Genre Fiction with Paula Chiarcos

Paula Chiarcos is our go-to editor for genre fiction. She handles a lot of our mysteries, thrillers, suspense novels and other action-driven manuscripts, and is fantastic at diagnosing and fixing problems with pacing, dialogue, characters and plot. In this wide-ranging interview with fellow Iguana Books editor Lee Parpart, Paula talks about what she looks for in a manuscript, common mistakes she sees in writing by new authors (and how to fix them), and the benefits of working with a professional editor.