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October 11, 2017February 8, 2021

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My name is Kate Marope, and I'm a developmental editor who adores HEAs and helping authors fine tune their books to build engaging and emotionally complex reading experiences.

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My name is Kate Marope, and I am a developmental and line editor with seven years’ experience working with traditional and self-published authors, both as a freelancer and as an editor at various publishers →

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