I edit a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction including but not limited to: novels (literary, mainstream, commercial, adult, young adult, chick lit, street lit, women's, romance, historical, mystery, thriller, suspense), short story collections, memoirs, self-help, inspiration, pop culture, and New Age. My clients range from bestselling and/or award-winning authors such as Dora Levy Mossanen (Courtesan)and Sergio Troncoso (The Last Tortilla and Other Stories) to self-published authors such as Terry B. (At Midnight) and Marcia Smart (Decorating by Instinct). While I work with writers of all backgrounds, as one of the few Latina editors in the book business I have extensive experience in Latino and multicultural publishing. For more information about my experience, please visit: Resume.
 
I do not edit poetry, children’s books (specifically, anything for the middle grade or younger reader), works in Spanish, or fantasy. Below, however, I list editors who do edit these kinds of writing. Note: I don’t accept referral fees from the editors I recommend. They are mentioned here because I trust and respect them and because their services may be of benefit to you.
 
Poetry - Sarah Cortez is a poet, educator, and law enforcement officer. She is the author of a poetry collection, How to Undress a Cop, which won the PEN Texas Literary Award in Poetry and was a semi-finalist in the Louisiana Literature Prize for Poetry. Her poem “Glance” was chosen for the prestigious Poetry In Motion nationwide project. Sarah co-edits the poetry journal The Lineup: Poems on Crime and her work has appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies. You can visit her web site, http://www.poetacortez.com/, for more information and she can be contacted at cortez.sarah@gmail.com. Please be sure to mention I referred you to her. In addition, read the April 2004, March/April 2005, and April 2007 issues of Latinidad®, as they offer resources and advice that may be of interest; find them by visiting: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marcelalandres/.
 
Children’s  - Eileen Robinson was an Executive Editor with Scholastic and an Editorial Manager at Harcourt. She has worked on projects for National Geographic, Santillana USA, Marshall Cavendish, and Weekly Reader, among others. You can visit her web site, http://www.f1rstpages.com/, for more information and she can be contacted at queries@f1rstpages.com. Please be sure to mention I referred you to her. In addition, read the October 2004, April 2006, and November 2006 issues of Latinidad®, as they offer resources and advice that may be of interest; find them by visiting: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marcelalandres/.
 
Spanish Language - I worked with Omar Amador when I was at Simon & Schuster and found him to be very professional, knowledgeable, and easy to work with. He can be reached at mediatext@att.net. Please be sure to mention I referred you to him.
 
Fantasy - I don’t personally know freelance editors who specialize in fantasy, but you can find several such editors via the online directory for the EFA (Editorial Freelancers Association) by visiting: http://www.the-efa.org/
“Writers write, but if they want to be published successfully, they need two things: a good editor and someone to educate them about the business of writing. Marcela, with her years of experience as an editor, was able to pinpoint a problem with our manuscript that had been eluding us for months. We feel that her suggestions enabled us to make a major improvement in our work.”--Wayne and Treba Thompson, author of “Terror on St. Therese”