Welcome to the garret.
I’m Kristen Tate. I work with authors who are ready to find their readers. I provide the editing, practical help, and encouragement you need to get from rough draft to finished book.
What is your path?
Learning the craft
Researching editors
Read about the different kinds of editing
Take my free course, Copyediting: What Indie Authors Need to Know
Listen to my interview with Joanna Penn about how to find an editor who is a good fit for you
Learn about my content editing and copyediting services
Request a sample edit
Read about the Blue Garret processes and principles
Ready to work with an editor
Novel Study
A new writing craft book offering in-depth analysis of popular novels to show you new tools and techniques you can use to improve your own writing.
Buy the book
Read the new Novel Study series, featuring all-new posts on recent bestsellers like Wild Dark Shore, King of Ashes, God of the Woods, and What We Can Know
Sign up for my newsletter to get new installments, plus my story spreadsheet template and novel study workbook!
Blue Garret library
Featured selections from our shelves. Go to the library for more deep-dive novel analysis, editing and writing tips, and book reviews.
Newsletter
Twice monthly emails full of craft advice and creative encouragement
Buy the book! A collection of a year’s worth of book reviews, alongside reflections about the writing and reading life.
What people are saying
See more past projects and testimonials
“I’m so grateful for Kristen’s coaching and advice, and, most of all, her encouragement for me to push myself and write the book I wanted to write.”
“Kristen has more patience than anyone I know… Somehow, she finds the story and helps it breathe.”
“For all the feedback, all the laughs, and all the stars bestowed, thank you, Kristen! You are a rock-star editor, and I couldn’t have taken this girthy book baby to the next level without you.”
“Kristen was more than an editor—she was a guide, patiently answering all my questions, not just about editing, but about the process of publishing.”
Kristen Tate, owner and lead editor at the Blue Garret, has a PhD in English from Columbia University and a Professional Editing Certificate from University of California at Berkeley.