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Your Doctor skills have been helpful and
I know there has been improvement from
your advice...Becky Phillips
Linda makes a difference. Her knowledge
and eye for detail have helped me
become a better writer. When she gives
feedback, I listen and learn. And I've had
a lot to learn. In all honesty, she's been
a well-hidden treasure that I've been
blessed to find...T. Neal Tarver
Since participating in a critique group
with Linda, I’ve grown tremendously in
my writing. Her critiques are thorough
and helpful. She has taught me so much
about the art of fiction writing. Things I
never thought about, she has brought to
my attention. Reading her stories has
helped me learn and inspired me to
become a better writer. I feel so blessed
to be a part of her group...Charlotte Holt
Linda Rondeau’s critiquing service, The
Manuscript Doctor, is an excellent way to
get quality feedback from a published
author and writing professional. Linda’s
critiques have provided me with a
thorough overview of my manuscript’s
strength and weaknesses. She has an
excellent eye for dialogue, pacing,
writing style, characterization, plot
conflict and grammar. Her comments are
insightful, with explanations and
suggestions. Her truthful evaluation can
help a writer perfect their craft and polish
their manuscript into a finished product
ready for publication.
...Mary Urban, freelance journalist.
I appreciate you and your work on my
manuscript greatly. You blessed me not
only with your expertise on making my
manuscript flow beautifully, your
invaluable critique, but also your
encouraging spirit made an experience
working with you a delight. I am looking
forward to work with you in the future:
Natalia Fomin
nataliafomin@yahoo.com
Linda Rondeau has one of the best eyes for
grammar that I've ever encountered in an
editor/critiquer. After she edited one of my
manuscripts, it went on to be published, and
I was amazed at how many things my editor
commented on that Linda had also pointed
out nearly word for word. Linda is gifted
with an amazing gift of discerning changes
that make stories better. Her help on
strengthening my characters was
outstanding, and one of the main reasons I
believe my story caught the eye of a New
York City Editor at Harlequin/Steeple Hill.
THANKS LINDA!!!
Cheryl Wyatt
Even as a multi-published author, Linda's
valuable insight has given my manuscripts a
special polish that I would recommend to
anyone.
Lena Nelson Dooley
Linda's critiques provide me with a more
thorough way of writing what I truly wanted
to say in the first place. She gives excellent
feedback on story outline and grammar. If
there are "holes" that appear in my ms, she
finds them and shows me how to patch
them up.
Jean Kincaid
Are you constantly amazed at the way you
make the same writing mistakes over and
over? Linda has a way of gently reminding
that encourages me to never give up.
Jenny McLeod Carlisle
Linda's critiques of my manuscripts have
helped me tremendously. She makes sure
my grammar is correct and that my
manuscript is polished and ready. I highly
recommend Linda to anyone. She's excellent
at critiquing manuscripts.
Jeanie Smith Cash
www.jeaniesmithcash.com
Your Doctor skills have been helpful and
I know there has been improvement from
your advice...Becky Phillips
Linda makes a difference. Her knowledge
and eye for detail have helped me
become a better writer. When she gives
feedback, I listen and learn. And I've had
a lot to learn. In all honesty, she's been
a well-hidden treasure that I've been
blessed to find...T. Neal Tarver
Since participating in a critique group
with Linda, I’ve grown tremendously in
my writing. Her critiques are thorough
and helpful. She has taught me so much
about the art of fiction writing. Things I
never thought about, she has brought to
my attention. Reading her stories has
helped me learn and inspired me to
become a better writer. I feel so blessed
to be a part of her group...Charlotte Holt
Linda Rondeau’s critiquing service, The
Manuscript Doctor, is an excellent way to
get quality feedback from a published
author and writing professional. Linda’s
critiques have provided me with a
thorough overview of my manuscript’s
strength and weaknesses. She has an
excellent eye for dialogue, pacing,
writing style, characterization, plot
conflict and grammar. Her comments are
insightful, with explanations and
suggestions. Her truthful evaluation can
help a writer perfect their craft and polish
their manuscript into a finished product
ready for publication.
...Mary Urban, freelance journalist.
I appreciate you and your work on my
manuscript greatly. You blessed me not
only with your expertise on making my
manuscript flow beautifully, your
invaluable critique, but also your
encouraging spirit made an experience
working with you a delight. I am looking
forward to work with you in the future:
Natalia Fomin
nataliafomin@yahoo.com
Linda Rondeau has one of the best eyes for
grammar that I've ever encountered in an
editor/critiquer. After she edited one of my
manuscripts, it went on to be published, and
I was amazed at how many things my editor
commented on that Linda had also pointed
out nearly word for word. Linda is gifted
with an amazing gift of discerning changes
that make stories better. Her help on
strengthening my characters was
outstanding, and one of the main reasons I
believe my story caught the eye of a New
York City Editor at Harlequin/Steeple Hill.
THANKS LINDA!!!
Cheryl Wyatt
Even as a multi-published author, Linda's
valuable insight has given my manuscripts a
special polish that I would recommend to
anyone.
Lena Nelson Dooley
Linda's critiques provide me with a more
thorough way of writing what I truly wanted
to say in the first place. She gives excellent
feedback on story outline and grammar. If
there are "holes" that appear in my ms, she
finds them and shows me how to patch
them up.
Jean Kincaid
Are you constantly amazed at the way you
make the same writing mistakes over and
over? Linda has a way of gently reminding
that encourages me to never give up.
Jenny McLeod Carlisle
Linda's critiques of my manuscripts have
helped me tremendously. She makes sure
my grammar is correct and that my
manuscript is polished and ready. I highly
recommend Linda to anyone. She's excellent
at critiquing manuscripts.
Jeanie Smith Cash
www.jeaniesmithcash.com
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