About Me

Stephanie Cross is a writer and editor with over nine years of experience within the publishing industry. What began as a simple love for books and telling stories transformed into a career in and passion for the written word. With hundreds of books edited and several of her own bylines, Stephanie is committed to curating stories with care and excellence and created Story Craft to help you tell your story.

Wherever you find yourself on your writing journey, welcome.

This was my first time working with a professional editor, and I found Stephanie a joy to work with. She didn’t just focus on correcting the language; she focused on learning my message and collaborating with me to clarify it even more. Her enthusiastic feedback showed me that many parts were working well, some parts needed tweaking, and a few parts needed untangling. Her work brought a level of consistency to the text that I wouldn’t have achieved on my own. By the time we reached our final review, the manuscript had been thoroughly combed through and cleaned up. We finished on schedule. The message of the book is even clearer now, and the text shines! I’d definitely work with her again.

— Jeff

Working with Stephanie was an incredible experience. She is incredibly thorough and knowledgeable as a writer and editor. Every edit and comment she made was helpful, and she checked, and rechecked, my sources and endnotes. Her theology is sound and her heart is tender and encouraging as well. When I think about writing in the future, knowing I can work with Stephanie gives me confidence my work will be stronger and better because she is behind it. She is excellent at what she does!

— Susannah

Stephanie is one of the most conscientious, dedicated, and thorough editors I’ve worked with. I can always trust her to do exceptional work when it comes to any writing or editing projects I send her way.

— Karen