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Anne is a finely cut diamond in the muck and mire of today’s publishing world. She handles every aspect of getting a book to print with an astonishing ability to see the nut of the story in pages of circling prose, and with a reassuring confidence and attention to detail that settles authorial jitters. She has helped me through two book proposals and three book contracts, each time helping me find my way to success.
– Marybeth Holleman, author of The Heart of the Sound, (Bison Books/University of Utah Press).
My career would simply not exist if it weren’t for Anne Dubuisson Anderson. When I was at a particularly problematic turning point, Anne spent hours talking to me, assessing my strengths as a writer and needs as a person. Then, drawing upon her deep knowledge of the industry and her excellent marketing insights - and employing her innate warmth and encouragement - she recommended a course of action which I followed to the letter. The result was the memoir Riding The Bus With My Sister, which became a bestseller and a movie. Since then, I have written two more books, The House On Teacher’s Lane and The Story of Beautiful Girl, and I turned to Anne both times before I showed the manuscripts to anyone. Her exquisitely smart editorial comments tightened and deepened both manuscripts in key ways, thus making both books more appealing to my agent and to major publishers. I tell every serious writer I know to seek her services, and everyone who has listened to me - even those who have yet to sell their books - has been immensely glad that they did.
Anne’s knowledge of the publishing industry was an amazing resource for me. She served as a touchstone from concept creation to proposal, to agent, to publisher, and to publication. Her feedback, guidance, encouragement and practical advice led me through the entire process, and took me from a person with a muddled idea to a published author. I could not have made the journey without her.
–Joni Daniels, author of Power Tools For Women, Plugging into The Essential Skills for Work and Life, (Three Rivers Press).
Anne’s guidance was essential to getting my third book published. She reviewed my work in progress, helped me approach agents and publishers, edited query letters, and held my hand through difficult moments. She was reliable, professional, and always supportive — the ideal colleague!
–Ellen Cassedy, author of We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust, (University of Nebraska Press).
Anne’s perceptive comments and wisdom about what works and what doesn’t have now helped me through the writing of two novels. It’s great to get feedback on your writing from friends, but there are times when you need a professional who knows her way around the publishing industry and can give you criticism that is both honest and supportive—and I can’t think of a better person to do that than Anne. I feel extremely lucky to have found her.”
– Natalie Wexler, author of The Mother Daughter Show, (Fuze Publishing).
People talk a lot about the integrity of their art and all that, but I have always believed that I owe my art, and my readers, to good editing, a second opinion if you will. Anne has played an important role in my work, helping me polish the proposal for my first book, and structure the second. I have recommended her to serious writers, and will continue to engage her services for future projects.”
–Paul Molyneaux, author of Swimming in Circles, Aquaculture and the End of Wild Oceans (Basic Books)
Anne is a gifted and creative editor. She could see the essence of my book, hidden in almost 800 manuscript pages, and helped me to bring it to life. Her ability to see what the “story” is can help any writer confront the hardest issue in writing a book — what to put in and what to leave out. If and when I write another book, I’m going to want her support.
– Sharon O’Brien, author of The Family Silver, (University of Chicago Press).
Anne Dubuisson Anderson understands writing, publishing and people. And she is very generous with her expertise: she has helped me enormously with conceptualizing, with editing, with marketing, with negotiating and with persisting.
–Nancy Bunge, author of Master Class: Lessons from Leading Writers, (University of Iowa Press).
Marketing, submitting, blogging, social networking, speaking, and oh, yes, writing. As a published author looking to step up book sales and school visits, I was feeling overwhelmed with where to concentrate my efforts. Should I submit this manuscript or that one? Do I really need an agent? How can I grow my school visit business? Anne was instrumental in helping me clarify my goals and create a manageable way to meet them. Thanks to her, I now have a clearly-defined action plan.
–Jeanie Ransom, author of What Really Happened to Humpty, (Charlesbridge)
Anne Dubuisson Anderson is one of the best freelance consultants, book critics and editors in publishing.
–Grace Chang, author of Jin Jin and Rain Wizard, (Enchanted Lion Books)
Anne’s expertise at guiding the creative process of writing combined with her knowledge of the practical aspects of the process raised my work to an entirely new level. She has been calm, pushy, encouraging, and aggressive as required as she guides me to new heights of clear, concise, well thought out and well written work. The skills I’ve learned and continue to learn under her guidance have worked their way into my daily thinking and improved the clarity I bring to all that I do.
– Steve Smolinsky, Professional Faculty, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, President Benari LTD. www.benariltd.com
Anne provided expert guidance in revising my novel, resulting in my quickly obtaining a literary agent. I found her to be highly personable, enthusiastic and caring. Her advice was invaluable, not just about the creative process, but also about the business side of publishing. I look forward to working with her again in the near future.
– Stacia Friedman, award-winning journalist and screenwriter www.staciafriedman.com
