John Paine Editorial Services

experience counts when you want to find an editor for the book you’ve written. for the past twenty-five years i have worked in the world of new york publishing. for seventeen of those years i worked for penguin group usa as a manuscript editor, known in the trade as a “book doctor.” i have edited numerous new york times bestselling authors of fiction and nonfiction, including john jakes, barbara parker, peter straub, sylvia browne, ariel dorfman, and eric jerome dickey. many other authors i’ve worked with are first-timers with talent to burn. they have a terrific idea for a thriller, or an exciting new health regimen, but need help making all of the ideas come together. specialists in fields such as history and psychology come to me with their book proposals. i offer not only editing services but full ghostwriting as well. in the course of editing more than 600 published books, i’ve had an extremely high positive response rate from authors. editors and agents come and ask, “can you wor