Caylah Coffeen

Specialties

Testimonials

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Editor and Marketer

Hi, I’m Caylah Coffeen and I specialize in editing and marketing great sci-fi and fantasy books, including ones with themes of faith. I earned a B.A. in Creative Writing and Media Studies at Franklin and Marshall College, but was too afraid to try to enter the publishing industry. “There’s no point – it’s too competitive, and there’s no money in it, I thought.”

So instead, I applied my various communications skills to the areas of photography, TV, radio, newspapers, and corporate copywriting. But the more indie authors I saw braving the marketplace with their stories, the more I thought, “how could I not even try?”

So I joined the teams at Monster Ivy Publishing and Eschler Editing, where I trained as an editor and marketer, before opening my own startup to work with authors. I also currently work as an editor with Havok Publishing.

I’m glad for all my work in the corporate world, because it taught me how to analyze each book as a potential product, strategically plan for each release, and craft a brand that will set each author up for success!

I love what I do! I like to say, “Jesus is my first love, and books are my second.” Nothing makes me light up more than when an author gets excited about how far their book has come!

Portfolio

Full Manuscripts:

The Flame Within Us by Samantha Walter

Destiny and Fate: Beginnings by Megan Slingerland

Shining Through my Unique Body by Michael Gray

Necessary Evil 2 by Shawn Stuart

The Shadow Codex by Rachel Kimberly Hastings

Torchlight by Simon Fanta

Necessary Evil by Shawn Stuart

Published Works:

In the Throes

Freese, Mathias

Dawn Before the Dark

Blanton, Wendy

Jubilant

Coffeen, Galadriel and
Knop, Anneliese

The Discipling of Mytra

Coffeen, Rich

The Case of the Dragon-Bone Engine

Coffeen, Galadriel

Work Experience

SEO Copywriter at Aloha Life Digital
(2024-present)

Market Research and Content Marketer at Perk Brands
(2022-present)

Weekly Editor at Havok Publishing
(Nov 2024-present)

Editing and Marketing at Eschler Editing
(Jan 2023-present)

Acquisitions Editor and Social Media Manager at Monster Ivy Publishing
(Jan 2022 – Jan 2024)
Completed copy and developmental edits on middle grade and young adult manuscripts and cover copy
Read and evaluated submitted manuscripts for acquisitions
Managed social media accounts and marketing efforts

Freelance Marketing
(2021 – present)
Brand development advising, acquisition of advance reader reviews, website and social media graphics design, Twitter and FB growth, KDP promotion management

Freelance Editor
(2020 – present)
Completed manuscript assessments, developmental and content edits for fantasy novels