L Talbott Editorial and Publishing Consulting Svcs

Congratulations on completing your manuscript! Or, if you just have an idea for a book, you have found the most talented and dedicated ghostwriter on this site. I am the "editor's editor," in the tradition of professionals like Perkins and Gottlieb. I was formerly employed with a major publishing house before starting my own company. My talent has been called out by Jane Goodall and the late Donald Junkins. I will make your fiction resonate with your reader, and your non-fiction clear and penetrating. Are you a person in search of someone to help you write an autobiography? I have assisted many people in bringing their lives to the page. I offer examples of numerous published works and acknowledgments to my credit. Are you a children's book author? I have assisted many such writers to award-winning success and to being picked up by the traditional market. I pride myself in close, long-term relationships with my clients. Talk to me before you make a final decision on an editor. A brief phone call will open your eyes to the various phases of publishing to which many are naïve. You don't want to be forced to publish twice by hiring a substandard editor or, god forbid, you unwittingly hire an overseas entity who runs your manuscript through a spellcheck program, which is not editing. If this is your first time in writing a book, you want someone whom you can trust. Finally, my fees are industry standard or below. All I need is a word count and a short sample! "The editing was top notch!" "The Last Rhino", First Place Children's Animals/First Place Children's 6-8. Feathered Quill Awards, 2019.