RAVE REVIEWS - Testimonials for editing work by Michele F. Cooper

"Michele: You are so good! Any writer who doesn't appreciate the value of a good editor probably hasn't paid their dues yet. I've thought about all your suggested changes and every one of them strengthens my work. I have one question for some time when you are not in a deadline crunch. Do you write as well as edit? I'm just curious because I've known writers and editors and sometimes the gifts and the motivation to use them go hand in hand and sometimes they don't. Thanks again, Michele. You are a treasure."
Mark Cowell, writer and director of an Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center

"Michele Cooper is not only an extraordinary editor, but an extraordinary person. When you work with her, whether in editing and revising drafts or in the ordering of a manuscript, a personal relationship is established. Michele's keen editing and proofreading eye along with her knowledge and passion for fine writing have made all my work stronger and tighter. I am indebted to her help. Michele cares deeply about my success as a writer - as a human being trying to express myself. I am honored to call her my editor and friend."
Rachel Martel, literary editor, poet, and anthologist

"If your initial idea of an editor is someone who takes your manuscript, fixes the spelling and grammar and sends it back, then don't send your material to Michele. I have known her for over thirty years as a friend and editor, during which time she has edited most of my writing. Michele goes beyond the basic expected editorial stuff. Not only will she proofread, copy-edit, give you a line-by-line substantive overhaul of your work, but she will also provide excellent critiques of your work. She is someone who cares about what is sent her. I trust her judgments. I would not be where I am today as a writer if it hadn't been for Michele."
Richard Lutman, prize-winning author of Crowsfield (fiction) and The Butterflies of
Shek Kwu Chau Island, Hong Kong (nonfiction)

"You are my #1 editor! Thanks, Michele!"
Audrey Friedman, M.A., teacher and author of Poems of the Surreal

"As for your editing, every criticism you offer, every idea you contribute, every correction you make and everything you toss will simply increase my assurance that I have an editor par excellence and every dime it cost me is well spent." 
Bert Nelson, novelist