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Malone Editorial Services offers in-depth book editing for writers and publishers from an award-winning author and novel editor.
Malone-edited books are SOLD to traditional publishers and her writers become successful authors.
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Between the Fences
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I was taught early, that if you want to be an author the rule of the trade is there's no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting. I was trying to get a story told and see some impact from the government for change in government policies toward migrant workers being detained in government facilities. The most important lesson I learn from Susan Malone is not to give up, and I didn't. When Ruth Cavin from St. Martin's Press gave the book a good review and made me an offer, I knew Susan had done a great job.
- Tony Hefner
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Shadows in the Mist
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Thanks, Susan, your critique and edit of my original draft of SHADOWS IN THE MIST really helped the book's overall success. I orginally told the story from multiple viewpoints and you suggested that I tell the whole World War II part of the book from Lt. Jack Chambers' point of view. I believe that really improved the story and deepened my connection with the protogonist. So pat yourself on the back.
- Brian Moreland
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Ida Mae Tutweiler and the Traveling Tea Party
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To my mind, my book was finished, like a canvas completely covered in paint. Susan Malone not only showed me where the blank spots were, but her suggestions were exactly on target. If Ida Mae Tutweiler and the Traveling Tea Party is a success, it is only because her talent and craftsmanship took an unfinished piece of work and turned it into a finely tuned book. I am entirely convinced every writer who wants to be published needs a Susan Mary Malone behind them.
- Ginnie Siena Bivona
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Soul Mates Dissipate
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God blesses each writer with a gift. God blessed me with Susan M. Malone. While I possessed the talent to write awesome stories, heaven knows I was lacking in the nuts and bolts area (i.e., grammar, character development, etc.). But not for long. When Susan mailed me my manuscript along with her eighteen-page complete editorial, I was grateful I had chosen the perfect person for the job. Basically, Susan believed in my work and thanks to her I have a six-figure, three-book deal to prove it!
- Mary B. Morrison
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Everywoman Needs a Wife
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Susan has been more than a great editor, she has been a wonderful mentor. I started with an editor who generally checked for basic things (crossed the Ts, dotted the Is). Susan gave so much more--pacing, flow, plot, dialogue doctoring, character development, storyline consistency, adding the "page-turner" quality that is necessary for any literary work or novel. I not only learned the correct process of writing, but how to write with an editor's eye. Combined, these qualities helped my story to gain the attention of a major house.
- Naleighna Kai
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The Retreaters
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Susan's specific comments on character development, plot, pacing, not to mention her detailed attention to the finer 'nuts and bolts' of writing, was a light-bulb moment. She opened my eyes and showed me just how much work as needed, but more importantly, made me see that I could do it. Having seen the novel through to publication, I now know just how crucial the right creative input at the right time can be. Working with Susan Malone was absolutely pivotal in my writing career.
- Sharlene Miller Brown
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O'Brien's Desk
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After finishing my first novel, and as a college literature professor, I was convinced that I was skilled enough to edit it. Only after numerous rejections did I question this assumption. And it was lucky that I stumbled upon Susan Mary Malone. Susan saw immediately what my manuscript needed to make it saleable. She did not change my story, she helped me enrich it. She did not silence my voice, she helped me find it. Clear, insightful and honest. Approachable, patient and encouraging. That is Susan Mary Malone. My writing deepened as a result of her editing, and my novel was sold to a wonderful publisher. I look forward to working with her again.
- Ona Russell
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Forever Sarah
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Within a year after I began working with Susan Malone, I had several completed works, an agent, and two contracts with publishing houses, with a third in negotiation. I learned more from Susan about language and literature than I had as a Ph.D. student or from my 25 years of teaching writing and literature. Susan helped me find my ability to write, taught me to see my own work with an objective eye, and helped me become my own best critic. Most important, she enabled me to believe in myself. Her critiques are so comprehensive, her guidance so clear, and her cheerleading so infectious that I really learned to 'see' myself as a writer.
- Gerald W. Morton
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Buddha Wept
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Susan Malone helped me turn two raw and unwieldy manuscripts into polished and marketable novels. She's got a diamond-cutter's accuracy, a pilot's sense of commitment, and a sculptor's caressing touch. She covered the entire gamut of what makes a novel work: characters, story, dialogue, action, pacing, setting up scenes, and language-right down to the last period. She's proof of something another writer once told me: 'The writer's only half of a good book. The editor is the other half.'" If you are a writer, this editor is definitely on your side.
- Rocco Lo Bosco
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 With Malone as YOUR Book/Review Editor:
- Thirty-five (and counting) Malone-edited books sold to Traditional Publishers
- Special Consideration from Agents and Publishers
- "Working with Malone is like earning a graduate degree in writing."
– Gary Goldstein, Senior Editor, Kensington books.
Many writers piecemeal editing books, which leaves them missing crucial steps during the editing process. See how we fix this on our Editorial Services Page -ONE FEE for the ENTIRE Package
MY WRITERS ARE LEAPING ONTO PUBLISHERS' LISTS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL AUTHORS!
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