“I have worked with the same copy editor for years. Catherine Marjoribanks is a Canadian freelancer who does it for my U.K. and American editors, too. Everyone loves her and buys what she does. We’ve done about eight books now. It’s a long relationship. She marries the copy editor’s necessary obsessive eye for detail with a sense of humour. Which is probably why the two of us work so well together.”

        —Guy Gavriel Kay, The Globe and Mail

“Catherine Marjoribanks, a goddess who entered laughing and laboured over this book well past the call of duty.” 

         —Sharon McKay, Esther

“… Catherine Marjoribanks, a wonderful editor. Behind every good writer is an even better editor, which is what I had in Catherine. She miraculously unblocked my blocks, gave valuable guidance, acted as a great sounding board, and also helped with research …”

—Barbara Turnbull, Looking in the Mirror

“Special thanks to Catherine Marjoribanks, a gem amongst editors.” 

         —Caryl Cude Mullin, A Riddle of Roses

“[T]he copy-editing process was less awful than I imagined it would be because Catherine Marjoribanks was extremely generous regarding my abuses of language. Also, I learned about ‘stet’ and made a number of increasingly ridiculous ‘stet puns’: ‘stet right up, Catherine, welcome to my stet class. r u having fun yet?!’”

—Jen Agg, I Hear She’s A Real Bitch

“Catherine Marjoribanks brings more wit and sensitivity to the role of copy-editor than an author has a right to expect.”

—Guy Gavriel Kay, Last Light of the Sun

“I would like to thank Catherine Marjoribanks for being a dream copy-editor.”

         —Charlotte Gray, Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill

“Catherine Marjoribanks did a superb job of copy-editing.”

         —David Cruise and Alison Griffiths, Net Worth

“Catherine Marjoribanks . . . provided a balanced and sober assessment of a manuscript that must have been difficult for her to deal with.”

         —Michael Harris, Unholy Orders: Tragedy at Mount Cashel

“. . . incisive editing suggestions, warmly given . . .”

—Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton, Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Untold Story of the Freeing of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

“Thanks also goes to . . . Catherine Marjoribanks, who tolerated the frustrating quirks of my schedule with understanding, and reviewed every line with an eagle eye.”

        —Carolyn Abraham, Possessing Genius

“Catherine Marjoribanks, for your attention to detail, consistency, and structure—all of which I tend to lose when translating my lectures into writing. Thanks for finding them and helping to make this book an easy read.”

        —Barbara Coloroso, Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right

“If this book has any merit, if it resonates at all, it is thanks to Catherine Marjoribanks’s careful and dedicated editing. Thanks, Catherine.”

        —Sharon McKay, War Brothers

“Catherine Marjoribanks provided invaluable feedback with a disarming sense of humour as well as some serious editing skills.”

        —Ian Thomas, The Lost Chord

“I thank Catherine Marjoribanks, my wonderful editor. You made this a better book, and you made me a marginally better person.”

—James Stark, The LiDek Revolution