Projects & Reviews

Strange Relatives, a Stranger Boarding School, and the Saving Grace of Art and Love

Jerry Vis
  A follow up to his first book, Paterson Boy, this story collection continues the memoir of Jerry Vis, a city kid from Paterson, New Jersey, as he is packed off to a strict, religious boarding school in the rural South of the 1950s. Jerry is a fish out of water in a place as... (Read More...)


by George Arau
Choosing a book editor can be very stressful. It’s finding the editor who can read your mind, (or sometimes change your mind) know what you really intend and see if that’s displayed in your manuscript. You want someone to polish your work and see things from a professional point of view, make you think and... (Read More...)

Thoughts On A Perfect Life From An Imperfect Person

by Stephen Kellogg
Carol is more than an editor. She not only improves the writing of the people she works with, but the thinking as well. She has a way of being gentle and kind while making sure that you get the best possible end result. She’s in it for all the right reasons and I’ll be forever... (Read More...)

My Family and Other Strangers: A Memoir In Twenty-Eight Stories

by Jerry Vis
I have worked with Carol Stanley as my editor on three books for six years. She has been an invaluable asset to whatever it is that I have achieved. She can bring you to the best place to find clarity in your communication without injecting her personality and opinions into the process – no mean... (Read More...)


Lisa Duff – Publisher President/Owner Wetware Media & Rivercliff Books & Media
We rely on Carol Stanley to work with our authors to help them create their very best book. She is a dream to work with! We love her, the authors love her, and she never fails to deliver a vastly improved manuscript. She knows books inside and out and we are incredibly fortunate to have... (Read More...)


by Lev Rukhin
It was a dark and stormy hangover when I decided to jump on the wagon and finish that memoir collecting dust on the shelf I’d started when I was 5. I knew I couldn’t do it alone and needed an editor. Enter Carol Stanley, who, after reading it, took a sip of tea, and said,... (Read More...)

The Nose Knows

by Linda Steinbaum & Carly Alison Steinbaum
From the Author About Carol Stanley Editing: It gives me great pleasure to be able to share my wonderful experience working with Carol Stanley. I approached her to edit the first draft of my middle school book, Kit ‘n Kat: The Nose Knows. But what I got was so much more. Yes, Carol has skills... (Read More...)