Anne Brewer – Editor

As an editor with 10 years’ experience working at both Big Five and indie publishers in NYC, I look forward to bringing my skills and experience to helping you polish your very best manuscript.

After graduating from Harvard College, I worked at St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, Thomas Dunne Books, and Crooked Lane Books, where I published award-winning and bestselling books. I've worked on a wide variety of fiction, from light cozy mysteries to dark crime thrillers; from sweeping historical sagas to bubbly commercial women's; from serious literary tomes to fantastical YA. I love that the editorial process allows me to get to know both an author and his/her characters, as well as the world he/she's created. My favorite part of the job is working collaboratively with an author to bring out the very best version of his/her work.

Testimonials:

“Anne is a brilliant editor. She’s rare in that she is both an amazing line editor, and someone who can help a writer think conceptually about plot, structure and architecture. It’s no coincidence that in a long literary career, my first bestseller was edited by Anne."

—Thomas Christopher Greene, author of The Headmaster's Wife

"Anne gives the kind of structural edits an author dreams of: with an acute eye, she identifies the problem, is happy to talk it through and offer suggestions, and then is every bit as happy when her author solves it in an entirely different way."

—Judith Flanders, New York Times bestselling author of A Howl of Wolves and The Invention of Murder

"Working with Anne was a wonderful experience. She not only has a keen sense of what makes a strong plot and story, but a meticulous eye for detail. Her insights not only helped me to elevate my book to the next level, but to quickly land a wonderful agent."

--Agnes Blum, author of I Don't Forgive You

“Anne provided me with a thoughtful critique and a good dose of encouragement. I know my book sold because of the editing I received and the changes I made, many that she suggested.”

--Loretta Ellsworth, author of The French Winemaker's Daughter