exactly what type of services were needed. Katherine walked me through the options and helped to create a solution that fit both the project and the budget. She also helped me create a consistent product through the implementation of a customized house style guide based on my personal preferences.

When my publisher selected Katherine to edit my latest novel, my expectations were high. But Katherine managed to exceed even those. Her deep knowledge of editing conventions, her command of the language, her accommodation of my writing style, her careful consistency checking, and her attention to detail, all worked together to produce a much-improved manuscript. She even researched my descriptions of real-world places and suggested several helpful changes to improve accuracy and realism. In addition to all this, Katherine herself was a joy to work with. I’d highly recommend her to anyone looking for outstanding professional editing work.

Working with Katherine was a joy. Not only is she superb at her editing craft but she was supportive of my writing and respectful of where I was coming from. There is no question my book is better now after her work. She also has a great sense of humor, so even when she suggested changes, it was never a criticism so much as a friendly suggestion to improve. We laughed a lot in our emails back and forth, and I will miss our creative times together. If you need an editor or a proofreader, you will not find anyone better.

I've been working with Katherine Kirk and Gecko Edit for over a year now, and using Katherine on all of our publications has been a godsend. Words can't describe the level of stress relief provided by having an ace professional editor like Katherine standing watch on all our books before they go out to the printers. She's better than taking my blood pressure pills. Everyone needs a good editor, and thanks to Gecko Edit's reasonable rates, now everyone can have one! Katherine comes with my highest recommendation, and as a publisher of tabletop role-playing games, supplements and fiction, you can take that to the treasure vault.