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Attention Novelists and Writers of Creative Nonfiction
You may not need professional editing if you follow the guidelines in the newly released Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore.

Packed with "what can go wrong" and "how to fix it" about every element of craft
Breakthrough techniques to cultivate original voice and compelling style
Already hailed as "the best book on revision," "you need no other book than this one," and "by the end of chapter one, I got my money's worth."

Click on www.manuscriptmakeover.com and use the direct order links to your favorite online booksellers. $14.98 could save you years off snail progress.

From the Eugene Register-Guard: Read a feature article on Elizabeth Lyon and her new book.

Read reviews of Manuscript Makeover at Greenkeys.

What Editing International can offer you:

Book Editing: Novels, Nonfiction, Memoirs

We edit: novels, nonfiction books of all types in all subjects, including memoirs (and creative or narrative nonfiction).

Editing for Marketing: Proposals, Queries, Synopses

We edit: nonfiction book proposals, queries for novels and nonfiction books, and the synopsis for novels and memoirs.

Consulting

We consult on: book marketing, including finding literary agents and publishers.

Writers We Accept As Clients

We work with: writers who are beginning, apprentices who are halfway to publication, and accomplished and published authors. We occasionally work with small presses and businesses. We occasionally, selectively, ghostwrite proposals.

Are you a writer in search of help in making your project professional and publishable in the U.S. market? Are you an agent or publisher who would like your authors to get help polishing and perfecting their manuscripts?

Elizabeth Lyon and her associate editors provide some of the most in-depth editing and comprehensive evaluations of any book editors. Additionally, Elizabeth Lyon is an expert teacher. You can find her at many conferences and festivals, or ask for "I'll Come to You," where she will customize a workshop weekend for you and your group and bring it to you.

We highly recommend: Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writers Can Afford to Ignore, A Writer's Guide to Fiction, The Sell Your Novel Tool Kit, A Writer's Guide to Nonfiction, Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write, and National Directory of Editors & Writers.

Soon, we will offer:

downloadable e-books of insider know-how and information "white papers"
excerpts of Lyon's new book, Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writers Can Afford to Ignore (See www.manuscriptmakeover.com )

NEW:

Our staff provides in-depth critical analysis, seminars, and support about how to write and market the following:

FICTION
Novels
Synopses and queries
Short Stories

NONFICTION
Book Proposals
Nonfiction Books
Articles and essays

Elizabeth Lyon, a veteran book editor, author, and consultant provides insider know-how about approaching literary agents and publishers of books and magazines in United States markets. Lyon and other specialist editors promise to guide you through the intricacies of grammar, syntax, and punctuation. We show you how to structure and write your books, novels, articles, queries, and proposals, and more. We continue advising you as you revise, market, and make career decisions.

Your editor will be a published, award-winning writer and dedicated editor who has guided hundreds of writers to achieving their dreams, and stands ready to help you do the same. (Click on Client Successes to read a full listing of client publishing successes or send an e-mail to info@4-edit.com with any questions.)

At the heart of this company is the belief that effective communication, cultural sensitivity, and positive relationships facilitate world peace.

Editing & Marketing ServicesCreative Writing Resources

Editing & Marketing Services
Creative Writing Resources