Aubrey Poole – Editor

I'm a children's and young adult book editor with more than 10 years of experience in publishing, formerly at Hachette Book Group and Sourcebook Inc. I've worked with bestselling and award winning authors like James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Bill Cotter, Cori McCarthy, Natasha Preston, Zoraida Cordova, and Jen Calonita. Member of SCBWI. California native, NYC transplant. I love to travel, relax in the sun, cheat at Uno, play Kubb in the park, and list to Hamilton non-stop. Ambivalent about Oxford commas.Editing manuscripts allows me to flex my analytical and creative muscles -- and I love being able to help an author by pointing out both strengths and weaknesses in a project. (I think it's just as important to highlight where a writer gets it right!) Typically, for a developmental edit, I read and add comments on a manuscript, then type up a more formal edit letter, followed up by a phone call to answer questions and brainstorm solutions. My favorite author-editor interaction is a freewheeling brainstorming session. Here is a quote from Catrine, a picture book author I worked with on several manuscripts:"I really enjoyed working with Aubrey. She was able to point out to me to how I could bring my stories up several notches to where they have a consistent quality and connect in the best possible way with the reader. I felt that she “got” my stories. Her feedback was easy to understand, and she offered suggestions rather than just pointing out what wasn’t working – this helped make the process of revision exciting rather than disheartening. She encouraged me to dig deeper into my stories and come up with new ideas. Aubrey didn’t just edit some of my manuscripts – I think her feedback helped make me a better writer for future projects."