Every writer needs an editor.
"Did an awesome job ... professional and kind-hearted" --Lisa, Durham, NC
"Just get it down on paper, and then we'll see what to do with it."
- Maxwell Perkins
A wise man, Perkins. At least F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, and many other great writers and their readers thought so. So after you think you've got everything down on paper, the question becomes: Now what?
Page Stegner, the son of Wallace Stegner, once shared the best advice his father ever gave him: "When you're done writing, go back and rewrite, and rewrite, and rewrite. And when you're done, rewrite some more." Again: Now what?
Here's what: You find someone you trust to give you unvarnished advice, someone with the writing and editing experience to help you see over the horizon of your work and reveal the visions your blind spots (and we all have them) have kept hidden from you. Someone who knows the secret incantations and alchemic formulae that will turn your base metals into gold.
I'm a former newspaperman (like Perkins) with an MFA in Creative Writing (fiction) and lengthy publication credits. I've helped hundreds of writers of all abilities find the true meaning and voice in their writing. I can help you, too.
My basic editing and coaching rate is $75/hour. Use my contact page to get in touch, or email me directly at [email protected].
- Maxwell Perkins
A wise man, Perkins. At least F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, and many other great writers and their readers thought so. So after you think you've got everything down on paper, the question becomes: Now what?
Page Stegner, the son of Wallace Stegner, once shared the best advice his father ever gave him: "When you're done writing, go back and rewrite, and rewrite, and rewrite. And when you're done, rewrite some more." Again: Now what?
Here's what: You find someone you trust to give you unvarnished advice, someone with the writing and editing experience to help you see over the horizon of your work and reveal the visions your blind spots (and we all have them) have kept hidden from you. Someone who knows the secret incantations and alchemic formulae that will turn your base metals into gold.
I'm a former newspaperman (like Perkins) with an MFA in Creative Writing (fiction) and lengthy publication credits. I've helped hundreds of writers of all abilities find the true meaning and voice in their writing. I can help you, too.
My basic editing and coaching rate is $75/hour. Use my contact page to get in touch, or email me directly at [email protected].
