what clients say~ <<"Carolyn Bateman has been the editor of my seven works of fiction (five published, one at press, one in progress). She has an uncanny ability to enter a writer's thoughts and gently but firmly guide the author in turning good writing into excellent work. I would not submit a manuscript unless it had first had the benefit of her highly professional expertise." ~ Patrick Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of An Irish Country Doctor (Forge, New York)
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"I received invaluable advice and assistance from Carolyn Bateman, a patient and insightful editor, and for this I offer deep gratitude as well." ~ Sid Tafler, from the acknowledgments page of Us and Them: A Memoir of Tribes and Tribulations (NetBC Publishing, Victoria, BC)
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"To Carolyn Bateman - for her valuable feedback and editorial expertise while lovingly working on the manuscript." ~ Eliza Mada Dalian, from the acknowledgments page of In Search of the Miraculous: Healing into Consciousness (Expanding Universe Publishing, Vancouver, BC)
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"To my editor, Carolyn Bateman, for the wise perceptions and gentle suggestions that guided me through the final stages of writing Clara and Me. —Deanna Kawatski, from the acknowledgments page of Clara and Me, nominated for a BC Book Prize (Whitecap Books, Vancouver, BC)
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"Huge and generous thanks to my editor Carolyn Bateman. Working with her was an education unto itself, one I revelled in from start to finish." —Darsi Kamay, from the acknowledgments page of Beckoning: The Art of Being with What Is (Deva Landing Press, Cortes Island, BC)__________________________________________________
"I am grateful to my editor, Carolyn Bateman, who indeed did find some order in the chaos . . . I know that one is expected to thank one’s editor only once lest they get a swelled head , but I must thank Carolyn Bateman again if only because she showed so much patience with me in selecting what we now present to you . . . " —Rafe Mair, from the acknowledgements page of Rants, Raves & Recollections (Whitecap Books)
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"Thank you for your crackerjack job of editorial analysis on the manuscript. You have identified important problems in logic and plot structure that I must solve . . . [and] have provided me with the vital bearings for me to steer this thing home. Many thanks. —Frederick Case, Victoria
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"I couldn’t have dreamed of a more perfect editor than Carolyn Bateman. "—Ted Schredd, from the acknowledgements page of The Cycling Adventures of Coconut Head: A North American Odyssey (Whitecap Books)
