Susan Reynolds

Co-founder of Literary Cottage, Susan Reynolds has been a professional writer, editor, marketing consultant, and business manager for more than twenty years. She began her career working seven years as a fashion and business journalist for Fairchild Publications in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. She spent the next seven years writing and editing for magazines and served as Founding Editor for a large, regional, women's magazine in California. Concurrently, she accumulated seven years of experience in public relations & marketing and seven years as a business manager. More recently, Ms. Reynolds has authored, co-authored, and collaborated on numerous non-fiction books. She has recently edited five anthologies, book doctored four books, and is currently working on a young adult novel and two memoirs.

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Our Mission

For Writers: To foster talented writers in their quests for publication.

For Publishers: To bring you well crafted and fully executed proposals and projects that will meet or surpass your specific publishing goals.

Our Qualifications

In addition to strong writing, developmental editing, book doctoring, and editing skills, we offer savvy marketing skills, insider knowledge, passion, and credibility.

Susan Reynolds has been a professional writer and editor for more than twenty years, and concurrently a marketing consultant for more than a decade. Most recently, she authored five nonfiction books and edited nine books, including six anthologies. Ms. Reynolds is currently the editor of Adams Media's new Hero series.

Jonathan Sanders is the pseudonym for a veteran writer, editor, and publishing executive who worked in product development in the trade book business just short of three decades. He prefers to remain behind the scenes, but serves as an active consultant.

Books Authored or Edited by Susan Reynolds include:
Change Your Shoes, Change Your Life (2005)
Mr. Cheap's Guide to Wine (2006) - Edited
Everything Personal Finance for Single Mothers (2006)
Everything Enneagram (2007)
The Portable Italian Mother (2009)
One-Income Household (2009)
250 Personal Finance Questions for Single Mothers (2009)
My Teacher is My Hero (2008)
365 Ways to Boost Your Brainpower (2008) - Edited
Monster Boss (2008) - Edited
The Only Writing Service: Grant Writing (2009) - Edited
Today I Made a Difference (2009) - Edited
Yes We Can: 365 Ways to Make America a Better Place - Collaborator
My Mom Is My Hero (2009)
My Dad Is My Hero (2009)
Woodstock Revisited (2009)

365 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism (2009) - Edited

Size Sexy (2010) - Edited

My Dog Is My Hero (September, 2010)

Our Goals

To assist writers in creating careers and to assist publishers in the creation of books that will meet or surpass their expectations. Once we join forces, together we will achieve your far-reaching publishing goals.

Our Contracts

Our contracts will concur with standard industry guidelines. We provide a detailed description of services and prices upon request.

Our Communication

We prefer to receive initial inquiries via e-mail. We welcome e-mails and telephone calls from existing clients at all times. Barring necessary, pre-emptive time commitments, all calls will be promptly returned.

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