Linda Epstein – Editor

Hi, I'm Linda (she/her). As a literary agent for fifteen years I excelled at helping my clients take their work to the next level through developmental editing and coaching. I'm proud to have worked editorially on many books by Bill Konigsberg, Sarah Suk, Carina Finn, Carrie Finison, M-E Girard, and many others, After helping my clients improve their work it was even more satisfying to be able to bring them to market. I'm particularly passionate about helping get books by marginalized writers onto bookstore shelves. I love working directly with writers, too, so I teach online novel writing courses. As if all of that isn't enough, I'm also the author of the novel The Other March Sisters (Kensington, 2025) and the middle grade novel, Repairing the World (Simon & Schuster, 2022).

As someone who has worn both hats–– publishing professional and author––I know what it takes to get your manuscript in the best shape it can be. If you want honest, direct feedback from someone who is caring and compassionate, I'm the editor for you. I offer manuscript assessments, developmental editing (with and without margin notes), and editing of query letters. I have read thousands of query letters in my work as a literary agent, and I can help you make your query letter shine. I'm also happy to meet just for a consultation, too, so you can get your publishing or writing questions answered. Let's talk!