Patrice Caldwell – Editor

After a few years as an editor at Scholastic and then Disney, I left in-house editorial to live in Paris (I speak & read some French!) and freelance edit for individuals, book packagers, and serialized fiction companies. Now, I work as a Senior Literary Agent at a NYC-based literary agency representing a diverse list of clients. Though different, each of these roles strengthened my knowledge of the book market and sharpened my ability to cultivate talent.

I'm also an author, and so I’ve been in your shoes. Receiving a ten page edit letter after just turning in the book of your dreams? Soul crushing. While I can't promise you'll never receive a long edit letter, don't worry, we'll work through it together. I give feedback that’s direct while inspiring. If something’s not working, I also highlight what is. I’ll teach you how to play to your strengths while improving what needs work. I tailor my approach to your project, your goals, and your preferred way of receiving feedback. I work across all ages and genres, but especially love editing While I have experience editing YA and adult non-fiction, YA or adult contemporary romance, and fantasy (MG through adult). As such, world building and developing characters and romantic pairings that immediately pull a reader in are strengths of mine. (side note: let's talk tropes! I love grumpy sunshine, fake dating, enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, and only one bed—what about you?).

I have the skills to meet and exceed your expectations. Please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d love to see how we can work together!

Oh, and random aside, I'm a total cat mom and foster fail. I started out with one kitty during the pandemic (I grew up with dogs!). Then of course I went back for another. And then randomly four years later, I decided to foster a "singleton" kitty... she never left and so I now have three cats (& my partner says I'm not allowed to go into animal shelters anymore LOL.) Do you have pets? Tell me about them, too!