OUR STORY
In August 2014, Anya and Jennifer got together for the first time in years. They had kept in touch online since meeting in a writing workshop, but this was their first time living near each other since college. They figured, what do extroverts do? Extroverts meet people for coffee.
So they found an adorable coffee shop. It was the middle of one of the worst droughts in California's history, yet Anya and Jennifer got caught in an absolute downpour.
After hugging and exclaiming about the rain, they looked expectantly at each other, waiting for the other to go order. But it turned out neither one was a coffee drinker.
After hugging and exclaiming about the rain, they looked expectantly at each other, waiting for the other to go order. But it turned out neither one was a coffee drinker.
- "What do you mean you don't drink coffee?"
- "What do you mean you don't drink coffee?"
Once they had finished laughing, they settled on tea and hot chocolate. They had planned to meet for only an hour or two but ended up curled on one of the coffee shop's couches for much longer, catching up and brainstorming. They quickly realized that their editing philosophies aligned and their years of expertise perfectly complemented one another's.
Touchstone Editing was conceived that day, in that adorable coffee shop, while it poured for the first time in months. In March 2015, Anya and Jennifer's planning came to fruition, and Touchstone Editing officially began helping authors transform their drafts into stories that readers love.
Touchstone Editing was conceived that day, in that adorable coffee shop, while it poured for the first time in months. In March 2015, Anya and Jennifer's planning came to fruition, and Touchstone Editing officially began helping authors transform their drafts into stories that readers love.
THE EDITORS
 | Anya Kagan loves helping people shape the gems of their writing, working to draw out and enhance the author's vision. Since graduating from Brandeis University with a degree in Creative Writing and French and Russian Literatures, Anya has worked with authors such as Sarah Andre, Deek Rhew, Preslaysa Williams, Edie Cay, Janie Crouch, JoAnn Sky, Alessandra Harris, Tara September, Alexa Padgett, Carrie Lomax, Simon Quellen Field, and many more. She has also edited for Entangled Publishing and Pandamoon Publishing. Books Anya has edited have been finalists or winners of the RITA Award, the Lambda Literary Award, the Best Indie Book Award, the Golden Heart, the Booksellers' Best Award, the HOLT Medallion, the Maggie Award, the Golden Leaf, the Stiletto Contest, the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award, the Golden Quill, and the New England Readers' Choice Award, among others. |
 | Jennifer (Levine) London has expertise editing everything from romance novels to corporate slide decks. She is a firm believer in the power of the written word and has a passion for helping writers realize their creative visions by turning good stories into great ones. She spent nearly a decade as the Managing Editor for Circlet Press, where she compiled and edited short-story anthologies of erotic sci-fi/fantasy, including the Lambda Literary Award–nominated anthology Charming. Books Jennifer has edited have been finalists or winners of the RWA Vivian Award, the Lambda Literary Award, the Colorado Book Award, the Stiletto Contest, the Elevation of Love Contest, the Rose & Bay Award, and more. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Brandeis University and an MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of Colorado Boulder. |
