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I’m Rachel Vine, a developmental editor and story coach for children’s, YA, and NA authors. Whether you’re looking for a detailed manuscript assessment, developmental editing, or personalised story coaching, I’d love to hear from you.

Let’s work together to help your story bloom.

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I aim to respond within 48 business hours. I work Tuesday - Friday.

Meet Rachel

Rachel Vine, children’s book developmental editor and story coach

Rachel Vine is a developmental editor, story coach, and children’s librarian based in Boorloo (Perth, WA). With postgraduate study in Editing, Publishing, and Children’s Literature, she blends craft and heart to help authors of children’s, YA, and NA fiction strengthen their stories.

Through Wildflower Editorial and her podcasts Likely Stories and Books in Bloom, Rachel supports writers in shaping manuscripts that resonate with young readers and reflect their unique voice.

She believes in the quiet power of words, the wonder of a well-told tale, and guiding writers to bring their stories to full bloom.

Rachel works from a light-filled office shared with three distractingly handsome cats, a stack of half-drunk French Earl Grey teas, and an ever-growing book collection arranged in rainbow order.

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