Publishers Marketplace: ALICE ROSENGARD

"Alice Rosengard is a genius at showing writers how to achieve the books of their dreams. Her skill is truly breathtaking. She sees with uncommon clarity what authors intend and then uses her great experience and vast knowledge to help them reach their goal--at all times exhibiting a saintly patience. Her point of view is always the writer's; she guides, never imposes. If you're lucky enough to have her edit your work, you're very lucky indeed."

George C. Daughan, Ph.D., author of IF BY SEA

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"Alice Rosengard has second, third, and fourth sights. I had been editing my novel, THE DEBBA, for quite a while, but could not get it to sing in the high clear note I was aiming at, nor could several editors help find the last subtle misalignments. Somehow a few bars were missing, or perhaps a few chords were de trop, or something. Then my agent recommended Alice. I shipped the manuscript over. Alice read it, asked questions, we discussed the book, and in a few weeks it was done. What others could not see for years she saw immediately. She made a few comments, pointed some things out, and the novel became tight, fast, and properly sonorous. It is about to be published in 2010, and I could not be happier with it. Later I learned that Alice’s nickname in the business is ‘the Magician,' and I can fully see why. I would strongly recommend her services to any writer in need of high-level wizardly help."

Avner Mandelman, author of THE DEBBA

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"Alice Rosengard is a star. She assisted me with editing my award-winning book, FAUST'S GOLD: Inside the East German Doping Machine, an overview of the criminal trials against German doctors who inflicted harm on young Olympic athletes. Alice worked closely with me as I wrote the book. She was instrumental in getting the manuscript into solid working order and met the publisher's tight deadlines--and she was a good sounding board on the book's structure. Her work was an important element leading to the success of the book: it has received national news attention for seven years and continues to be recognized as major source on drugs, ethics and sports. Alice is a wonderful editor to work with."

Steven Ungerleider, Ph.D., author of FAUST'S GOLD

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"As a first-time novelist I struggled for years to get representation for my manuscript,THE SECRET OF ADORATION. An agent who rejected me referred me to Alice for editing help and I remain grateful for the
recommendation and the result. Under Alice's guidance I rewrote my book and, in the process, learned what does and doesn't work in contemporary novels. Now I'm represented by an excellent agent and my manuscript is in readings at six major publishers. Thank you, Alice. I couldn't have gotten this far without your help."

Lamar Jones, author of THE SECRET OF ADORATION

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"Alice Rosengard is a talented editor and a consummate professional. She is meticulous in her analysis of a manuscript. More importantly, she always managed to keep my voice intact."

Kathleen Reid, author of A PAGE OUT OF LIFE and PARIS MATCH

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"Alice is the secret weapon of a number of lucky editors and authors. Her ability to get completely inside the head of an author while maintaining the critical sensibility of an editor is uncanny. She always brings a fresh focus that solves problems in an insightful way. And it doesn't hurt a bit that she's fast, utterly reliable, and fun to work with."

Fran McCullough, author, former Senior Editor at Dial Press, Bantam, Harper & Row

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"I have known Alice Rosengard for thirty-five years, both while she was on the staff at Harper & Row and in recent years during her freelance career. I have followed many books where she provided crucial editorial advice to the author. Most particularly, she worked on one of my books, MEETINGS WITH THE ARCHANGEL, a novel by the poet and translator Stephen Mitchell. She gave the author invaluable structural advice and helped him think through what was his first novel. She is an unusually sympathetic but tough-minded critic who could provide guidance to any author. A first-class mind."

Hugh Van Dusen, VP, Executive Editor, HarperCollins

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"For twenty-eight years I have benefitted from Alice Rosengard's extraordinary knowledge of how to fix a book. She's a book doctor to match an editor's dream."

Larry Ashmead, VP, Executive Editor (retired), HarperCollins

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"Alice Rosengard is one of the great unknown treasures of publishing....clear-headed, eagle-eyed, and gifted with perfect pitch."

Rick Kot, Executive Editor, Penguin Putnam

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"'Editor' or 'book doctor' don't suffice to describe Alice Rosengard; maybe 'magician' comes closer to the mark. I've seen her streamline the most complex, disheveled nonfiction into symphonic cohesion, and I've seen her polish the most rough-hewn fiction to a thrilling gleam. Either way: magic."

Eamon Dolan, VP, Editor in Chief, Penguin Press