Christine’s unique ability is reading a piece of writing through various lenses in order to connect the writer’s message to what the reader needs to hear.Christine draws on empathy and heart to guide writers from start to finish. She has a special talent for guiding memoir and life writing authors through the emotional process of sharing their story. She also works with fiction writers, as well as general non-fiction writers. Christine has been helping academics, researcher, educators, small business owners, and authors share their message with the world for 20 years. She has a long list of clients from around the world, and she is a published author herself with Breakwater Books, based in her original home of Newfoundland. Christine is a member of Editors Canada, the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Canadian Freelancer Union, the Writers' Union of Canada, and the PEI Writers’ Guild. She's edited science fiction manuscripts, memoirs, children's literature, middle-grade fiction, young adult, fantasy, pieces on health and wellness, journal articles, manuscripts for self-published authors, blogs about yoga, copy for insurance agencies, websites/blogs for travel agencies and tourism destinations, emails for animal training, educational resources for pre-K, K, and grades 1–3, reports on mental health ... you name it, her eyes have likely seen it. WRITING Christine can also write press releases, blog posts, web copy, professional bios, and articles. TESTIMONIALS Christine is the editor, collaborator and friend we all dream of having in our lives. During my initial conversation with Christine, I knew immediately that I could trust her with my imagination and manuscript. Through her detailed structural edit, Christine has driven my creativity and writing competence to its highest capability and has given me the confidence to continue my dream of being a published author. —Stephanie Hynes, writer Christine is a competent, compassionate editor. Having spent my career writing technical materials, and now as an aspiring fictional writer, I’m benefiting immeasurably from Christine’s expert guidance. Her perceptive, honest comments challenge me to re-evaluate my characters and storyline, resulting in a better manuscript. She’s thorough, efficient and communicates succinctly. She instills a level of confidence and desire to do my very best. Your writing will take on an exciting new dimension with Christine. —Jan Simonson, writer I was looking for a copy editor to help develop my manuscript and Christine was highly recommended to me. With her superb editing insight, knowledge, and skills, Christine was able to help me move my manuscript to a higher level. I now have a well developed and constructed manuscript that has since been published. I am very pleased with the final outcome. I would recommend Christine highly to any writer or author in need of editing services.—Susan Doiron, Author
MA (Merit) Women's History, Royal Holloway, UK BA (Honours) English, UPEI, Canada *various editing & communication courses
memoir, life writing, substantive edit, copyedit, copy edit, developmental edit, writing coach, writer, freelance writer, health writer
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinegordonmanley/
Editors Canada / Editors Association of Canada (EAC)
PEI Writer’s Guild (PEIWG)
NL Writers Association (NLWA)
