Chris Roerden, Editor - Published Work

Published Work

Books for writers:

DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR SUBMISSION: Insider Information from a Career Editor to Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A.
Chris Roerden
Bella Rosa Books
www.bellarosabooks.com
This is the 2008 expanded, all-genre edition of the following award-winning book:

DON'T MURDER YOUR MYSTERY:
24 Fiction-Writing Techniques To Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A.
Chris Roerden
Bella Rosa Books
www.bellarosabooks.com

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(available from all major distributors)

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To read first 4 chapters and reviews, click: www.bellarosabooks.com

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

* 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award for Literary Criticism
* 2009 Florida Writers Assn. Royal Palm Book of the Year
* Florida Writers Assn. Royal Palm Award for Best Educational / Informational Published Book
* 2009 ForeWord Review Writing Book of the Year Bronze Medal

* 2006 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book
* Macavity Award Finalist for Best Nonfiction Book
* Anthony Award Finalist for Best Nonfiction Book
* ForeWord Review Finalist for Best Reference Book of the Year
* USA Book News Finalist
* Writer's Digest Book Club Alternate Selection
* Southern Review of Books Noteworthy Small Press Selection * 5 Stars from Futures Anthology Mystery Magazine
* 5 Stars on Amazon.com
* #1 Local Best Seller, Birmingham News Aug. 17, 2006

Murder Passes the Buck Deb Baker
Murder Grins and Bears It Deb Baker
The GERTIE JOHNSON Adventure Series
Llewellyn Midnight Ink Books
www.midnightinkbooks.com

Dolled Up for Murder Deb Baker
Goodbye Dolly Deb Baker
The DOLLS TO DIE FOR MYSTERY series
Berkley Prime Crime
www.debbakerbooks.com

Mad Cow Nightmare Nancy Means Wright
St. Martin's Minotaur
5th in the VERMONT MYSTERY / RUTH WILLMARTH series
www.nancymeanswright.com

A Well-Manicured Murder Georgia Adams
A LitChix Mystery
Due West Publishing
www.thelitchix.com

"Your comments are extremely insightful. Such helpful detail."
—Nancy Means Wright, Mad Cow Nightmare

Thanks to Chris Roerden, editor extraordinaire, who encouraged us after reading our first effort. —Georgia Adams (aka Patricia Browning, Joann Dunn, Karen McColgan)

The Body in the Transept Jeanne Dams
Walker & Co.
* Winner of AGATHA AWARD for BEST FIRST MYSTERY, 1995

"To Chris, who is quite literally responsible for the existence of this volume, with appreciation." —Jeanne M. Dams, The Body in the Transept

Cat's Claw Alex Matthews
Satan's Silence Alex Matthews
Secret's Shadow Alex Matthews
Vendetta's Victim Alex Matthews
Wanton's Web Alex Matthews
Death's Domain Alex Matthews
Wedding's Widow Alex Matthews
Blood's Burden Alex Matthews
Wedding's Widow Alex Matthews
Murder's Madness Alex Matthews

Cassidy McCabe Mysteries, 3 AWARDS
Intrigue Press
www.intriguepress.com
www.veiledintentpress.com
www.AlexMatthews.com

"After a pile of rejections on Secret's Shadow, first in a psychological mystery series, I decided I needed the help of a professional editor to figure out what I was doing wrong. Chris provided the kind of developmental editing that illuminated my blind spots and enabled me to greatly improve my craft. Beyond giving me exactly what I needed, she provided tons of support and encouragement. For anyone who wants to improve his or her writing skills, I recommend Chris any day." —Alex Matthews, Cassidy McCabe Mystery Series

Nothing Else Matters S. D. Tooley
When the Dead Speak S. D. Tooley
Sam Casey Mysteries, 2 AWARDS
Full Moon Publishing
www.fullmoonpub.com

The Good Die Twice Lee Driver
The Unseen Lee Driver
Chase Dagger Mysteries
Full Moon Publishing
www.fullmoonpub.com

"My profound thanks to Chris Roerden, who can take a paragraph of hodge-podge and make meaning out of it so effortlessly." —Lee Driver, Chase Dagger Mystery Series

Prayers from Berlin Tom Ralston
R.D. Wolffen Publishing

Rupture A. Scott Pearson
A Dr. Eli Branch Medical Thriller
Oceanview Publishing
www.rupturenovel.com

Las Vegas COMP: Murder at Emerald Towers Don McKenzie & Ron McKenzie
Writer's Showcase
www.iUniverse.com

"Thank you for all your assistance with my writing life, and congratulations on all your writing success. —A. Scott Pearson, Dr. Eli Branch Medical Thrillers

Tide of Darkness: The Lost Colony Theater Murders Joseph L. S. Terrell

Color Her Dead Steve Brown
Stripped to Kill Steve Brown
When Dead Is Not Enough Steve Brown
Dead Kids Tell No Tales Steve Brown
Hurricane Party Steve Brown
Sanctuary of Evil Steve Brown
The Susan Chase Mystery Series
Chick Springs Publishing
www.susanchase.com

Fallen Stars Steve Brown
Radio Secrets Steve Brown
Rescue Steve Brown
Woman Against Herself Steve Brown
River of Diamonds Steve Brown
The Charleston Ripper Steve Brown
The Pirate and the Belle Steve Brown
The Charleston Vampire Steve Brown
standalone novels
Chick Springs Publishing
http://www.chicksprings.com

YOUNG ADULT
Matty's War Carroll Thomas
Smith & Kraus Publishers
www.mattytrescott.com

Restoration in the Barrens Joe Riederer
Big Bluestem Press
Winner of the Council for Wisconsin Writers' Arthur Tofte Juvenile Fiction Award
www.bigbluestempress.com

GENERAL FICTION
Hanging Out with Shorts & Short Shorts
Morris Gandelman Edit It Publications

"I never had an editor before
who treated me as a colleague
and offered input regarding
the subject and readability.
In the past I have only had an editor who worked on my
grammar. Chris, I want you
to be all that you can be
and show me how to be a
better author." —Steve Brown, Susan Chase™ Mystery Series; Independent Women Novels of Suspense; and The Charleston Thriller Series