María Reyes R.

Perhaps you've crossed paths with Erebyel somewhere (or perhaps not, and that's okay too), but here I am with a single objective: to edit other people's worlds.

I work as an editor, although I came to editing somewhat by accident: I've spent over two decades writing, deconstructing texts, and learning how stories work, and a decade working with others' stories. World-building fantasy is what interests me most, the kind I write and the kind I've decided to edit.

I approach each manuscript with technique and narrative sensitivity: I pay attention to the rhythm, clarity, and intention of each sentence without diluting the writer's voice. I also take into account that in fantasy, there's work to be done before the sentence level: that the rules aren't ordinary, that the world might not have trees, that the power structure might not exist, and that all of this must reach the reader without suffocating them with essays interspersed between the action. That's where I enjoy myself the most. In addition to editing and layout, I direct the literary magazine «Invernasímil», a project where I use short stories as a tool for experimentation and mixing styles alongside other colleagues who seek the same.

I work closely and practically. I enjoy hearing how other people's worlds are built, because the process rarely resembles mine; I listen to what the novel needs and bring it to its best version without losing sight of what you, as an author, aim to convey.

After all, the story is yours: I just accompany it so that it says exactly what you had in mind.