Christine Gordon Manley

Christine Gordon Manley – Editor

Member of Editors Canada, almost 15 years experience as a freelance editor. Specialize in structural editing, but I also copy edit.

Overview

I've been a freelance editor for almost 15 years, and I've been blessed to work in all kinds of industries and genres. I've edited science fiction manuscripts, memoirs, cookbooks, children's literature, middle-grade fiction, young adult, pieces on health and wellness, journal articles, manuscripts for self-published authors, blogs about yoga, copy for insurance agencies, websites for travel agencies, emails for animal training, educational resources for pre-K, K, and grades 1–3, reports on mental health ... you name it, my eyes have likely seen it.

Currently, I co-own writing–editing business Manley Mann Media ( I also offer authors marketing services through this business.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Middle Grade Women's Fiction Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Business & Management Career Guides Health & Wellbeing Parenting & Families
Languages
English (CAN) English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Aug, 2010 — Present

Whether it’s your company website, your graduate thesis, an important email message, your resume, your Tweets, or your memoir, we can make you sound the way you want to when you can’t seem to find the words. Manley Mann Media offers ghostwriting, editing, proofreading, digital marketing, and communications strategy services.

As resident editor for Manley Mann Media, I specialize in developmental and structural editing for authors pursuing both traditional publishing and self-publishing options. I also help with publisher submission packages, query letters, and copy editing.

Self-employed

Aug, 2010 — Present

Portfolio

An incredible story of surviving and living.Most people worry about getting older. But four-time cancer survivor Steve Webster worries about not getting older.Cancer has been a supporting character in Webster’s life since 1987. Since then, he has overcome addi... read more
Growing up during the 1940s – 1960s in Sheffield,England, Roger Gordon is caught in a drama inwhich his once close-knit family begins to fragment.When his parents’ marriage implodes, Roger is forced toconfront stigmas of the day, including divorce, marital in ... read more
Going Paleo does not have to be a full-time job!Paleo is today’s fastest-growing food trend, and while it has many benefits, getting started can be intimidating and confusing. In Part-Time Paleo, nutritionist and New York Times bestselling author Leanne Ely he... read more
Former agency executive Linda Bjork, a.k.a. "The Meditating CEO," knows how to use mindfulness and mind skills to unleash leadership success and bottom-line results beyond your wildest imagination. Her inspiring stories and transformative program will have you... read more
Book II of the Heaven, Hell, & Humanity Trilogy --- Silence has fallen over the Sacred Citadel. Death blankets the Valley of Angels. The Army of First Light descends from the High Heavens as the Dark Princes of Hell prepare for their return to the Eternal War.... read more
The powerful sorcerer Asgall has been banished from the magic realm of Coraira, but not before throwing twins Asher and Ariana Caine into the future. In a place and time without magic, the two are on their own, unable to use their powers to get back home. Mean... read more
The Kingdom of Falmoor has been freed of its curse. The evil one, banished to the dark realm.Finally reunited after an eight year separation, Asher and Ariana Caine learn they possess magic—a magic more powerful when they’re together.But the Caine twins don’t ... read more
“I read Elora of Stone without putting it down. The ‘Legend of Rhyme’ depicts a wondrous world populated with fairies and ogres, good witches and bad, and delightful protagonists.”- Paulette Bourgeois, author of the Franklin the Turtle series, Order of Canada ... read more
Four-year-old Asher Caine vanishes while playing near the woods one day with his twin sister Ariana. Eventually, his family believes him to be dead. In the Kingdom of Falmoor, twins are cursed. Ever since the evil sorcerer Larque turned the good witch Elora to... read more

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