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I’ll read your book closely, then compose a detailed letter of between seven and twelve single-spaced pages assessing its strengths and weaknesses and suggesting specific revisions and larger revision strategies to help you prepare the manuscript for submission/publication or for a full developmental edit.
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I also perform editorial assessments, which offer a reality check in the form of an experienced, deeply focused reader who’ll read your manuscript and respond to it honestly and constructively. When I've finished, I'll compose an editorial letter (usually between five and ten single-spaced pages) summing up and expanding upon my responses and suggested changes. You'll receive every response and idea for refinement that occurs to me, both within the text and in the margin. Then I'll double back and the analysis will begin, using Microsoft Word's Track Changes tool. My developmental editing process starts with a full, notes-free reading of your story, as I believe it's critical to experience it first purely as a reader, rather than an analyst (two very different modes of reading). "Swear to God, best help I ever got from an editor." - G.M. "Truly, when I read his first comments I was weepy with gratitude because working with editor who 'got' what I was attempting was a dream come true." - Jennifer Handford And, amazingly, he makes the whole editing process fun." - Aaron Elkins
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The Light of Hidden Flowers-Dec.Phys Book Deal-10.99. He is insightful, hugely knowledgeable, and pleasingly considerate of delicate authorly sensitivities. Jennifer Handfords review of A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning. "I’ve been a published author for over thirty years, with most of the major publishers.but David Downing has been a revelation. The fact that he’s such a nice guy-witty and quick to respond-is a bonus." - Mark Edwards Without his sterling work on FOLLOW YOU HOME I am certain it would not have been a bestseller. "David is insightful and honest and asks all the right questions. None of her characters feel contrived, most especiallyand importantlyour protagonist. Handford has a wonderful set of skills put to use in the novel form, from smart pacing to a delightful knack for metaphors and a great capacity for warmth. I can't promise that you'll taste that kind of success-but given my happy track record, I can assure you that I at least won't screw up your chances.Īll right, not such a ringing endorsement. The Light of Hidden Flowers is a special book in the realm of self-discovery fiction. And Mark Sullivan's richly deserved success with BENEATH A SCARLET SKY (more than 2 million copies sold 30,000+ Amazon reviews with a 4.7 average) just left me stunned. When they're honored with an Edgar Award nomination (as William Lashner was) or top 100,000 copies sold (as many have, including Mark Edwards, Gregg Olsen, Alex Rosenberg, and Jennifer Handford), I pretty much flip out. I know better than to claim undue credit for their success, but many of "my" authors have enjoyed a lot of it.