PUBLISHED WORK |
***Remember to refresh
screen at each visit |
I. BOOKS FOR WRITERS |
Don't Sabotage Your Submission:
Insider Information from a Career Editor to Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A.
Chris Roerden
Bella Rosa Books
www.bellarosabooks.com
Note: DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION is the 2008 expanded, all-genre edition of:
Don't Murder Your Mystery:
24 Fiction-Writing Techniques To Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A.
Chris Roerden
Bella Rosa Books
www.bellarosabooks.com
To read first 4 chapters, click: For All Genres.pdf
|
Don't Sabotage Your Submission:
* 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award for Literary Criticism
* Florida Writers Assn. Royal Palm Book
of the Year 2009
* Florida Writers Assn. Royal Palm Award for Best Educational / Informational Published Book
* 2009 ForeWord Review Writing Book of the Year Bronze Medal
Don't Murder Your Mystery:
* 2006 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book
* Macavity Award Finalist for Best Nonfiction Book
* Anthony Award Finalist for Best Nonfiction Book
* ForeWord Review Finalist for Best Reference Book of the Year
* USA Book News Finalist
* Writer's Digest Book Club Alternate Selection
* Southern Review of Books Noteworthy Small Press Selection
|
II. INVITED ARTICLES ABOUT WRITING |
"Pssst: Commit to Yourself (Pass it On)" Chris Roerden, in Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey,
edited by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Sisters in Crime 2014
www.sistersincrime.org/resources
|
Awards for the Anthology:
* Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book
* Anthony Award for Best Critical or Nonfiction Work
|
"Introduction"
Chris Roerden, in Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology
Wildside Press 2011
tinyurl.com/GuppyFishTales
|
|
"Submitting Can Be Murder: Strategies for Survival"
Chris Roerden, in Breaking & Entering 3rd edition
Sisters in Crime 2010
www.sistersincrime.org
|
|
"How to Make a Scene"
Chris Roerden, in The Independent, April 2009
Independent Book Publishers Association
|
|
"An Editor's Guide to Submissions" Chris Roerden, in The Writer's Journey Journal
Wolfmont Press
www.wolfmont.com
|
|
"A Double-Barreled Marketing Experiment"
Chris Roerden, in The Independent, April 2007
Publishers Marketing Association
|
|
"Market-Savvy Editing"
Chris Roerden, in 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, 6th edition, by John Kremer
Open Horizons 2006
|
|
"Tips for Screening a Prospective Freelance Editor"
Chris Roerden,
in Breaking and Entering 2nd edition
Sisters in Crime 2004
www.sistersincrime.org
|
|
"Edits Aren't Edicts"
Chris Roerden,
in
The Independent, October 2000 cover article
Publishers Marketing Association
|
|
"Market-Savvy Editing"
Chris Roerden, in
1001 Ways to Market Your Books, 5th edition, by John Kremer
Open Horizons 1998
|
|
"There's Method to the Marketing" Chris Roerden, quarterly column 1998-1999 in Badger Books Quarterly
Badger Books, Inc.
|
|
III. FICTION EDITED FOR OTHERS: |
MYSTERY & SUSPENSE |
|
Trust Me
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Forge 2018
Say No More
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Forge 2016
•Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee
•Library Journal Best Thriller of 2016
•Agatha Award nominee
•Daphne nominee
What You See
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Forge 2015
•Library Journal Best Book of 2015
www.hankphillippiryan.com
Truth Be Told
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Forge 2014
•Agatha Award, Best Contemporary Novel
•Anthony Award finalist
•Romantic Times Book Review Best Suspense Thriller nominee
•Library Journal Editor's Pick
The Wrong Girl
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Forge 2013
•Agatha Award, Best Contemporary Novel
•Anthony Award finalist
•Daphne nominee for Mainstream Mystery/ Suspense
•Left Coast
Crime nominee
•RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Awards nominee, Best Suspense/Thriller
•Boston Globe bestseller
The Other Woman
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Forge 2012
•Mary Higgins Clark Award (presented at May 2013 Edgars®)
•Anthony Award finalist
•Macavity Award finalist
•Agatha Award finalist
www.hankphillippiryan.com
|
"Darling Chris, You are too fabulous!" —personal note from Hank Phillippi Ryan
"Editor Chris Roerden, whose care and skill and commitment shines on every page."
Book acknowledgement
"Thank you so much. You are incredible!
xoxo —Hank Phillippi Ryan"
"You did NOT play a minor role in
my book, dear Chris Roerden! You are a major major major influence, and I cannot live without you.
Just saying.
And thank you! xoo
—Hank Phillippi Ryan"
"Chris: I am bowled over by your skill. You're amazing!" —Hank
"For my dear darling Chris—in infinite gratitude. Without you, none of this is possible. Thank you — Hank"
"For my dear Chris, infinite gratitude for changing my life. With much love, Hank" |
The Bitches of Brooklyn
Rosemary Harris
Chestnut Hill Books
www.rosemaryharris.com
|
"Thanks to a wonderful editor, Chris Roerden."
Book acknowledgement
|
Big City Heat
David Burnsworth
Henery Press 2017
www.davidburnsworthbooks.com
|
"The Brack Pelton series has, I feel, a certain nuance to it. It is this extra kick that makes it special. This kick is Chris Roerden. Like with Southern Heat and Burning Heat, Chris took my prose (garble) and polished and sharpened the words into what became Big City Heat. If you like what you read, it's due to her. If you find any fault herein, it's because I didn't listen to her close enough." David Burnsworth
|
Burning Heat
David Burnsworth
Five Star/Gage 2016
www.davidburnsworthbooks.com
|
"Chris Roerden is an amazing editor. She turns my sometimes gibberish into prose." David Burnsworth
|
Southern Heat
David Burnsworth
Five Star/Gage 2014
www.davidburnsworthbooks.com
|
"Through Hank (Phillippi Ryan), I connected with editor Chris Roerden.
Chris told me the truth. All I had to do was listen and make the changes, which included the entire ending."
David Burnsworth
|
The GERTIE JOHNSON Adventure Series:
Murder Passes the Buck
Deb Baker
Murder Grins and Bears It
Deb Baker
Llewellyn Midnight Ink Books
www.debbakerbooks.com
|
"Chris, I owe SO much to you. Thank you!" —Deb Baker |
The DOLLS TO DIE FOR MYSTERY Series:
Dolled Up for Murder
Deb Baker
Goodbye Dolly
Deb Baker
Berkley Prime Crime
www.debbakerbooks.com
|
|
#5 in VERMONT MYSTERY / RUTH WILLMARTH Series:
Mad Cow Nightmare
Nancy Means Wright
St. Martin's Minotaur
www.nancymeanswright.com
|
"Your comments are extremely insightful. Such helpful detail."
Nancy Means Wright, Mad Cow Nightmare |
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT Series
The Nightmare
Nancy Means Wright
Perseverance Press
www.nancymeanswright.com
|
|
A Well-Manicured Murder
Georgia Adams
A LitChix Mystery
Due West Publishing
www.thelitchix.com
|
"Chris Roerden, editor extraordinaire, who encouraged us after reading our first effort." —Georgia Adams (aka Patricia Browning, Joann Dunn, Karen McColgan) |
The Body in the
Transept
Jeanne
Dams
Walker & Co.
* Winner
of AGATHA AWARD for BEST FIRST MYSTERY, 1995
|
"To Chris, who is
quite literally responsible for the existence of
this volume, with appreciation." Jeanne M. Dams, The Body in the Transept
|
Cassidy McCabe Mystery Series:
3 AWARDS
Cat's Claw Alex Matthews
Satan's Silence Alex Matthews
Secret's Shadow Alex Matthews
Vendetta's Victim Alex Matthews
Wanton's Web Alex Matthews
Death's Domain Alex Matthews
Wedding's Widow Alex Matthews
Blood's Burden Alex Matthews
Wedding's Widow Alex Matthews Intrigue Press
Murder's Madness Alex Matthews
Healer's Heresy Alex Matthews
Veiled Intent Press
www.AlexMatthews.com
www.veiledintentpress.com
|
"After a pile of
rejections on Secret's Shadow, first in a
psychological mystery series, I decided I needed
the help of a professional editor to figure out
what I was doing wrong. Chris provided the kind
of developmental editing that illuminated my blind
spots and enabled me to greatly improve my craft.
Beyond giving me exactly what I needed, she provided
tons of support and encouragement. For anyone who
wants to improve his or her writing skills, I recommend
Chris any day." Alex Matthews, Cassidy
McCabe Mystery Series
|
Sam Casey Mystery Series: 2 AWARDS
Nothing Else Matters S. D. Tooley
When the Dead Speak S. D. Tooley
Full Moon Publishing
www.fullmoonpub.com
|
|
Chase Dagger Mystery Series:
The Good Die Twice Lee Driver
The Unseen Lee Driver
Full Moon Publishing
www.fullmoonpub.com
|
"My profound thanks
to Chris Roerden, who can take a paragraph of hodge-podge
and make meaning out of it so effortlessly." Lee Driver, Chase
Dagger Mystery Series |
Dr. Eli Branch Medical Thrillers
Rupture A. Scott Pearson
Public Anatomy A. Scott Pearson
Oceanview Publishing
www.ascottpearson.com
|
"Thank you for all your assistance with my writing life, and congratulations on all your writing success.
—A. Scott Pearson, M.D., Dr. Eli Branch Medical Thrillers |
Death by a Dark Horse
Susan Schreyer
CreateSpace, 2010
www.susanschreyer.com
|
"I have learned so much from you, for which I am very grateful — not only about writing, but about what good editing is. Thank you so much."
—Susan Schreyer |
Limestone Gumption
Brian E. Robinson
Gale/Five Star Publishers
www.bryanrobinsonnovels.com
|
Special acknowledgment goes to the professional assistance of Tommy Hays, Vicki Lane, and Chris Roerden—whose expert guidance taught me how to write fiction. —Bryan E. Robinson |
Tide of Darkness: The Lost Colony Theater Murders
Joseph L. S. Terrell
Bella Rosa Books
www.bellarosabooks.com/
|
|
The Susan Chase Mystery Series
Color Her Dead Steve Brown
Stripped to Kill Steve Brown
When Dead Is Not Enough
Steve Brown
Dead Kids Tell No
Tales Steve Brown
Hurricane
Party Steve Brown
Sanctuary
of Evil Steve Brown
Chick Springs Publishing
www.susanchase.com
|
"I
never had an editor before who treated me as a colleague and offered input regarding the subject and readability. In the past I have only had an editor who worked
on my grammar. Chris, I want you to be all that you can be and show me how to be a
better author." Steve Brown, Susan
Chase Mystery
Series; Independent Women Novels of Suspense; and The Charleston Thriller Series |
Standalone Novels
Fallen Stars Steve Brown
Radio SecretsSteve Brown
Rescue Steve Brown
Woman Against Herself Steve Brown
River of Diamonds Steve Brown
The Charleston Ripper Steve Brown
The Pirate and the Belle Steve Brown
The Charleston Vampire Steve Brown
The Charleston Ripper Steve Brown
The Old Maids Club Steve Brown
Chick Springs Publishing
http://www.chicksprings.com
|
|
Scorpion House Maria Hudgins
Amazon Kindle
www.Amazon.com
|
"I took your advice on almost everything and changed several parts to add more action and more suspense. I also changed the name to Scorpion House because, as you said, [the working title] doesn't sound like a mystery." — Maria Hudgins |
YOUNG ADULT
Matty's War Carroll Thomas
Smith & Kraus Publishers
www.mattytrescott.com
|
|
Restoration in the Barrens
Joe Riederer
Big
Bluestem Press
Winner of the Council for Wisconsin Writers'
Arthur Tofte Juvenile Fiction Award
www.bigbluestempress.com
|
|
GENERAL FICTION |
|
Realizing You: A Novel Approach to Changing Your Life
Ron Doades with Susan Sloate
www.realizingyoubook.com
|
"Your skilled editorial assistance added immeasurably to Realizing You"
—Ron Doades |
Hanging Out with Shorts & Short Shorts
Morris Gandelman Edit It Publications
|
|
Click
here for IV: Selected Nonfiction Books Edited for Others
|