Hello, I'm Nastasia

Owner and Founder of Stardust Book Services
 

​Fairytale retellings (Speciality)

YA Fantasy (Speciality)

Dark Adult Fantasy
Dystopian
Myths and Legends

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I'm a fantasy-specialist editor with a passion for all things mystical and magical!

I have a particular obsession with fairytales and love reading stories from new perspectives, whether through gender bending or a villainous point of view! I'm well-versed in Disney retellings, original stories, and video game adaptations.

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I have a keen interest in YA/NA Fantasy, and some of my favourite books are Six of Crows, Girls of Paper and Fire, and To Kill a Kingdom.
I also love working on dystopian stories, from the YA of The Hunger Games to the Adult of The Handmaid's Tale.

I frequently work with LGBTQ+ stories and treat each with the love and respect it deserves. 

I very much believe that editing is a partnership, and I am here to support you on your journey to publication. I will be your biggest cheerleader. My editing style is encouraging, kind, and thoughtful in its approach. I won't shy away from pointing out what needs work, but I will do it with a supportive hand.

I'm based in the quaint town of Bracknell Forest in the southeast of the UK, which is where the real Harry Potter's house on Privet Drive is located. You might describe my accent as somewhere awkwardly between Queen's regal English and Victorian street urchin. In my spare time, I love playing video games, building Lego and wooden miniatures, and working on my own writing.

I completed my editorial training with the UK Writers College and Liminal Pages.
I work with both British and American English, following New Oxford style for the former and CMOS for the latter.

*Content warnings
I prefer to be warned about graphic descriptions of bodily fluids (not including blood). These do include faeces, vomit, phlegm, spittle, semen, snot, or anything else that could come from the mouth and/or nasal cavity.
I also prefer warnings regarding animal abuse/murder of any kind, including small animals such as reptiles, rodents, amphibians, arachnids etc.
Thank you!

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I am also Stardust's resident formatter, so if you're looking to have formatting done, you can grab a discount from working with me already!