Services:
(contact form below for quote)

- Query + First Ten Pages Critique
- Developmental Edit

- Line Edit

- Copy Edit
- Sensitivity/Authenticity Read
- Fact-check
- Summarization

*Tessera Editorial Alumnus*

PAST CLIENTS INCLUDE:

- Penguin Random House
- DK
- HarperCollins
- Capstone
- Sourcebooks

- Macmillan
- Library Journal
- Sage/CQ Researcher
- Self-published Authors

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BIO:

I am a Mexican-American and Coahuiltecan freelance writer and editor based in Austin, Texas, who mostly grew up in Spain, Egypt, and South Africa, and came home to Texas every summer. I have an Honors Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with minors in English, Political Science, and Cognitive Science. I speak Spanish, and am ex-fluent in French.

My own writing is often inspired by Mesoamerican mythology, and I love blending genres. I write across Adult, Young Adult, Novels in Verse, Poetry, and Comics.

DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING:
I work across Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult fiction. Sub-specialties include world-building, character differentiation, braided narratives, and multiple points of view.
 

SENSITIVITY & AUTHENTICITY READING:
- General overview
- Illustrations
- Global/cultural
- Racism/microaggressions/sexism
- Latinx
- Mexican-American
- Coahuiltecan (Native Americans of TX/Mexico)
- Child of immigrants
- Multilingual/language immersion
- Homeschool/private school/boarding school
- Gender fluidity/demigirl/non-binary
- Bisexuality
- Expats/"Third-culture kid"
- Improv
- Volleyball
- Lupus/chronic illness/chronic pain/anemia/exercise-induced asthma/fatigue/invisible disability
- Neurodivergence/ADHD/AuDHD

TESTIMONIALS:
 

Amanda Robbins, Senior Editor, Capstone Press

Laura Galán-Wells has been a delight to work with and an invaluable source of expertise on Indigenous peoples’ history and culture. As a consultant for Capstone Press, a children’s publisher, she has evaluated our content and offered suggestions to make it more accurate, with a more well-rounded view of history. Her notes have enriched our content and, by extension, the minds of young readers.

Elle Ward, Managing Art Director, DK Children's

I've used Laura as a sensitivity reader on several books and wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone. She's thoughtful, considered and thorough, and is really lovely to work with.

Angie Ransome-Jones, Ghostwriter of 10+ years

It was a pleasure and a privilege to work with Laura Galán-Wells on the line and copy editing of my client’s book project. Her steady guidance, gentle leadership, and editing expertise carried this project through to completion. I have worked with many editors in my decade of ghostwriting and I can truly say that Laura’s thoroughness as an editor are unparalleled! I look forward to working with her again in the future!

Mia Calderon, Author of Where the Angels Bloom (poetry collection)

Laura has been amazing to work with! She has helped me tremendously with developmental and line editing, guiding me through this process I am very new to, and showing me techniques for finding my rhythm while maintaining my poetry's style. Her edits are “suggestions,” which make me feel comfortable to take some into consideration, while keeping others as they were. Laura has been such an amazing guide through this whole experience and anyone would be lucky to have her as their editor!

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