Anita McClellan

Anita D. McClellan Associates

Book Doctor ~ Editor: fiction/nonfiction from concept into print--picturebooks on up, including scholarly work and reference Formerly Houghton Mifflin, Macmillan editorial executive http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/adm/ Pat Conroy, Dr. Andrew Weil, Ina R. Friedman, Susan Wittig Albert, Malcolm Margolin, Laura Shapiro, Ellen Galinsky Q: What do you wish authors would do before sending a manuscript? A: "Have it professionally edited. If a manuscript is poorly written or the cover letter is awful, it goes right on the rejection pile." -- Publisher Cathy Teets, Headline Books Publishing industry insider's contract-vetting (before you sign!)