By genre
Every genre fails in its own way
A memoir stalls where a novel does not. A poetry collection has no plot to carry its arc. A business book dies of having forty ideas instead of one. Editing well means knowing which trouble to look for.
Nonfiction
Memoir
Memoir is over half the manuscripts I take. Eleven client memoirs have been published, four of them with traditional houses.
Editing memoir →
Fiction
Literary Fiction
Novels and story collections, including work placed with independent presses and in literary journals.
Editing literary fiction →
Poetry
Poetry Collections
Collection ordering and manuscript preparation, including books placed with small presses and manuscripts shortlisted in first-book contests.
Editing poetry collections →
Nonfiction
Business & Professional Books
Founder memoirs, category books, and professional guides, both edited and ghostwritten.
Editing business & professional books →Writing something else?
These are the four I work on most, not the only ones I take. Essay collections, narrative journalism, dissertations, young adult: ask.
Call (530) 555-0184 →Start with ten pages
Send me your opening and I will edit it properly and send the marked pages back within a week, free. You will know exactly what working together looks like before you spend anything.