“Rayhané sees how stories are meant to move in the world. There is no one I'd rather work with. On the planet.”
Lidia Yuknavitch, bestselling author of Thrust, Verge, The Book of Joan, The Small Backs of Children, The Misfit’s Manifesto, Dora: A Headcase, and The Chronology of Water
ABOUT Rayhané
I am a literary agent and independent book editor with over 16-years experience in book publishing.
I began my career at Newsweek Magazine, before moving to book publishing, holding positions at Dutton and Gotham Books (imprints of Penguin Group USA, now Penguin Random House) and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Moving from the publisher to the agency side of the business, I worked at William Morris Endeavor and boutique firm WSK Management, where I had the privilege of working with such bestselling and award-winning authors as Amor Towles, Jennifer Haigh, Daniel James Brown, Kate Jacobs, Kitty Kelley, Jane Pauley, Bob Dotson, and many more.
WORK WITH Rayhané
CONSULTING
Perhaps you’ve never published a book before and want to know whether self-publishing or traditional publishing is right for you. Or you’re looking for an agent or independent press, but don't know where to start. Perhaps you don’t know what category or genre your book project is, or how best to talk about it. For an hourly rate, I will talk to you on the phone or via Zoom and offer specific advice and insight based on your particular project.
LINE EDITING
Once a manuscript has undergone a developmental edit and is structurally sound, I’ll polish and fine-tune your prose so that it reads more fluidly. I will read it twice over, going through line-by-line to tighten sentences, reduce repetition, improve diction/language, increase clarity, and strengthen flow. This is a much more detailed edit of your work than a developmental edit, and includes a light copy edit, 1-hour phone call following delivery of the edit, and optional review of your query letter.
DEVELOPMENTAL/
DIAGNOSTIC EDITING
If you’re looking for some honest, straightforward, and constructive feedback on your proposal, manuscript, or sample chapters, I will review your work and provide editorial feedback that will specify suggestions on problems of structure/outline, character, plot, pacing, world-building, and diction/language.
SOME OF THE BOOKS I’VE WORKED ON
