Hillel Black

I have been in publishing for forty years, edited over 20 New York Times best sellers, and served as the executive for three major houses. Wrote seven works of nonfiction and fiction including an Edgar nominee. I have a wide acquaintance in the agent community. Once your book is ready for submission I can recommend your work to over 100 agents and agencies with whom I worked over the years. I am a hands-on editor and would, where and when appropriate, offer specific constructive comments, written on the MS itself along with an editorial letter. They would range from meticulous line editing to structure, character development, plot, winnowing or expansion of the material, that is all aspects of the work. I would respond to your literary or commercial novel, memoir or work of nonfiction, not just as a freelance editor but as a publisher who intended to publish your book, which means I would be direct and forthright. I believe good editing is a partnership with the author where we are both committed to the work itself which allows the author and editor to speak honestly and candidly to each other.