Testimonials
“Pat is my go-to early reader whose insights never fail to deliver value. She’s a veteran editor who can see into a book’s inner machinery, identify what’s working and what needs to be reworked, and then communicate all of that in a way that is clear, digestible, and actionable. Beyond this, Pat is just a joy to work with. She injects life into the revision process, remaining personable, humorous, and encouraging. If you’re considering working with her, stop what you’re doing now and go for it!”
Mateo Askaripour
Author of Black Buck and This Great Hemisphere
“Patricia Mulcahy was my editor for eleven books at three different publishing houses. She is one of those rare people who never lets an author, his book, his agent, or his publisher down. From the time the book was purchased by the publisher, Pat stayed with the entire process. She’s a literary and story editor, a wonderful marketing and business person, and a total professional in ensuring that the book receives maximum attention. She has a great instinct about what succeeds and what doesn’t succeed in marketing a book, just as she had a tremendous talent for quickly intuiting what a story needs or doesn’t need in terms of character or plot development. She’s an editor in the tradition of Maxwell Perkins. Her help and friendship have been invaluable in the progress in my career.”
James Lee Burke
Grandmaster, Mystery Writers of America
“Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones simply would not have come into the world without Pat’s efforts. Her tenacity, humor, intelligence, capacity for hard work and attention to detail were all brought fully into play in the task of moving this major commercial and cultural event across the finish line. Believe me, you want Mulcahy on the job.”
Gerald Howard
Former Executive Editor and Vice President, Doubleday
“When I needed an editor to help me re-structure and finish my manuscript for The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, I had already been working on the book for six years. Having been an editor myself for three decades, I thought I knew I needed someone with the right skills to fit in with my writing approach, and a strong work ethic. But Pat Mulcahy exceeded my expectations in every way–the most thoughtful, sensitive editor and writer, and at the same time exceptionally focused, hardworking and effective. Pat is the gold standard in this work.”
Maxwell King
“Pat Mulcahy has a wonderful ability to take a writer’s vision and hone it to it’s best possible shape, keeping all its voice and color and delivering the greatest impact. She does this with sensitivity and humor to make the medicine go down easier.”
Susan Golomb
Writer’s House
“Where would my career have gone without Pat Mulcahy? Years ago, she published my first novel, Grand Avenue, which I adapted for a three-hour mini-series on HBO. More recently, she edited my novel The Last Human Bear (Heyday Books, 6/26). Pat cut it down to size not only to make the novel a better read, but also to highlight the themes and ideas integral to what I wanted to say in the book. She is an absolute genius.”
Greg Sarris
Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Sonoma County, California.
Patricia Mulcahy offers editorial and co-writing services to authors and publishers, combining on-the-page guidance with marketing and sales instincts honed in a long career as a publisher.