Maureen Baron
 

Editorial consultant providing a full spectrum of professional advice to make an author more publishable.

Manuscripts—fiction and non-fiction—are evaluated for consistency, development, and readability. Emphasis on problem-solving.

Expert line-editing, cutting, structuring, perspective analysis. Creative input in book development from outline to completed manuscript. Will assist with proposals.

Specialties: Contemporary and historical fiction; medical novels and thrillers; biographies; memoirs; African-American fiction; women’s issues; general interest medical and psychological subjects.

Experience: More than 30 years in book publishing as senior editor, Warner Books; executive editor, St. Martin’s Press; V.P. and editor-in-chief, Penguin/NAL. Free-lance writer, reviewer, guest speaker on publishing panels and at writers conferences. Consultant for major book clubs.

"Thank you so much for all your wonderful editing, advice, and overall brilliance. When you've worked with a miracle worker, nobody else can ever come close."
—Megan Edwards, author of Full Service Blonde