Editorial Services

Connie Chaplan is an editor who is skilled at helping people shape their writing to organize and express ideas, tell stories, inspire, and persuade. She works with students and young adults with a wide range of learning styles who are applying to college, graduate school, or for scholarship funding. Editing application materials is her superpower. She also works with authors of narrative nonfiction who would like to convey technical information to a general audience.

Connie recently moved to NJ from Seattle where she spent 25 years providing editorial support for researchers and nonprofit organizations doing good work in the fields of public health, global health, public policy, and education research. She has worked as a teacher, a researcher, and as an in-house editor at policy journals and a nationally distributed outdoor magazine. Connie has a master’s in public administration with a focus on nonprofit management and a certificate in editing from the University of Washington. www.conniechaplan.com

Gay Norton Edelman is an essayist, poet, writing coach, and spiritual coach. After decades as a feature writer and editor in the world of mass market print magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Rosie and Family Circle, she now specializes in helping others find their inner spark, their words, and their way forward. A nine-year member of the PWN community, she delights in new teaching adventures, whether leading retreats, facilitating writing classes, or working one-on-one with writers. Haiku, that succinct blend of the images and mystery, is a special passion. Her writing includes articles focusing on psychology, spirituality and relationships. She is author of The Hungry Ghost: How I Ditched 100 Pounds and Came Fully Alive, a contributor to Case Studies in Spiritual Coaching: A Survey Across Life, Wellness and Work Domains, and her poetry has been published in Friends Journal. When she can’t be daydreaming in the wilds of upstate New York, she writes, reads and daydreams in Red Bank, NJ. Learn more at Gayedelman.com.

Caitlin Flanigan is an emerging developmental editor specializing in character-driven commercial and upmarket fiction. Since 2018, she’s provided constructive critique, beta reading, and developmental feedback to fellow writers through the Project Write Now community, where she was a member of the inaugural Novel Incubator and is currently developing her third manuscript. She has firsthand experience with the challenges and rewards of developing a novel over multiple drafts and knows that thoughtful reader feedback can be the necessary catalyst for story growth.

She holds a master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works as a pediatric speech-language pathologist in private practice. Her editorial approach is collaborative and author-centered, shaped by the same principles she brings to clinical work. As an editorial partner, she focuses on thoughtful reading and listening, individualized feedback, and a collaborative approach that respects the author as the expert on their story. She’s a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) and is particularly drawn to women’s fiction, romance, romantasy, thriller, suspense, mystery, family sagas, and intergenerational stories. Contact Caitlin for more information.

Court Harler is a queer freelance writer, editor, and educator based in the American South. She holds an MA in English literature from Eastern Washington University and an MFA in creative writing from University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. Her award-winning, multigenre work has been published around the world.

At PWN, Court runs Friends & Features—our beloved reading series—and helms PWN’s Debut Review, where emerging writers get the kind of close, generous editorial attention that can change the trajectory of a book.

Clients describe her feedback as “brilliant, insightful, and organized” and credit her with making them better writers. Whether she’s urging a novelist to look deeper into their scenes or helping a memoirist shape marketable stories, Court brings literary sensibility and professional range to every project. Visit harlerliterary.llc.