Daniel J. Tortora – Editor

Let’s get you ready and excited to publish.🥳

If you’re here looking for expert copy editing, an editorial assessment, or book coaching that is . . . geared toward your goals and your readers . . . clear and encouraging . . . backed by 7 years of full-time experience and dozens of happy authors . . . request a quote today.

Since my days as a fun and enthusiastic professor (trained by a Pulitzer Prize-winner!), I’ve been the secret weapon behind dozens of polished and publication-ready book manuscripts.🥷

Most of the authors I work with are solopreneurs, coaches, educators, and recent retirees. For others, writing a book (or books) is a hobby, side gig, or item on the bucket list.

I’m drawn to books and authors that aim to wow🤯, empower or inspire🤩, or make people laugh.🤣

When you work with me, you will . . .

✅Receive the guidance you need—so you can write better, dazzle readers, and create a high-quality book manuscript.

✅Get clear and actionable edits and comments based on industry standards and best practices, your genre, your goals, and your readers.

✅Know exactly what’s needed and how to fix it—with to-the-point, objective, and, at times, humorous insight.

✅Be kept in the loop. (Regular updates=less stress.)

✅Feel motivated and inspired.

Unique approaches, first-time authors, and projects with quick turnarounds are welcome! I got you!

📩If you have a great book in you and need some expert assistance in 2024, tell me about your project and request a quote today.

**Of the dozens of books I’ve edited and authors I’ve coached since 2017, two-thirds have self-published. One-third have signed with 12+ well-known traditional publishers and several hybrid publishers.

Genres:

• Self-Help & Self-Improvement

• Dating, Sex & Relationships

• US History, Local History, Biography

• Humor / Comedy

• Health & Wellness

• Reference

Also experienced in and looking for:

• Entertainment / Pop Culture

• Regional Interest: New England, USA; USA travel

• Book proposal coaching / editing

🇺🇸 All editing is done in American English using the industry-standard tools: The Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, and the Oxford (aka serial) comma. And it’s fueled by chocolate, 7 years of full-time editing and coaching work, and a burning desire to see your book published and well-received. I’m here to help you get to the next level.

😁 Fun facts: Former DJ—’80s music. Broke my leg twice—in fall and spring— in sixth grade. I love Detroit pizza, UConn basketball, and classic cars. Outdoorsy. A twice-traditionally-published author—with a trade press and a university press. Fav. musical instrument: the triangle.🤣