Testimonials
“Marcy has a gentle touch as an editor, but her feedback is insightful and consistent—almost always rooted in characterization through concrete detail. She has a great sense of pacing, of where your typical reader might tune out. She is reliable, responsible, and even-keeled—just the person I needed to see me through the final stages of a manuscript I’d been working on for years.” — Brooke Shaffner
“Marcy Dermansky completely transformed my book. She was so influential in my writing process. Her comments made me realize that The Almond Tree didn’t show the reality of the situation, especially in the second half of the novel. I have rewritten the book using Marcy’s notes and my agent is putting together a proposal. She feels it will garner awards and be a natural candidate for book clubs.” — Michelle Corstanti
“Marcy is a hip writer who also happens to know what she’s doing. When you take your work seriously, she’ll broaden your perspective. When you write a chapter-long narrative, she’ll convince you to put in a scene. When your humor is flat, she’ll breathe some air into it. And when you’re in the grips of a writer’s blockade, she’ll provide the moral support to unblock. She’s the light hand so many of us need.” — Emily Meehan
“I’m through with the revisions. I have to say, the book is 1,000 times better. Marcy helped me with practical problems that, after multiple drafts, I had lost the perspective to see. She also offered invaluable insight and encouragement about broader thematic issues.” — Andrew Clarke
