2024 Placed second in the Critter’s Readers Poll Book Editor Category.
Lea is fantastic! Her style is one that gets the best out of you and your story while still making the dreaded editing process fun! A very rare quality indeed.
Lea has the integrity needed to be a scrupulous, dedicated editor. I know I can count on her.
Rohn Federbush
Lea Schizas is knowledgable, skilled, helpful, cheerfully honest, and most importantly THERE when you need her.
Lea has an innate ability to strengthen a writer’s work without compromising their voice or message. Her editing skills are a gift to any author she works with.
Her patience is marvelous.
Lea Schizas ‘menditing,’ a clever term from the combination of mentoring and editing, is instructional and equitable and I have learned much about the preparation for publishing process.
Lea is smart, patient, friendly, and willing to work with authors for the best possible outcome for all!
Lea engages the whole author. You’re not just a manuscript with her. She encourages you when encouragement is needed, is always positive, and has a canny eye for cover art. Editing is definitely her gig!
Lea Schizas is multi-talented managing editor, skilled in finalizing a manuscript for print and designing eye-catching book covers.
Reliable and is always available.
Lea has a wonderful way of improving the author’s writing without changing the author’s writing. Her responsive, supportive, collaborative approach is not what I expected my first time working with an editor. She has set the bar very high for all future experiences.
Helped make my manuscript shine! She always responds in a timely manner to emails and is always informative and helpful.
I’ve worked with Lea and found her to be professional, helpful and an al-round excellent editor.
Great editor and also cover designer.
Lea is an excellent editor with an even better attitude!
Lea is amazing!
2023
Placed third in the Book Editor category.
Lea is fantastic! Her style is one that gets the best out of you and your story while still making the dreaded editing process fun! A very rare quality indeed.
Her patience is marvelous.
Lea is smart, patient, friendly, and willing to work with authors for the best possible outcome for all!
Lea engages the whole author. You’re not just a manuscript with her. She encourages you when encouragement is needed, is always positive, and has a canny eye for cover art. Editing is definitely her gig!
My novel, Doorman’s Creek, placed third in the Thriller category.
My novel, Doorman’s Creek, placed fifth in the Mystery category.
My novel, Doorman’s Creek, placed sixth in the Book Cover category. I designed the cover.
2022
My paranormal romance novel, The Sword of Reckoning, placed first in the Romance category.