***Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.*** ### I’m a published writer and developmental editor; I’ve been doing both for around 14 years. Along the way I successfully edited many books (both fiction and memoir), among them Christian Picciolini’s “White American Youth,” Deborah Holt Larkin’s “A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California’s Most Notorious Killers,” and Gini Grossenbacher’s “Madam in Silk,” among many others. Over the years I got my degree in writing from San Francisco State; I interned for a literary agent for nine months in 2013; I began getting my fiction published; I wrote 12 books; I started a Substack writing newsletter; and I edited hundreds of books. I also joined probably half a dozen freelance editing/writing sites, such as Upwork, the EFA (Editorial Freelancer’s Association, a great resource for new writers seeking editing), BAEF (Bay Area Editors’ Forum), Fiver, and more. During all this time I learned a LOT about what works and what doesn’t work for editing, both from my perspective and from the perspective of the author.
New writer here, got a manuscript which is CLEARLY the next Great American Novel (I kid), how would you recommend I go about actually getting published? Find an editor first, or should I be pitching agents?
What a great post. I loved my work but don’t miss it since I retired about 18 months ago. Now, at last, I am free to focus on my own writing. But if I were still in the game, I would send you flowers.
Great info. Thanks.
New writer here, got a manuscript which is CLEARLY the next Great American Novel (I kid), how would you recommend I go about actually getting published? Find an editor first, or should I be pitching agents?
Your links don’t work, could you please update them ?🙏
What a great post. I loved my work but don’t miss it since I retired about 18 months ago. Now, at last, I am free to focus on my own writing. But if I were still in the game, I would send you flowers.