Gabe Robinson

Gabe Robinson – Editor

Freelance editor with NYC experience specializing in developmental editing of fiction and narrative nonfiction.

Overview

I'm a freelance editor who works with almost all types of fiction (no genre women's fiction) and narrative nonfiction. I offer developmental editing services. I spent five years as an editor at HarperCollins Publishers in New York before becoming a freelancer.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Christian Fiction Classics Fantasy Historical Fiction Horror Humor & Comedy Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs History
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Gabe Robinson Editorial

Feb, 2011 — Present

HarperCollins Publishers

Feb, 2006 — Feb, 2011 (about 5 years)

Portfolio

The Underdogs

Sara Hammel

Who killed Annabel Harper?When a popular teen beauty’s body is discovered by the pool at an elite tennis club, the regulars are shocked―especially twelve-year-old Evie and her best friend, Chelsea. While everyone else is haunted by the teen’s death, Evie and C... read more
Amara Randall is a college student with a passion for exposing the truth. When she sees the havoc the Maya calendar predictions wreak, she decides to debunk the myths and try to restore the peace. Mahaway is a charismatic young scribe in ancient Maya. But her ... read more
The Emerald Scepter

Paul Kemprecos

Something bad happened to Matinicus "Matt" Hawkins in Afghanistan. The ex-SEAL was grievously wounded in an ambush that killed men under his command and almost ended his life. When he pushed for an investigation, he was kicked out of the Navy with a psychiatri... read more
The Poisonous Ten

Tyler Compton

A woman is found in an abandoned house, the victim of cyanide poisoning which has mottled her skin and turned her blood a dark shade of purple. Detective David Parks, battling his standing within the LAPD, is brought on to solve the murder. He is joined by for... read more
Portrait of Ignatius Jones

Peter David Shapiro

BOSTON 1896. Renowned psychic Ignatius Jones commissions his portrait to be painted by one of the leading artists of his time. He promises his followers that he will communicate with them through his portrait after he passes to spirit. On the day that he is mu... read more
The Trail of Money

Peter David Shapiro

Consultant Harry West is hired by the government in Hong Kong to evaluate a business deal promoted by the son of one of the richest men in Asia. But after Harry arrives in Hong Kong, he discovers the assignment is not what he expects. His client wants him to f... read more
THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION HAS BEGUN! Two teams, two visions. Freedom or Oppression. The pulse-pounding sequel to The Suns of Liberty: Revolution! FREEDOM COMES WITH A PRICE Three months have passed since the Suns of Liberty rescued Boston from the ... read more
WHEN INJUSTICE BECOMES LAW, RESISTANCE BECOMES DUTY.The Second Great DepressionIn the future, misery scars the land. Democracy is dead. Corporations take control through what they cynically call the Freedom Council. They have the police, the courts, the milita... read more
No Way To Die

M.D. Grayson

Danny Logan is back in action in the second installment of the Danny Logan Mystery series! Praise for No Way to Die . . ."Like his first thriller, this is set in Seattle, and his descriptions almost make me want to visit. Do yourself a favor and read both this... read more
Isabel's Run

M.D. Grayson

When danger comes lurking in the night, most people run home and hide--safe behind a locked door. For others, though, running home isn't the answer. For these unlucky ones, when the front door closes and locks at night--the horror's not locked outside. It's lo... read more
Angel Dance

M.D. Grayson

From M.D. Grayson comes the action packed Danny Logan debut mystery, Angel Dance. Praise for Angel Dance... "The intensity continues to build. Just when you think you have it solved, Grayson throws you a wild curve. It was an excellent read. I highly recommend... read more
Six Moments of Silence is a true story that was inspired by the death of a respected and close family member who died in the South Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001. The loss tore K.T. Morgan's family apart and led her to examine and recre... read more
Twenty-two-year-old Sarah Croshen’s life changes when the police kill an intruder in her house and she meets the handsome detective David Galpren. From there, the truth quickly unravels. She is a veiled Innocent and the world is not at it seems. Winged angels?... read more
Meet Conor McBride. He's even more interesting than the trouble he gets into. A talented Irish musician reluctantly reinvents himself, disappearing into an undercover identity to search for the man who ruined his career: his own brother. On a journey from the ... read more
Gird yourself for adventure on a massive scale! This is the riveting account of the first Fumu ascent. What is Fumu? It is the tallest mountain in the world, a fact long kept from the public. Join two pompous American climbers as they navigate the perils of th... read more
The Product of Woollett, a sequel to The Ambassadors by Henry James, is meant to be enjoyed on its own, even with readers unfamiliar with the original Jamesian masterpiece.In The Ambassadors, Strether had been sent to Paris as the widowed Mrs. Newsome’s ambass... read more
The Dog Boy

Noel Anenberg

KIRKUS ReviewsAnenberg beautifully and convincingly portrays the contradictions of American society during the period, and he ably juxtaposes Eaton's mission to save her son with stories of the past--showing a world which, despite many technological advances, ... read more
Embark on an epic journey through a timeless and familiar landscape. Grace, a young woman with a troubled past, is transported to a dreamlike land called god. There, she meets three unforgettable characters and together they set out in search of the one person... read more
The Fall of Summer

Ted M. Alexander

President John Kennedy is dead. Vietnam looms on the horizon. But days are long and time is cheap in Hardscrabble, a sleepy Long Island town reluctant to awaken. DJ Elders, a high school senior, finds himself stumbling through the no-man's-land between adolesc... read more
After & Before

Ted M. Alexander

Twyla, a regression therapist and Dolly Parton wannabe, sends marketing executive Jane McBride tumbling through time passages, exposing her to previous lives. One stop recurs. Her arms are locked around his neck. Fully clothed and dancing with bare feet is ins... read more
Torn Blood

David J. Bain

One man pursues a question left unanswered for four thousand years. His search takes him to the gates of Hell—Will it bring him back? Three weeks before officially reporting for duty at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Addison Deverell arrives in Israel determine... read more
How Do We Love?

Danielle Landis

In 2004, Danielle and her high-spirited, bohemian, very sage grandfather, “Papa,” are planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy when a dramatic medical diagnosis makes the quest to get there urgent. A mysterious box of 1937 photos and letters shows up, and t... read more
A thousand years into the future — what would you do? Alone in an unforgiving and vicious planet, World War III starts and finds twelve-year-old Clio caught in the middle. Crumbling on a global scale, fire spits in epic destruction, the height of civilization ... read more
CyberStorm

Matthew Mather

Now in development for film by 20th Century Fox, award-winning CyberStorm depicts, in realistic and sometimes terrifying detail, what a full scale cyber attack against present-day New York City might look like from the perspective of one family trying to survi... read more
Mike Ryan's baby brother dies with his Marine squad in a car bombing outside of Naples, Italy while guarding a shipment of American cash. Witnesses see two men flee the scene - men wearing Arab head scarves. The American government soon suspects the killers ar... read more
A riveting story of American fighting men, Outlaw Platoon is Lieutenant Sean Parnell’s stunning personal account of the legendary U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division’s heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan.Acclaimed for its vivid, poignant, and honest re... read more
“You can’t help getting caught up in the smartly-paced story…which is served up with lashings of steampunk relish.”—SFX (UK)“Rees makes the book work: the world he’s created is a psychopathic nightmare.”—The GuardianIn the Demi-Monde, author Rod Rees has conju... read more
Life of Pi meets Lord of the Flies in The Dolphin People, a darkly comic “postmodern novel par excellence” (Sydney Morning Herald) from Torsten Krol, the author of the critically acclaimed Callisto. While fleeing Germany after World War II, a family arrives in... read more
Callisto: A Novel

Torsten Krol

Odell Deefus, who's not the sharpest tool in the shed, has one goal: to "try my hardest to be a good soldier against the mad dog Islamites." But while driving to an army enlistment office in Callisto, Kansas, his '78 Chevy breaks down on the side of a country ... read more
From the author of Final Target and Absolute Risk, here comes the first book in a thrilling series featuring a compelling new hero, former San Francisco homicide detective Harlan Donnally.With Act of Deceit, Gore enters the crime fiction domain of Harlan Coben... read more
“A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works.”—Charlotte Observer In the Shadow of the Master is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himself—the inimitable Edgar Allan Poe—accomp... read more
“[An] eloquent, sorrowful novel....Readers of both Pat Conroy, on one hand, and Carson McCullers, on the other, will relish Newton’s flawed characters and piquant portrayal of small town life.”—Booklist (starred review) “Under The Mercy Trees will take your br... read more
Living With Miss G

Mearene Jordan

Many books have been written about the fascinating public and private life of Ava Gardner, one of the most famous and beautiful film stars of all time—but none can compare to this one by Mearene “Rene” Jordan. While some biographers had to rely on second-hand ... read more
Caliph 2.0

Tania Michalle Fogel

Who is manipulating the social networks with the aim of building a radical Islamic Superpower?Time is running out as the hunt gets underway to stop the mysterious mastermind in his mission to build a nuclear Caliphate armed with one of the most dangerous arsen... read more
The snow is falling, the holidays are approaching and…It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies! This delightfully depraved book of classic Zombie Christmas carols by Michael P. Spradlin is guaranteed to spread Yuletide cheer to all those good boys and ghouls ... read more
Leeram in Fordlandia

Buell Hollister

Leeram in Fordlandia is a wickedly subversive tale of an otherwise normal man who owns a shrunken head from the Brazilian rain forest. Gilbert and Leeram travel with a small band of oddballs, including a real Amazon woman, down to a long abandoned rubber plant... read more
James Jones’s saga of life in the American Midwest, newly revised five decades after it was first published and including a new foreword by his daughter, Kaylie Jones After the blockbuster international success of From Here to Eternity, James Jones retreated f... read more
“A Guy’s Guide to the World of Infertility,” How to Make Love to a Plastic Cup is a light-hearted, laugh-out-loud funny, yet at the same time helpful and informative handbook to all things infertility-related written with the male wannabe babymaker in mind. Gr... read more
“A witty and unexpected take on the zombie genre; I had a great time.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels Subtitled “A Zombie Memoir,” Brains looks at America’s favorite walking-dead flesh-eaters from an auda... read more
Numb: A Novel

Sean Ferrell

Early one morning‚ after a sandstorm had ripped through north Texas‚ I wandered into Mr. Tilly's circus. I wore a black suit and blood ran down my face. When some of the carnies came up to me, I said, "I'm numb." This became my name. A man with no memory who f... read more
“Lee has an intense brand of storytelling….[He’s] the real deal.” Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson KeyPatrick Lee’s extraordinary Breach trilogy comes to an explosive and breathtaking conclusion with Deep Sky—as Travis Chase of t... read more
Ghost Country

Patrick Lee

“In a word: Brilliant….It left me breathless and awed….Pure exhilaration from the first page to the last.”—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Altar of Eden“WOW! Double Wow!...Ghost Country by Patrick Lee will make Asimov and Heinlein cheer wit... read more

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