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Skipjack: The History of American's Last Sailing Oystermen
Christopher White
St. Martin's Press, 2009

“As powerful as The Perfect Storm . . . [a] vividly written book with superb, vernacular dialogue.”—The Working Waterfront

“[An] evocative portrait of the nation’s most beautiful and poignant vocational anachronism. It’s an action-packed tale, complete with waterborne grudge matches, on-deck shootouts, fierce winter storms and suspenseful escapes . . . [all] served up for us on the half-shell.” —The Washington Post

 

A former editing client, Pope is a colleague in a shared group where her recent novel was critiqued.

The Blood of Lorraine
Barbara Pope
Pegasus Books, 2010
Prior book: Cezanne's Quarry

"Bernard's second case (Cézanne's Quarry, 2008) gracefully transports the reader to its liveried era and broadens the story's appeal with characters of substance and depth." —Kirkus

“Pope sets this history-mystery at that most explosive of times, France in 1894, just before the trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus on suspicion of sharing French military secrets with the Germans. Her entry point for examining the anti-Semitism of the time is one murder case and one magistrate in the town of Nancy, long a haven for French Jews. . . . Besides being an engrossing mystery, this is an excellent examination of how prejudice seeps into every area of life.”—Connie Fletcher, Booklist

A former editing client for her first book, Kortge is a colleague in a shared group where her most recent book was critiqued.

Healing Walks for Hard Times
Carolyn Scott Kortge
Shambhala/Trumpeter, 2010
Prior book: The Spirited Walker

“Few things are as healing as a good walk. I heartily endorse Healing Walks for Hard Times.”
—Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

“Courageous, compassionate, and compelling, this wise guide to the healing power of walking elegantly demonstrates how simple steps can offer profound benefits.”—Carol Krucoff, author of Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain

Coach Tommy Thompson and the Boys of Sequoah: How one man made a difference to a generation of Cherokee youth
Patti Dickinson
Oklahoma University Press, 2009
2009 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist
Prior book: Hollywood the Hard Way: A Cowboy's Journey

"The story of Tommy Thompson and the Sequoyah Indian School (in Tahlequah, Oklahoma) is an inspiring chronicle of a quiet hero and the Indian boys he coached and mentored. . . . The author's research was extensive and exemplary, and it is refreshing to read about an Indian boarding school that was a haven and home for its students, instead of the numerous documented narratives of cultural abuse by similar institutions."
—Marcia Preston, author of 5 novels and former editor of Byline Magazine

 

Hemlock Lake

Although a long-ago student and member of critique group, Rose became the associate editor of fiction for Editing International.

Hemlock Lake
Carolyn Rose
Five Star Publishing, 2010
Prior books: The Big Grobowski, in the Devil's Harbor series, coauthor Mike Nettleton; The Hard Karma Shuffle with coauthor Mike Nettleton
Forthcoming: Sometimes a Great Commotion, coauthor Mike Nettleton, in the Devil's Harbor series

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A long-ago participant in a critique group led by Lyon, Armstrong is a colleague in a shared group where her book was critiqued.

Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars
Mabel Armstrong
Stone Pine Press, 2008
First Place, Readers View, Reviewer's Choice, Book of the Year, Amelia Bloomer List, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

"A worthy addition to science collections, this well-documented collective biography not only fills gaps in existing books on astronomers but also offers engaging accounts of the women’s careers as well as unusually clear explanations of what they achieved and why each discovery was important. Grades 7-10." —Carolyn Phelan, Book List

"[M]ake[s] a significant addition to any library. [N]one of these women has received her due in resources for young readers." —School Library Journal

 

Not Between Brothers, 15th Anniversary Edition
David Marion Wilkinson
15th Anniversary Edition: Boaz Corp, 2010, over 100,000 sold
Violet Crown Award/Western Writers of America Spur Winner
Former books: The Empty Quarter, Oblivion's Altar, One Ranger

“...Wilkinson is gifted storyteller who brings Texas history to life with a tale rich in adventure and high emotions.” —Publishers Weekly

“This is simply the best historical novel about Texas published in more than a decade.... Wilkinson’s ability to sustain suspense over more than six hundred pages is a testament to his narrative skills while working with so many fictional and real characters and events.” —Sally Dooley, Review of Texas Books

Note: In the list below, Elizabeth Lyon and her associates at Editing International participated in a number of different ways in their clients' success: editing whole books or partial books; editing or consulting about nonfiction book proposals (including the first 60 pages); editing query letters and synopses; and offering marketing assistance with finding agents.

Published Clients—Nonfiction Books

3 Dogs, 2 Cats, 1 Journey Through Multiple Pet Loss (memoir), Dave Congalton, NewSage Press

Act Like An Owner (business), Robert Blonchek & Martin O'Neil, Wiley/Reinhold

* Be Quiet, Be Heard: The Paradox of Persuasion (communications self-help), Susan R Glaser, PhD, and Peter A. Glaser, PhD, with Arlene Mattews, Communication Solutions Publishing

Black Holes & Energy Pirates: How to Recognize & Release Them (self-help), Jesse Reeder, Crossing Press

* Changing Ourselves, Changing the World (self-help, psychology), Gary Reiss, LCSW, New Falcon Publications

* Confusion to Clarity: A Twentysomething's Guide to Finding Your Calling (self-help), Anne Elizabeth Grace, Wheatmark

* A Contemplative Life: Meditations, by Wesley Lachman, O Street Publishing

Coping Success with MCS: Voices of Hope & Inspiration (health), Gail McCormick, McFarland Publishing

Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community, Amy Coughlin and Caryn Abramowitz, LifeLine Press

* Complications: A Doctor's Love Story (memoir/health), Linda Gromko, MD

Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly (education), Nancy Williard, MS, JD, Jossey-Bass

* Dear Dinah: Time for a Household Partnership (self-help), Jeannie Seeley-Smith, Authors of Unity Publishing

* Dear Mom: Women's Letters of Love, Loss, and Longing (inspiration, women's biography), Ed by Deborah Berger, Trafford

Deer Drink the Moon (poetry anthology), Liz Nakazawa, Ooligan Press

Dewdroppers, Waldos and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century (language), Rosemarie Ostler, Oxford University Press

Don't Waste Your Talent (career, business), Wiley, and The Lemming Conspiracy, Bob MacDonald & Don Hutcheson, Longstreet Press

* Do We Meet Again (spirituality), Shiva Yogi, Blue Pearl Publishing

* The Editor's Lexicon: Essential Wriitng Terms for Novelists (reference), Sarah Cypher, Glyd-Evans Press

FBI Girl (memoir), Maura Conlon McIvar, Time Warner Books

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, (Gardening/Ecology), Toby Hemenway, Chelsea Green

The Geography of Love (memoir), Glenda Burgess, Doubleday Publishing Group

Healing Walks for Hard Times (self-help/spirituality), Carolyn Scott Kortge, Shambhala Publications

How to Invest in Condominiums (money/real estate), Andris Virsnieks, John Wiley

* How to Swat the Killer BEs Out of Your Writing (reference), Nancy Owens Barnes, Rushing River Press

The Iron Maiden: A Trip through the Twentieth Century (memoir) Doris Colmes, PublishAmerica

* The Last Trapper: An American Saga (history), Erma Armstrong, Tanglewood Hill Press

Leading Change Toward Sustainability: A Field Guide for Senior Managers, Elected Officials, Civic Leaders, Consultants, and Other Change Agents (technical/environmental), Robert Doppelt, Greenleaf Publications, UK

A Life Complete: Finding Peace and Purpose at Midlife (psychology, inspiration), Sallirae Henderson, Scribner

* Life Without Anger (self-help), Dean Van Leuven, Devorss

Lifting Depression: The Chromium Connection (self-help psychology) by Malcolm McLeod, MD, Basic Books

Living Fully with Shyness and Social Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide to Gaining Social Confidence (self-help psychology), Erika Hilliard, MSW, RS,. Marlowe and Company

Lost in the Amazon: The True Story of Five Men and Their Desperate Battle for Survival, Stephen Kirkpatrick, W Publishing Group/Thomas Nelson

Memoir of the Soul (writing instruction), Nan Phifer, Walking Stick Press (Writers Digest Books)

* Minding Your Body (natural health), Skye Weintraub, N.D, Complementary Publishing

Mothering Twins (parenting), Albi, Johnson, Catlin, Duerloo, & Greatwood, Fireside, Simon & Schuster

My First Crush: Misadventures in Wine Country (memoir), Linda Kaplan, Lyons Publishing

No Pictures in My Grave (travel narrative), Susan Caperna Lloyd, Mercury House

Primal Healing: The Miracle of Feeling (psychology), Art Janov, PhD, Career Press. (Dr. Janov is the creator of Primal Therapy and the author of the bestseller, Primal Scream.)

The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks (self-help psychology), Al Siebert, PhD, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (writing how-to), Lisa Dale Norton, St. Martin's Griffin

* Simplicity and Success: Creating the Life You Long For (self-help), Bruce Elkin, Trafford

Skipjack: The History of American's Last Sailing Oystermen (narrative nonfiction), Christopher White, St. Martin's Press

* So Many Shoes, So Little Money: A Girl's Guide to Finance (how to), Lisa Serwin, 2009

South to Alaska: From the Heartland of America to the Heart of a Dream (travel narrative), Nancy Barnes, New Leaf Books

Spirit Babies (memoir/parenting), Walter MaKichen, Random House

The Spirited Walker (self-help/fitness), Carolyn Kortge, HarperCollins

Stop Being Manipulated (self-help), Carolyn Cotter & George Green, Berkley

Sudden Influence: Spontaneous Events That Shape Our Lives (psychology), Michael Rousell, PhD, Praegar Press (Greenwood Publishing Group). 2007 Recipient of Choice Award from the Neurobiological Society

The Shortest Way Home: A Contemplative Path to God (religion), Wesley Lachman, O Street Publishing

* Tantric Sex or Busy Couples (self-help), Diana Daffner

Tommy Thompson and the Boys of Sequoah (biography, Patti Dickinson, Oklahoma University Press, Finalist Oklahoma Book Awards

Walking One Another Home (memoir), Rita Bresnahan, Liguori Press

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge (memoir), Chanrithy Him, W.W. Norton & Co.

When to Worry: How to Tell If Your Teen Needs Help (parenting), Lisa Boesky, PhD, AMACOM

Wisdom in the Cards (tarot/new age), A.L. Samul, U.S. Games Systems

* indicates an independently published book

 

Published Clients—Novels

The Absence of Nectar (literary women's), Kathy Hepinstall, Penguin Putnam

After River (contemporary literary family saga), Donna Milner, Quercus (Canada), translated into six languages, sold to publishers in ten countries, including HarperCollins

* Beyond the Vows (mainstream), Ed Griffin, Trafford

The Blood of Lorraine (literary historical mystery), Barbara Pope, Pegasus Publishing

Cezanne's Quarry (literary historical mystery), Barbara Pope, Pegasus Publishing, foreign translation rights sold to Germany and Poland

* Clancy, For Heaven's Sakes (all ages), Bill Lynch

* Dark Nights (mainstream historical), Bill Lynch

* The Diplomat's Daughter (young adult), Victoria Montes-Colvard, Bouncing Ball Books

The Empty Quarter (contemporary mainstream), David Wilkinson, Boaz Publishing

* Eve Moreau (mainstream historical), Dwight Fairbanks, Xlibris

Ferry Woman (historical literary), Gerald Grimmet, Limberlost Press; Utah Book Award finalist

* Friendship Forged in Fire (contemporary), John Lonero, optioned to Lantana Productions

Hard Karma Shuffle (mystery), Carolyn Rose and Michael Nettleton

* The Hidebehind (horror), Charles Snellings, Lulu

* Ice Ax (children's 9-12), Bill Lynch

* Island of Passion (mainstream historical), Wendy Brown and Chuck Hitt, Trafford

A Love Ordained, Nikki Arana, Bethany House

Not Between Brothers (historical epic), David Wilkinson, Boaz Publishing hb; Signet pb., 4-hour mini-series optioned to NBC, 15th anniversary edition 2010, 100,000 sold

* Prisoners of Williwaw (contemporary mainstream), Ed Griffin, POD Trafford, optioned to HBO

Replicator Run (medical thriller), Day of the Dove (international thriller), Rainer Rey, Ballantine

* Sarah (historical), Roger Rule, 1st Books Library

A Three-Turtle Summer (historical--1949, mainstream), Janelle Merez Hooper, iUniverse, winner of 2002 Bold Media Award

* To Live or Die in Arizona (mystery), Elizabeth Bruening Lewis, Dromedary Press (cover endorsement by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, winner of the Arizona Press Women's Award, introduction by former Arizona governor, Bruce Babbitt)

* Searching for the Evergreen Man (mainstream historical), Dean Barton, Llumina Press

* Spare Parts (tech thriller), Judy Mardorf (Thompson), Taleteller Publishing

Star Trek anthologies, one short story each in two anthologies, Jerry Wolfe, Pocket, Simon and Schuster

* Time Zone (thriller), Edmund Norman Ronda, PublishAmerica

When Eagles Call (historical literary), Susan Dobbie, Ronsdale Press (BC)

* Where Trails Cross (historical-frontier), Milt Cunningham, Trafford

Wings to Fly (contemporary romance) by Beate Böker. Avalon Books imprint/Thomas Bouregy Co. Inc.

* Wrath (mystery), John Dewitz, Shady Dell Publishing

* indicates an independently published book

 

Client Content Winners or Finalists

Sudden Influence: Spontaneous Events That Shape Our Lives by Michael Rousell, PhD., Praegar Press (Greenwood Publishing Group) 2007. 2007 Recipient of Choice Award from the Neurobiological Society.

The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks, by Al Siebert, PhD. Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2005. Best Self-Help Book of 2005, chosen from nearly 3000 titles by IPPY, and independent publishing group.

Pacific NW Writers Contest: 6 firsts (romance, genre novel, two adult short stories, adult nonfiction book, adult article).

Willamette Writers Kay Snow Contest: 1 second (fiction)

Pacific NW Writers Association Contest: half a dozen first places, and many second and third places

Colorado Gold Fiction Writers Contest: 3 firsts, 1 second, 2 semi-finalists

Surrey, B.C. Writers Contest: 2 firsts (short adult fiction)

Southwest Writers Conference Contest: 1 third (travel)

Heekin Foundation, Novel-in-Progress (former) National Literary Contest: eight semi-finalists

Violet Crown Award/Western Writers of America Spur Winner (short story); Spur Finalist: Historical

1999-2000 Dog Writers Association of America Award for "Best Book Capturing the Human-Animal Bond"; Utah State Book Award finalist

2002 Muse Medallion award from the Cat Writers' Association, Inc.

2009 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist

2009 First Place, Readers View, Reviewer's Choice, Book of the Year, Amelia Bloomer List, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

 

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