Christine Gordon Manley | Editor

@cgmanley

She/her Newfoundlander 🫐 living on PEI 🥔 Specializing in 📖 memoir. Will also edit: 📖 fiction 📖 non-fiction 📖 YA 📖 children's lit RosemountEditing.com 🦓 Hypermobility Syndrome (hEDS) ✨ ADHD

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Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· 1d

I’m back from my Scottish adventures, and I’m looking at my fall calendar, booking editing projects. Reach out if you’d like to chat about structural edits, manuscript evaluations, submission packages, book coaching, or anything book-related, self-publishing or traditional. #BookSky #EditorSky

I took some much-needed time off recently, where I was fortunate enough to travel to Scotland to attend a family wedding and soak in some Scottish culture. I even fed some highland coos because…well, they’re highland coos! (Need I say more?)

I had an amazing time, but now I’m back and opening my books for fall projects.

Do you have a story you want to turn into a book?
Are you planning on submitting a manuscript to a publisher?
Maybe you’re self-publishing and focusing on those finishing touches?

Whether you’re looking to submit your work to a traditional publisher or you plan to self-publish, I can help ensure your story is as strong as it possibly can be.

If your fiction story has under-developed or unnecessary characters, a flawed plot, unclear timelines, overly complex ideas, etc., a publisher will not accept your proposal.

If your non-fiction work includes redundancies, unclear explanations, out-of-order sequence, is at a reading level that contradicts your intended audience, etc., a publisher will not accept your proposal.

And if you are self-publishing? Those negative reviews affect your future revenue and reputation (ouch!).

So, before you hit SEND on that publisher email or upload your file for self-publishing, you’ll want to make sure your story is as solid as it can be.

I can help with that.

I invite you to get in touch if you’d like to chat about...
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* a full structural edit pre-publisher pitch OR pre-self-publishing
your submission package
* copyediting your sample
* a manuscript evaluation
* copyediting needs, if you are self-publishing
* book coaching, for accountability/motivation to achieve writing goals

Reach out here, via my website (rosemountediting.com), or email directly (christinegordonmanley@proton.me).

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· 5d

Dragged my overtired self to Rustico today and more please.

Photo shows a middle-aged woman wearing a teal short-sleeved rashguard sitting on a paddleboard. She’s smiling.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· 10d

Oh and even tho I did touch the stones I am still very much here in 2026. (If you read/watched Outlander, you’ll get the reference.) #ClavaCairns

Woman stands next to large, rectangle shaped stone. Her hands are placed on the stone. She wears a purple hoodie and black leggings. Location: Clava Cairn stones.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· 17d

We’re staying in a small, Scottish town called Carnoustie. If you enjoy golf, you’ve probably heard of it; if you don’t, unlikely. It’s a seaside town so more beach, less highlands. We’ll be exploring the highlands while here, but I do love me a pretty shoreline.

Photo is a view of a shoreline in Carnoustie, Scotland. Beach part is a medium sand colour. Before you reach the water, there are rocks with moss/seaweed. Sky shows fluffy clouds. Bright, sunny day.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· 17d

Hello, Scotland, I have missed you. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Unrelated: this has got to be the best photo I’ve ever taken from the sky. Here, we’re preparing to land in Edinburgh.

View taken from an airplane, showing the landscape outside Edinburgh airport. While Edinburgh itself is a city, this part looks a lot like PEI. Fields of green and brown/yellow. The photo shows a large sand-coloured field with a rectangle of trees in the middle enclosing what looks to be some housing. The field is lined with more trees. The wing of an airplane shows at the top.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· 27d

Cute! Here’s mine:

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Jul 12

Yesterday, I visited River John in Nova Scotia for their Read by the Sea festival, where I also presented a session on editing. What a beautiful region! I couldn’t resist pulling over to admire the view on my drive home.

Middle-age Caucasian woman stands side on, in front of a body of water and green shrubs and trees. She wears two tank tops, layered, black underneath white. She has sunglasses on her head and she is smiling.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Jun 27

Chronic Pain Win of the day: I noticed, while chopping things for a yummy summer bean salad, that many of the same items could also be used in a pico de gallo. So I made both, saving me energy than if I’d made them separate, and now I have healthy things to snack on when my appetite cues are low.

Summer bean salad. Photo shows close up of bean salad with kidney beans, green pepper, corn, tomatoes, and red onion.

Photo shows close up of pico de gallo with tomatoes, corn, green peppers, cilantro, red onion.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Jun 16

You know you live with chronic pain when you order your pain topicals in bulk…

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Jun 4

Oh my did Microsoft Word put me through the ringer today! If you, like me, found today a challenge (for whatever reason), Sir Waffles is here to gift you a smile.

Close up of a brown, white, and black guinea pig. He’s being held by his human. He is munching away on a bouquet of dandelions.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Jun 4

It's an "embrace your inner hag" day over here... Happy Thursday, all. For my local friends: The sun has arrived! Enjoy, enjoy!☀️

Close-up of black t-shirt with a photo of a lighthouse on it and some text in blue font. The text reads, "Hags on the Hill: Embrace your inner hag! Peggy's Cove, NS."

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· May 27

In case you’re in need of a smile, Waffles is here to help.

Photo of a guinea pig, close up, eating dandelions. Waffles has a mostly brown face with black around his eyes. His body is white and brown.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· May 26

I recently attended the national Editors Canada conference. What a time it was! I haven’t written a blog post in years, but this experience inspired me. To read all about the thing that made me come out of my blog hibernation, visit here: rosemountediting.com/how-a-nation... #AmEditing #Edibuddies

Peggy's Cove. Photo shows a lighthouse, centred in the photo, surrounded by a series of overlapping rocks. The sky is bright blue with vivid white streaks, creating a stunning effect.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· May 22

I’m in Halifax, attending the national Editors Canada conference. It’s so nice to see these familiar faces again! Sessions kick off tomorrow, so today I took 2 editor pals to Peggy’s Cove. Lobster rolls were involved. Followed by welcome reception and 2-hour walk, roaming downtown. A great day.

Peggy’s Cove lighthouse. Scene also shows rocks and a wide sky, lit by sun.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· May 13

I’ve been learning how to grow things in water, no soil. I just scored two new-to-me hydroponic stations to add to my collection, and I’m giddy to try it out. “Planted” some cherry tomatoes in them and then ripped out the 1 tomato stalk growing in my mammoth one. I’ll use that for lettuce. 🥬 🍅

Close up of 2 aerogarden stations with cherry tomato pods planted.

Photo shows portrait view of root farm hydroponic stations. A giant tomato stalk grows upright from its centre.

Close up of cherry tomatoes growing from root farm hydroponic stations.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Apr 25

Shoutout to these fabulous leggings that have built-in knee braces. Huzzah for stability! Bracelayer, for anyone interested. (Also, I’m always hyperextending somewhere, apparently! Check out my right ankle…). #HEDS

Photo is taken looking down at fully extended legs, showing leggings. They’re black with a padded material surrounding the knees. Right ankle is at an angle.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Mar 27

Despite the fatigue, I ventured out into the world today. Got me hairs did. (Please ignore the tires that is written all over my face.)

Photo shows middle aged woman wearing a leopard print cardigan, sitting in a gray office chair. Hair is auburn colour and in waves.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Mar 27

My new pillow. Seriously. I belong to a few hypermobility support groups and people keep raving about Squishmallows as pillows. For your head, yes, but also to support various joints as you sleep. I decided to try it and borrowed one from my 13yo. Sold! Scooped up one of my own today.

Squishmallow. Large. Oval shaped plush toy with pink belly that looks like it could be jam or icing. A white swirl cascades down the pink filling. Two eyes and a smile are also in the filling.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Mar 24

There’s a huge link between chronic pain and the nervous system so a lot of my pain-regulation work focuses of nervous system work. It’s also the first thing I kick out the door when pressed for time, sadly. Tonight, I dragged my acupressure mat out of retirement and restarted that program.

Photo shows a shakti acupressure mat, colour green with spiky circles all over it. The mat is on a bed. The bedspread is white with wildflower pattern.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Mar 23

Squashmallows are super popular within the hypermobility/ehlers-danlos community, so tonight I’m giving it a try. Borrowed one from my youngest and hoping when I wake at 3am and see this face, I don’t freak out.

Close up of “squashmallows,” a giant pink stuffie that I think is a cat. There are flowers on top of her head.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Feb 22

Home and resting. ❤️

Photo shows yellow lab wearing a pink thundershirt sleeping in the couch, her head resting on a white pillow.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Feb 22

I interrupt your hockey timeline with an update on our sweet pup: The vet called today and after a full day on IV, she’s starting to perk up. Even ate some chicken (she’d been off food since We’d and she’s a lab so that’s a code red signal). Here’s a snap of her, with hot gel packs to warm her up.

Photo shows yellow lab, in the floor, head on a grey blanket, a white blanket on top of her, and on her side are placed various hot gel packs

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Feb 18

Morning snuggles with our giant floofer.

Photo shows a Great Pyrenees dog, curled into the side of a woman, snoozing away.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Feb 2

No new pictures. Where are you mentally?

Great Pyrenees flopped on couch with snout on armrest, looking depressed.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Nov 23

Sometimes, you just need to cuddle your mom (even if it crushes her).

Great Pyrenees (huge white fluffy dog, approx 135 lbs) lies on top of middle-age woman on the couch.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Sep 29

Love me a good Highland Cow! Also, these guys drink water the same way our Great Pyrenees does (mouth wide open), so maybe a distant relative?

2 Highland Cows, standing over a concrete water drinking trough.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Sep 26

While in the Northumberland region of England, we stayed at Langley Castle. We had a private villa, and we felt very fancy. Peacocks roamed the grounds!

4 peacocks, two on the ground and two on top of a slates wooden box.

A cobblestone cottage (old English style), surrounded by gardens

Castle lounge/sitting area with high back red quilted chairs. Stone walls are decorated with portraits and tapestries. Chandelier and rug complete the look.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Sep 25

Gonna be sappy for a moment, friends: Today, my husband and I renewed our vows, in celebration of 20 years of marriage. A private ceremony: nothing official; just us, our girls, and our tour guide. Location: Hadrian’s Wall, Hexham. Weather was perfect. Setting was perfect. It was perfect.

A man and a woman stand holding hands, facing each other. Man is wearing jeans and a green shirt. Woman is wearing a soft beige sweater and jeans. Northumberland region of the UK provides the backdrop. Green meadows. Blue sky. Fluffy clouds.

A man and a woman stand next to each other. In the background is a pond. Grass is in foreground. Blue sky, fluffy clouds.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Aug 30

Tried e-biking today for the first time! Sure, I had moments of terror (it’s been a long time since I’ve been on any bikes), but overall I loved it. And I sure did appreciate the assist for those uphills. #ChronicPain #Hypermobility

Couple stands in front of a pair of bikes; they’re wearing bike helmets. The woman has in a green tshirt and is laughing; the man has on a grey and green long sleeve shirt and is smiling. In the background is a PEI shoreline, water sparkling, long grass, and red cliffs.

Woman rides an e-bike. Sky is blue and there are fluffy clouds. Woman is riding in a bike lane, with trees along the side and a grassy median.

Christine Gordon Manley | Editor@cgmanley· Aug 17

Waking up to this view this morning… #Camping #PEI