Bridging strategic clarity and creative depth
Storybook Mermaid is an editorial studio that bridges strategic clarity and creative depth. We craft corporate nonfiction with precision while nurturing creative fiction that amplifies underrepresented voices.
Kibby Araya is the founder and principal of Storybook Mermaid LLC. With her expertise in formality and love for whimsy, she is integrating her multidimensional writing passion into an agency focused on delivering results with strategic creativity.
Intellectual Ink
Organizational Editorial Services
Showcasing your thought leadership with the right words
- Ideating, drafting, and revising story pitches to ensure clarity and engagement for journalists
- Editing reports, messaging frameworks, and advocacy-driven communications
- Strategizing media publicity and drafting and revising press-distributed items such as press releases, social media posts
Free Flow
Creative Editorial Services
Exercising your throat chakra to reach like-minded readers
- Outlining, storyboarding, drafting, and revising novels across fiction
- Determining appropriate genres and subgenres for market viability
- Preparing query letters with persuasive language and high-performing comparative titles
- Advising on contacting literary agents for traditional, independent, and hybrid publishers
Keep learning as you go.
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Where creative storytelling meets purposeful strategy
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