Beyond Mulder and Scully by Andy Mangels

To many writers, the editing stage is exhilarating.īut to others, it’s a little scary. Hiring an editor is a big step in your development as a writer.

I want to hear your concerns so I can help you decide if you’re ready for editing and if I can help you.

I suspect my manuscript could be better, and I need an objective eye to tell me what to do to bring it to the next level of excellence.

I’m not sure my nonfiction book is organized in the most user-friendly way.

My memoir includes details that are interesting and important to me, but I’m not confident they will be interesting to others.

I’m wondering if my book has commercial potential and if not, is it worth pursuing?.

I’m not a native English speaker, and I’m concerned about my use of idiom.

I’m confused by how to use narrator point-of-view.

I’m not sure I’ve done enough character development.

My story has some twists and turns and coincidences, maybe too many to feel realistic.

I’m afraid my story is too wordy, too long, but I don’t know where to make cuts.

I don’t know if my story arc is compelling and engaging throughout.

If you’re not sure, here are some possibilities: If you need a line-by-line edit to polish the writing, Carrie is an expert at smoothing over any awkward moments in the narrative, helping you to be the best writer you can be without imposing her own style or taste on your prose.Ĭarrie wants to ask you… What is your biggest concern about your manuscript? If you request me by name, please include the answer to that question. Her “bedside” manner is sensitive and respectful but holds nothing back. If you need an objective assessment of what’s working in your book and what needs improvement in terms of structure (narrative arc, characters, pacing, etc.), she can provide a thorough professional critique. Because she is an adjunct to a successful New York literary agency, she has the commercial savvy to advise clients with an eye to current trends and industry standards.Ĭarrie will meet you wherever you are in your writing process. She also helps authors write query letters and proposals that appeal to the market. Her clients are writers in the areas of memoir, history, current events, health, Judaica, women’s issues, how-to, and pop-culture, as well as romance, women’s fiction, and literary fiction. As a free-lance editor, she has extensive experience performing diagnostic editing (critique), development editing, and line editing. Developmental Editing, Manuscript Evaluations, Line EditingĢ00+ books edited for major publishers and independent authorsĬARRIE CANTOR, a published author and industry veteran, worked as an acquisitions editor at a New York publisher where she acquired and edited titles on a variety of subjects.

Beyond Mulder and Scully by Andy Mangels