Writer, Editor & Instructor
Jacquelin Cangro is a seasoned developmental editor, workshop leader, and book coach. She provides guidance, inspiration, feedback, and accountability for dedicated fiction and narrative nonfiction writers. Jackie has helped dozens of gifted authors work toward their goals.
Recent Articles
Authorial Intrusion: Self-Doubt
Today I want to talk about a different kind of authorial intrusion—one where self-doubt creeps into the author’s mind a plays on a loop like a roller coaster you can’t get off.
Why We Read: To Travel
My absolute favorite books–fiction or nonfiction–are ones that transport me to another place. Or another time and place. James Herriot’s Yorkshire. Ignatius J. Reilly’s New Orleans. Twain’s Mississippi.
Tourist in My Town: Conservatory Gardens
Last week I hoofed it up to 105th Street to take in one of the loveliest gardens in Manhattan that’s not hidden behind a locked gate.


