My name is Marguerite. I am a writer and an independent book editor, focusing on memoir and diverse voices.
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This is me, looking pretty collected. But in real life, I’m likely sweatier, swinging one of my babies upside down, while the other tugs at my dress for his turn, laptop still strapped to my back after work. I live in Sri Lanka with my husband, two sons, and the kindest mother-in-law on the planet.
After getting degrees in literature and translation in California, I worked in France and Chile, and then spent five years in magazine publishing in New York. I began a freelance career in 2013, and soon after found my happy place in book publishing, and my happily ever after with a Sri Lankan.
WRITING
My writing has been published in various travel and trade publications. I am studying personal essay writing independently, and working on a memoir about motherhood, power, and forgiveness. I write poetry quietly when the muse appears.
EDITING
I work with authors from all over the world helping them write their memoirs. I focus on developmental editing, dealing with the tough questions the genre demands, developing a compelling story, and helping people feel empowered by their own storytelling. I love forging long-term relationships with clients, as we learn and grow together.
MARKETING
Publishing my first book with a literary agent and big-five house (Penguin SEA) taught me the traditional publishing route. Keeping an eye on the rapidly evolving book industry, I am studying independent publishing to complete my understanding of best practices and processes for bringing books to market.
These are my boys. We live an unusual life not far from the equator, hotly pursuing our wildest dreams. I am happy.
This is my first book. It’s a collection of short memoirs on love, loss, and longing by writers living all over the world.
Penguin SEA, 2019
Today, I am working on launching the second edition of my book The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human. I am also editing the works of three writers in different stages of their memoir development, while I pluck away as often as possible on my own big story.
Get my letters.
Notes on my book relaunch, memoir writing, what I’m reading, and my life in the tropics.