Rebecca Raskin, Former Editor at HarperCollins

I was an editor at HarperCollins with experience working in both nonfiction and fiction, including romance, mystery, commercial fiction, wellness, business and politics. I have a BA in English Literature and Language from Smith College and a Copyediting Certificate from the UC San Diego Extension.

I started my publishing career as an intern at Folio Literary Management where I worked primarily with women’s fiction, romance and select nonfiction. I became an agent’s assistant and then moved to Kensington Publishing Corp. As an editorial assistant at Kensington, I worked on women’s fiction, romance, mysteries, and thrillers for two years. I then moved over to work on nonfiction. I now work primarily on nonfiction on a daily basis but I have continued freelance editing romance and women’s fiction. I love working with authors to hone their voice and their story. It is so much fun to get to read all day and help writers bring their projects to life.

Member Reviews of Rebecca

It was a gift to get so many answers.

My conversation with Rebecca Raskin was so helpful. That’s two out of two for Manuscript Academy so far on exceeding expectations. What a fabulous opportunity to speak with an editor at Harper Collins. I can’t think of any other way that could have happened for me. Rebecca went right to the point, deviated from the script if there even was one, and shared generously not only contacts in the field of publishing who might help me, but her own insights into what will happen to my book AFTER it reaches an editor’s desk on the road to acquisition. That’s exactly what I needed to know, and it was a gift to get so many answers. It didn’t feel rushed; it just was intense. Perfect!!

Polly Bart

Guidance to Breathe New Life

Rebecca met me where I was and helped guide me to where I needed to go. She is incredibly knowledgeable and gives wonderful insight. After we got off the call, I felt that there was new life to breathe into this project. I’m grateful and appreciative.

Maria Costanzo Palmer

Offers Fresh Perspective on Queries

My 10-minute query consultation with Rebecca Raskin was excellent. We were both ready to go at the start time. I took plenty of notes and Rebecca gave me advice that hit the places in my query that needed work. She was encouraging, helpful, and made me see my query with new eyes. I’ve spent most of today revising it and revamping my query list. I’ve taken advantage of this energy to start a new round of queries tonight. Onward!

Alice Loweecey

Great help! Mahalo.

James Arlington

Great!

Great help! Mahalo.

James Arlington

Work with Rebecca

LIVE Meetings: Meet face-to-face, from home. Choose Zoom, Google Meet, or phone, and speak for the appointed time about your query, first page, and/or first ten pages (for longer meetings). Does not include written notes, but is a chance to have an honest discussion about your work, and to ask follow-up questions. International meetings welcomed.

HYBRID is a live meeting at the appointment time, with written notes.

WRITTEN Critiques: Get detailed, thoughtful notes on your work. Comes with large-scale edits (character, world, plot, tension, concept, conflict, and similar as needed) in an editorial letter and small-scale, line-by-line notes as needed (for longer critiques, an average of three per page). Work arrives in your inbox within 24 hours of thedate on the calendar.