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# Prose Doctors

Seasoned Editors for Serious Writers

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- [The Prose Doctors](https://www.prosedoctors.com/) - The Prose Doctors combined have more than 125 years of experience working with writers of all levels and with manuscripts of all lengths, from newspaper essays to book-length narratives. We provide keen judgment, careful attention, and an artful awareness of literary style. Cultivating your individual voice, we refine every sentence without losing sight of your
- [The Art, Craft, and Cost of Editing](https://www.prosedoctors.com/the-art-craft-and-cost-of-editing/) - There is no degree program for editors. We’ve yet to find a reliable field manual. There is no rationale to most job titles. Most editors learn the craft in a highly personal and often idiosyncratic way. Some take classes at journalism schools or in university extension programs. Some find a mentor and learn at that
- [Constance Hale](https://www.prosedoctors.com/constance-hale/) - After receiving degrees from Princeton University and U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Connie worked as a reporter and editor at the Oakland Tribune, the San Francisco Examiner, Wired, and Health magazines. Her freelance writing has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Geographic Adventure, and Honolulu.
- [Larry Habegger](https://www.prosedoctors.com/larry-habegger/) - Larry Habegger is a writer, editor, journalist, and teacher who has been covering the world since his international travels began in the 1970s. As a freelance writer for four decades and syndicated columnist from 1985 to 2016, his work has appeared in many major newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Travel
- ["Seeing" the book: editing as a creative act](https://www.prosedoctors.com/seeing-the-book/) - The following is a chapter excerpted from Editors Talk about Editing, by Susan Greenberg. Published in 2015 by Peter Lang Inc., the chapter includes a brief introduction by Greenberg, followed by an interview with Constance Hale. We have retained the original British spellings and style choices. Chapter 10: Constance Hale Constance Hale is
- [Contact The Prose Doctors](https://www.prosedoctors.com/contact/) - Please use the form below to reach us. Thank you.
- [Testimonials for the Prose Doctors](https://www.prosedoctors.com/testimonials/) - “These editors know the market, but they never go for the commercial jugular. They edit with care and literary panache.” —John Flinn Executive travel editor (retired) San Francisco Chronicle ◊ "I've had the good fortune of having Larry Habegger edit my book—his suggestions enhanced it from conception to completion. Connie Hale is the type of
- [Testimonials for Constance Hale](https://www.prosedoctors.com/testimonials/testimonials-for-constance-hale/) - Connie Hale took me by the hand and walked me through the arduous tasks of composition, step by step, with grace, exquisite taste, and just the right amount of edge. —Stewart Friedman Author of Total Leadership and Leading the Life You Want ◊ Connie Hale is the kind of editor every writer hopes to find:
- [Peggy Nauts](https://www.prosedoctors.com/peggy-nauts/) - A freelance editor, copy editor, and proofreader, Peggy Nauts has worked in publishing for decades. Peggy has been copy chief of several well-respected publications including PC World, Macworld, Health, and San Francisco. She was also a senior editor at San Francisco and a managing editor at Computer Currents, a copy editor at Parenting, and a
- [Testimonials for Larry Habegger](https://www.prosedoctors.com/testimonials/testimonials-for-larry-habegger/) - “Having a brilliant editor will make a good writer great and a great writer exceptional. As a first-time author, I sought an editor that would not only help me take my writing to the next level, but also one with industry-wide recognition. After researching the genre I knew that Larry Habegger was uniquely qualified for
- [Nora Isaacs](https://www.prosedoctors.com/nora-isaacs/) - Nora Isaacs has been a writer, editor and journalist for 15 years. Nora graduated from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she majored in magazine publishing and wrote her thesis on downtown performance poetry. She quickly ascended the ranks of the magazine publishing world, starting out as an editorial assistant at Men’s Journal. She then became
- [Testimonials for Nora Isaacs](https://www.prosedoctors.com/testimonials/testimonials-for-nora-isaacs/) - Testimonials coming soon for Nora Isaacs.
- [Testimonials for Peggy Nauts](https://www.prosedoctors.com/testimonials/testimonials-for-peggy-nauts/) - “I've worked with Peggy Nauts for over two decades, and she is quite simply one of the best copy and content editors on the planet. At PC World, Peggy kept my copy on the straight and narrow for nearly a decade. When I was hired as editor in chief of Computer Currents, she was my

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