Cassidy Sachs

Cassidy Sachs – Editor

An editor at a Big 5 publisher with experience editing NYT bestsellers, specializing in adult commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction.

Overview

Hi! I'm an editor with over eight years industry experience. I specialize in adult commercial fiction, particularly in the genres of contemporary, literary, romantic comedy, and women's fiction, as well as adult narrative nonfiction across a broad array of genres including history, politics, memoir and journalism.


I view editing as an exercise in empathy, and love working closely with authors to shape the best possible version of their book to make sure the story they want to tell, the message they hope to deliver, and the empowering perspective they want to share, come through clearly.


I am available to provide structural editorial notes to help at the development stage, a closer line-edit for projects that are further along, and specialize in long form editorial letters that assess your project's strengths and weaknesses and help you plan for the best path forward. I also provide proofreading services for manuscript that are in need of a final polish.


I am a thorough and thoughtful editor, eager to bring my expertise to your work!

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs History Political Science & Current Affairs
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Penguin Random House

May, 2017 — Present

Cassidy has 34 reviews

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Jim B.

Jim B.

Nov, 2024

Working with Cassidy on this project was an absolute pleasure. Her developmental edit brought a balanced mix of insight, professionalism, and empathy as she carefully analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of my novel. Remarkably, she pinpointed the very areas I was concerned about without my ever mentioning them. She clearly articulated why these issues might pose challenges for readers and off...
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Michael Patrick S.

Michael Patrick S.

Oct, 2024

I solicited Cassidy to provide copy-editing services on my manuscript. I am very pleased with the quality, timeliness, and attention to detail.
Charles H.

Charles H.

Oct, 2024

She made excellent suggestions and it's clear that she really studied my nascent novel.
Heather S.

Heather S.

Aug, 2024

Cassidy is a careful reader and a thoughtful developmental editor. Her editorial letter detailed the handful of ways I could strengthen my story while also highlighting what was working well in my manuscript. I found this approach to be useful and encouraging. I am still working on my changes, but I believe my story will be all the better for having solicited her help. I would definitely recomm...
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Chris P.

Chris P.

Jul, 2024

It was great working with Cassidy and I found her thoughts on my manuscript insightful and extremely helpful in the editing & refinement process!

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