Kristen is a fiction and memoir book editor with a BA in English/writing and over two decades of on-the-job editing experience. To date, she has edited over 500 books, several of which have won awards and have topped Amazon’s best sellers lists. She began her career as a fiction book editor in 2012.

Kristen has worked with hundreds of self-publishing and traditionally publishing authors, and eventually expanded to memoir editing. Some of her clients include Hollie Stuart, fourteen-time award-winning memoirist and author of I Can See For Miles, which outsold Killers of the Flower Moon in the entire state of Oklahoma, and Cynthia Waine Brandt, whose memoir Song of the Cardinal netted nineteen awards, including winning the 2025 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards. Here, Kristen worked after Leslie Wells, who has edited nearly fifty New York Times bestsellers under publishers including Simon and Schuster.

When she’s not working alongside authors to create their best book possible, Kristen publishes popular presentations including How to Write Eloquently and How to Get Your Book in Barnes & Noble Stores, using real examples from her clients’ books.

She is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and the American Copy Editors Society, and has been vetted by the Alliance of Independent Authors Watchdog Desk, receiving the highest possible rating of “Excellent” for her ethics and professionalism.

Reading is Kristen’s passion, so when the workday is over, she can usually be found with a good book alongside her three cats. In her free time she enjoys playing video games, dancing adult ballet, speaking French, watching scary movies, tending to her courtyard, and traveling to tropical destinations. She lives with her husband and two kids outside of Boise, Idaho.

Kristen’s philosophy

As the only book editor at Kristen Corrects, Inc., Kristen personally edits every line in every manuscript—and loves it. Working independently allows Kristen the opportunity to interact with authors and to know their manuscript intimately, providing highly individualized service. See what authors say about Kristen, or what to expect when working with Kristen.