Elizabeth Bruce

“For an author, there’a a huge amount of trust involved in the editing process. You’re placing both your ideas and your ability to convey them under the intense, critical gaze of another person, and you’re asking that person to be honest and constructive. What could possibly go wrong? Well, Elizabeth has edited four of my novels, and in each case her intelligence, sensitivity, and attention to detail improved my writing in ways I can barely count. ”

“Elizabeth Bruce is a master at elevating every word on the page. We’ve worked on three novels together, and the trust I have in her editorial eye is immense. Your story could not be in better hands.”

“Elizabeth is an absolute joy to work with. She has an extraordinarily sharp editorial eye, tremendous wit, and a wonderful, endearing sense of humor. My manuscript improved so much under her guidance, and I enjoyed the process of working with her at every step. In addition to being a brilliant editor, she’s also an incredible project manager who knows how to multitask without missing a beat. I can’t imagine publishing my debut with anyone but her.”

“From our first encounter, which was over email, Elizabeth was generous and deeply engaged with my text. She understood the work, and I was both pleased and grateful for the enthusiastic and meticulous manner with which she set about promoting and presenting it to the American public. In a challenging and, at times, pressured industry, Elizabeth manages to be both professional and warm, and I would be happy for the opportunity to work with her again.”

“Elizabeth Bruce is an exacting and serious editor who draws out the very best in other writers. She’s read widely, she knows the publishing marketplace as well as the marketplace of ideas, so she brings to each project a brilliant eye for positioning and selling the story. She can appraise swiftly but with sensitivity, reading what is on the page as well as what is possible in a final product. Every story, every sentence in her hands improves.”

“Maybe I should just cut and paste the section of the acknowledgments to my novel, South Pole Station, where I talk about Elizabeth. In short: not only would the novel not have been published without her, it would not have received any of the positive reviews, listicles, “Best of’s,” etc. that South Pole Station received after it was published. I know this because I know what the manuscript looked like before Elizabeth worked her magic (and, yes, she would edit the hell out of that hackneyed phrase). She’s wise beyond her years, straightforward while also remaining encouraging, and she sees things that other editors don’t. When I finish my current novel-in-progress, she will be the person I turn to for an edit, long before it’s time to send it out on submission. I cannot recommend her enough.”