Testimonials
“After working with Eric, my revised book landed me a contract with an agent. Now, as I work on my second book, I have discovered Eric to have been a great teacher as well. I can hear his lessons and comments guiding me as I write. Thanks, Eric, for teaching me to be a better writer!”
—Louis Propp, author of Notes from a Child Psychologist
“Eric pushed me to rethink the structure of the book, resulting in a more reader-friendly book for new teachers. . . . When the publisher and I had competing visions about certain material, he was able to find solutions that made everyone happy.”
—Otis Kriegel, author of Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know (but didn't learn in college)
“As an editorial director, I worked with Eric for nearly two decades. . . . Eric is gifted in his understanding of and relationships with authors. . . . He just seems to know how to recognize individual authors’ strengths and pull the best from them. He works to form a true bond, and I have never known an author to feel anything but gratitude and amazement. . . .When a project calls for an editor who’s genuinely curious and collaborative, who has a deft hand and a creative imagination, Eric always comes foremost to mind.”
—Marjorie Lisovskis, Editorial Director, Free Spirit Publishing
“As a picture book author, I was filled with anxiety when my first middle grade fantasy went to the editor. Little did I know that the best person to shepherd my book to publication was now reading my story. . . . His suggestions guided me and instructed me, resulting in my growing as a writer. I have learned so much working with Eric, and know the books are so much better than they would have been without his input. Eric’s return edits are timely, and he is wonderful about communicating.”
—Wendy Ulmer, author of The Journals of Anterg
“Writing a first book can be a disorienting process, and Eric became one of my most trusted partners in it. He could take a sprawling conversation or a half-formed idea and help me find the argument living inside it without ever sanding away my voice or oversimplifying complex ideas. His guidance also helped me arrive at each stage better prepared, making the entire process with my editor and publisher more focused, productive, and collaborative. He is thoughtful, incisive, funny, and unusually attuned to both the writer and the reader, and he is truly skilled at his craft. I’m enormously grateful for what he brought to this book.”
—Jenny Hwang, PhD., author of I See You
“He not only found the storyline, he helped me find the right voice, scene development, and audience. It would be no exaggeration to say Eric saved me easily over 100 hours of head scratching and going around in circles. . . . And each time I felt my story was turning into a knot, Eric geniusly untangled the pieces and pointed me down a new path. I can’t recommend him highly enough to any writer working at any level or within any genre.”
—Marci Jarog, author
“Eric brought his A-game to my book proposal offering thoughtful insights and thorough feedback. I am confident that my project now has the best chance of standing out in the slush pile and capturing an agent’s attention.”
—Jobert Abueva, author of The Janus Plan
“Eric was amazing to work with . . . so easy to collaborate with, and a critical part of getting me to finish my book.”
—Ilene Ruhoy, MD, PhD, author of Invisible No More
“As a managing editor, editorial director, and author, I've worked with dozens of editors—none better than Eric Braun. Eric is a highly talented and creative writer as well as editor. He has a great ear, and he visualizes a story as well as hears it. In fact, Eric not only provided editorial insight and correction to my book, but art direction as well. ‘Editor’ does not do him justice; I consider him a colleague and collaborator, an artist and a friend.”
—Gerald Ruff, Editorial Director, Capstone Press
“I was nervous about putting my life’s work into a book, to say the least, but Eric quickly gave me confidence with his calm, deliberate style and his ability to quickly grasp the subject matter and my voice. He did the same for my co-author, seamlessly accommodating our different schedules and working styles and braiding our voices into a single clean narrative. Because the subject of our book, donor conception, is as deeply complex as it is fraught with emotion, it required a deft touch, and Eric threaded the needle perfectly. My publisher obviously agreed, because my editor had virtually no edits. Plus, Eric is funny, approachable, and super easy to work with. I recommend him highly.”
—Lisa Schuman, LCSW, coauthor of Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception
“Like a product reviewer who says, ‘Buy this vegetable peeler, it’s the best,’ I would simply say, ‘Use this editor, you will be thrilled.’ . . . His goal is to allow each author’s unique voice and vision to emerge and shine. Writing can be a lonely pursuit, full of frustration, self-doubt, and occasional dead-ends. With Eric as your collaborator, you can rest assured that the process will be as painless, enjoyable, and rewarding as possible, and that you will come out of it a better writer, with a better book.
I will conclude my 10-star testimonial by saying that Eric is especially adept at editing passages having to do with farts, of which there were, for obvious reasons, many in my book for teens on digital well-being and protecting yourself from Big Tech’s manipulative, invasive, addictive machinations.”
—Alex J. Packer. Ph.D., author of Slaying Digital Dragons: Tips and tools for protecting your body, brain, psyche, and thumbs from the digital dark side
“Eric Braun is the right-hand man everyone needs! As a new self-published author, I wanted to connect with an editor who was able to help me and guide me through the entire process, and luckily Eric was the right person for the job. . . . He was very detailed in his plan of action for the book, and very knowledgeable about how to make that happen. It’s not for nothing that he has already helped me with a total of 3 books. Thank you Eric :)”
—John Angulo, author of A Day in the Life of a Phlebotomist
“Eric was patient guiding me through my revisions and edits. He took the time to tell me what he enjoyed and was sensitive to my feelings when there were parts that needed to go or needed to change. His sense of humor and coaching helped me make my book so much better than what I started with. His suggestions helped me to bring what I wanted to say to life. Having Eric as your editor is like gaining a writing mentor. I improved as a writer, not just as a writer of that particular book.”
—Shannon Anderson, author of Mindset Power: A Kid's Guide to Growing Better Every Day
"Eric edited my book about my journey with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Writing about something so personal wasn’t always easy, but Eric drew content out of me with his sensitivity and thoughtful suggestions. . . . An author himself, Eric understands how it feels to be edited, so he didn’t just note areas of concern throughout my manuscript—he also highlighted sections that he loved, telling me how moved he was by the passage, or letting me know it was an example of what to aim for in other chapters. He took my big blob of a first draft and organized it, moving around anecdotes, research, and guest essays like they were puzzle pieces, and I couldn’t be happier with the result."
—Alison Dotson, author of Being Me with OCD: How I Learned to Obsess Less and Live My Life
“Eric was fast, easy to communicate with, and overdelivered in terms of the final materials. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for experienced editorial guidance.”
—Colin Helms and Tom Fishman, The Great Boys Book
“I had the good fortune of having Eric assigned as my editor early on. Best assignment I've ever received! Every book and supplemental I've written with Eric as my editor is exponentially better because of him. He is equally thoughtful and creative throughout the process. When he asks questions of me as a writer, his queries are crafted in ways that provide the necessary push to make the final manuscript the best it can be. He has a true appreciation of the written word, and regardless of audience, his adaptability as an editor is evident by his ability to edit curricula, short stories, fiction, and non-fiction. Plus, he's great fun to communicate with and has a wickedly smart sense of humor.”
—Mariam MacGregor, M.S., author of the Building Everyday Leadership series
“Eric was outstanding to work with and fully justified his value in the editorial guidance he provided me. My manuscript was lengthy and complex: 80,000+ words, 150+ references, 60+ exercises, and more than 50 charts and diagrams at the time of draft. It covers a difficult self-help topic that synthesizes a lot of psychology research, my own insights, and newly created exercises to help readers improve themselves. . . . Before my collaboration with Eric I honestly could only speculate on where to go next with my book. It is now very clear what I need to do. I highly recommend his services.”
—Justin Daniel, author of Hidden Currents
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