Danielle Goodman - Editor

Item: Danielle Goodman
Rating: 5.0
Author: Josh Packard

San Francisco, CA, USA

I help thought leaders turn their big ideas into books.

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Overview

I've been an independent developmental editor for 15 years, working on NYT bestsellers like A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green and Touching The Jaguar by John Perkins. Other bestselling titles include John Hope Bryant's Up From Nothing and The Memo, Natalie Nixon's The Creativity Leap, Jennifer Kahnweiler's Introvert-Friendly Workplaces, Katherine Cramer's Lead Positive, Sharon Rowe's The Magic of Tiny Business, Helene Lerner's The Confidence Myth, and Martha and Hayden Sears' The Healthy Pregnancy Journal.

Subject matter experts trust me with their big ideas. I work with them to demystify and guide the book-writing process from:

Idea to Outline
- Develop book plans and outlines
- Refine book pitches for proposals

Outline to First Draft
- Flesh out chapter content
- Provide writing support and accountability

First Draft to Final
- Conduct editorial assessments
- Conduct sensitivity (aka diversity aka perspective) reviews
- Develop revision plans
- Edit manuscripts

I love words, I love new ideas, and I have a talent for shaping the way great ideas are brought to life and consumed on the page.

I work with authors to organize their thoughts into complete and compelling narratives. I work with diction to strike the exact right tone. I refine messages by asking the hard questions and suggesting possible answers. I have a gentle but firm hand with authors that wins their trust; they know that I'm helping them to be the best version of themselves and showcase the best version of their big ideas.

Originally from Trinidad, I’ve lived in Miami, LA, and since 2012, San Francisco. I am particularly interested in prescriptive non-fiction books that center the experiences of immigrants, people of color, and women, and that help individuals create the space for all of their identities to thrive.

Services

Developmental Editing

Editorial Assessment

Languages

English (AUS)

English (CAN)

English (UK)

English (US)

Non-Fiction

Business & Management

Finance & Accounting

Health & Wellbeing

Humanities & Social Sciences

New Age

Parenting & Families

Religion & Spirituality

Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Work experience

Developmental Editor

Self-employed

January, 2007 – Present (about 16 years)

I work with authors to:

- Develop book plans
- Write first drafts
- Assess complete manuscripts
- Develop revision plans
- Provide developmental and line editing at any stage

Managing Editor

IBISWorld

February, 2010 – January, 2019 (almost 9 years)

Managing Editor, Graziadio Business Journal

Pepperdine University

March, 2007 – February, 2010 (almost 3 years)

Portfolio (35 selected works)

Up from Nothing: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed

Bryant, John Hope

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor: A Novel (The Carls Book 2)

Green, Hank

Touching the Jaguar: Transforming Fear into Action to Change Your Life and the World

Perkins, John

The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don’t Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living

Sharon Rowe

“This is a powerful book—tiny is mighty. Sharon Rowe's simple shift in thinking is a profound idea, precisely what we need to hear.”—Seth Godin, author of LinchpinToo many of us feel trapped by work that keeps us from living our purpose. We fantasize about starting our own business, yet we're warned against falling into debt, working eighty hours a week, and coping with the pressure to grow. E... read more

The Sustainability Scorecard: How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions

Bhatnagar, Urvashi, Anastas, Paul

Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces: How to Unleash Everyone’s Talent and Performance

Kahnweiler, Jennifer

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition

Perkins, John

The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation

John Hope Bryant

True power in this world comes from economic independence, but too many people have too much month left at the end of their money. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, illuminates the path toward liberation that is hiding in plain sight. His message is simple: the supermajority of people who live in poverty, whom Bryant calls the invisible class, as well as millions in the stru... read more

The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar: Modern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire

Phillip Barlag

The Leadership Genius of Julius CaesarModern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire“Brilliantly crafted to draw leadership lessons from history, this is one of the finest leadership books I have read.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin, bestselling author of Team of Rivals and The Bully PulpitLeaders are always trying to get better, which is why there is an enormous and growing collection of literature o... read more

The Serious Business of Small Talk: Becoming Fluent, Comfortable, and Charming

Carol Fleming

Small Talk Is the Single Most Important Communication Skill You Can Develop Carol Fleming wants to show you that small talk is not as “small” as you might think. It's the foundation of every relationship, professional and personal. It is the sound of people reaching out to each other, searching for similarities, shared interests, goodwill, connections, and friendship. And it's something we all... read more

Dig Your Heels In: Navigate Corporate BS and Build the Company You Deserve

Joan Kuhl

Joan Kuhl helps women create a clear vision of what their career path deserves to be and make a convincing business case for equality to their managers and senior leadership. You'll learn strategies for overcoming sexist cultural attitudes about gender and leadership, as well as for dealing with self-limiting behaviors like Imposter's Syndrome (the feeling that you're never good enough despite... read more

Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias

La'Wana Harris

The ugly truth about diversity is that some people worry they must give up their power for others to have a chance. La'Wana Harris's Inclusion Coaching method helps people realize that sharing power isn't the same as losing it. The elephant in the room with diversity work is that people with privilege must use it to allow others equal access to power. This is often why diversity efforts falter... read more

Hidden Strengths: Unleashing the Crucial Leadership Skills You Already Have

Milo Sindell, Thuy Sindell

Books like StrengthsFinder 2.0 have helped leaders discover their strengths—but they stop there. The Sindells argue that focusing only on your best abilities neglects a vital development opportunity. They show how to identify hidden strengths that can be quickly elevated into full strengths with attention and focus. Working mainly on your strengths can ultimately make you weaker, they argue—yo... read more

The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It

Helene Lerner

Not only do we need more female leaders at the top, but we need more women at all levels of business, government, and nonprofits to step up—there's no time to waste. The problem, says Helene Lerner, isn't so much that women lack confidence but that they misunderstand what confidence really is. True confidence isn't fearlessness; it's having the courage to jump in even when your knees are shaki... read more

Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do

Kathryn D. Cramer

How to implement effecitve, magnetic leadership by applying asset-based thinking and shifting your mindset from the negative to the positive Lead Positive takes the fundamentals of Asset-Based Thinking (ABT) and turns them into a playbook for successful leadership. ABT is a simple mindset management process that shows people how to make small shifts in perception and thinking to achieve great ... read more

The Healthy Pregnancy Journal: A Weekly Guide for Reflecting on Your Pregnancy and Preparing Your Heart, Body, and Mind for Motherhood

Martha Sears RN, Hayden Sears MA

A week-by-week guide and beautiful keepsake for a mother’s pregnancy journey, from America’s favorite childcare and attachment-parenting experts Pregnancy is a time of tremendous change. As you carry new life into the world, you undergo an initiation into an entirely new way of being. The massive changes you experience—to your body, your lifestyle, even your relationship with yourself—will be ... read more

Extraordinary PR, Ordinary Budget: A Strategy Guide

Jennifer R. Farmer

Low Cost, High Impact!Public relations is a make-or-break factor for all organizations, especially those that are small or mission driven. While it can be tempting to think that PR is a luxury only larger organizations can afford, PR expert Jennifer R. Farmer shows how her CCRR framework—being credible, creative, responsive, and relentless—is the silver bullet for even cash-strapped organizati... read more

The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves

The Arbinger Institute

Unknowingly, too many of us operate from an inward mindset—a narrow-minded focus on self-centered goals and objectives. When faced with personal ineffectiveness or lagging organizational performance, most of us instinctively look for quick-fix behavioral band-aids, not recognizing the underlying mindset at the heart of our most persistent challenges. Through true stories and simple yet profoun... read more

Bedtime Stories for Managers: Farewell, Lofty Leadership . . . Welcome, Engaging Management

Henry Mintzberg

In forty-two succinct, surprising essays, legendary scholar Henry Mintzberg brings management down from the clouds and onto solid ground.If you're like most managers and things keep you up at night, now you can turn to a book that's designed especially for you! But you won't find talking rabbits or princesses here. (There is a cow, but it doesn't jump.) Henry Mintzberg has culled forty-two of ... read more