Be Your Own Editor

As a former literary agent and freelance book editor, and now a copyeditor at one of the most prestigious literary publishing houses in New York, I’ve seen my share of crap. More than my share. But I’ve also seen dozens of terrifically talented unpublished writers who shouldn’t be unpublished (am I talkin’ to you?). All they lack is the know-how to put the final touches on their masterpiece and get it into the hands of the right people.

So, rather than continue to take thousands of dollars from hard-working (and often financially struggling) writers such as you to help make your books publisher-ready, I decided to create this website to show you how to do it yourselves. Writers make the same mistakes over and over again. I believe the essential skills of good editing can be taught (as can the skills required to get your work read by an agent and sold to a publisher). That’s why I created the “Be Your Own Editor” site. I’ll cover pretty much any and every topic I can think of that relates to writing, editing, the publishing biz… Yes, I’ll even tell you how to get an agent.

But not in this post. Stay tuned.

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