“Editors are counselors and can do a good deal more for writers in the first-draft stage than at the end of the publishing process.” –John McPhee
This quote from John McPhee’s Draft No. 4 book sums up how I have been working as developmental editor since 1999. You know your book best! It’s my job to help you discover your story.
If you’d like to talk to a developmental editor as you write your children’s novel this semester (Aug 8 – Dec 18, 2026) we can do that with lessons on a private site and EIGHT virtual mentor meetings.
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