Malone Editorial Services Helps Author Get First Book Published

Oct. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- DALLAS - Award-winning book author and novel editor Susan Mary Malone of Malone Editorial Services (http://www.maloneeditorial.com/), announced that her novel development client James Weil, author of the fiction work “Swiss Chocolate,” will be published by Dailey Swan Publishing in November, 2010.

James Weil stated "I wrote Swiss Chocolate off the top of my head for nine months. But it was 600 pages in need of serious editing. I had no idea where to begin. I was just too close to the story. I found Susan Mary Malone on the internet, and after reading what others had written about her editing skills I hired her on the spot. Not only did she give me a brilliant critique, but she honed in on the essential aspects of the story and characters and helped me flesh them out. Lucky for me, I didn’t take her editing personally, because she was brutally honest and cut and slashed endless window dressing.”

“With her help, she taught me some of the most essential skills about good story telling. Working with her has made a permanent impact on my writing. She followed up with me as I painfully worked through the rewrites. I sent her back entire chapters, and she continued to mark them up and send them back with words of encouragement and wonderful critiques. This continued for months until Susan told me congratulations, I had nailed it, and go celebrate. And low and behold, my book got published. Susan Mary Malone is a truly gifted editor," concluded Weil.

Susan Mary Malone stated, “I call myself a ‘developmental editor.’ It’s not merely book proofreader or correcting someone’s grammar or sentence structure. I dive right into the character development and story development. With a brand new author, those are the things that usually need work. With James Weil, he finally nailed it and now he will be published. It’s the dream for all would-be writers.”

Susan Malone's professional background includes working as an editor, columnist and reporter for newspapers and magazines. She is the author of “By the Book,” “BodySculpting: The Weisbeck Way,” “Fourth and Long” and “Five Keys to Understanding Men.”

Malone Editorial Services offers a comprehensive developmental editing package for fiction & non-fiction manuscripts. Over 35 books edited by Malone Editorial Services have recently sold to traditional publishers. Clients include NY Times Bestselling author Mary B. Morrison, and Essence Bestselling author Naleighna Kai. Other notable edited books include: “The Things I Could Tell You”  by Jeremy Woodson (nominated for an NAACP Literary Award); “O'Brien's Desk” (a Publishers Weekly Spring Pick to Watch); “Ida Mae Tutweiler and the Traveling Tea Party” (made into a Hallmark film), among many others. You can view the company’s web site at http://www.maloneeditorial.com/

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Malone Editorial Services offers a comprehensive developmental editing package for fiction & non-fiction manuscripts. Over 35 books edited by Malone Editorial Services have recently sold to traditional publishers.