Mary Kole

Former literary agent Mary Kole founded Mary Kole Editorial in 2013 and provides consulting and developmental editing services to writers of all categories and genres, working on children’s book projects from picture book to young adult, and all kinds of trade market literature, including fantasy, sci-fi, romance and memoir. She founded Good Story Company in 2019 with the aim of providing valuable content—like the Good Story Podcast and Crit Collective writing forum—to writers of all categories and ability levels. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and has worked at Chronicle Books, the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, and Movable Type Management. She has been blogging at Kidlit.com since 2009. Her book, Writing Irresistible Kidlit, a writing reference guide for middle grade and young adult writers, is available from Writer's Digest Books.
After Editing Two AI-Assisted Manuscripts, I Rewrote My Client Agreement
Image: illustration of glass blocks containing lists of words representing code that feeds LLMs.
Inexperienced authors may believe generative AI use improves their manuscript, but there’s a cost—extra fees charged by freelance editors ...
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The Importance of Interiority in Novels and Memoirs
The Importance of Interiority in Novels and Memoirs
Interiority adds emotional context for what your characters experience. Learn when interiority is appropriate, and how much to use ...
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