Patrick LoBrutto has been an editor, author and anthologist for over 30 years. He has worked in all areas of Fiction and Non-Fiction specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Westerns, Military History and Mysteries.

His career in publishing began while in Graduate School for Urban Planning; he took a summer job in the mailroom of Ace Books and discovered there were people who would pay him to read. He never looked back. He has worked for Ace Books, Doubleday, M. Evans, Random House, Kensington, Stealth Press (an Internet Publisher) and Bantam.

He has held the position of Editor, Senior Editor and Editor-in-Chief, working with authors like Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Eric Van Lustbader, Walter Tevis (the author of The Hustler and The Color of Money), the Louis L’Amour Estate, the Star Wars novelizations, Don Coldsmith, F. Paul Wilson, Joe R. Lansdale, the Dune Novels of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson and Loren Estleman. He has received the World Fantasy Award for editing.

He currently lectures at writer’s conferences and works as an Editorial Consultant, an Acquiring Editor for Tor/Forge and as a scout for the Trident Media Group. He is on the National Advisory Board of the Writer’s Hall of Fame of America and Award Administrator for the Philip K. Dick Award.

Making the choice to become a writer is a courageous and serious decision. Writing, by its very nature, has to do with our individual stories and what it means to be human. There can be no meaningful instruction unless the writer’s craft is honored, unless writer and editor respect discipline, dialogue and growth. My job as an editorial consultant is to help you write the best book possible. In today’s increasingly tough publishing market, first impressions are vitally important and can make or break a writing career.

Many agents and publishers now recommend that an author hire an editor before submitting a manuscript or before accepting the author as a client. Having spent 3 decades in publishing houses in New York City, I know what agents and publishers look for in a manuscript; I will make an extensive, detailed analysis of your work and work with you until you feel your manuscript is the best it can be.

No one can guarantee to make you a bestselling author or even get you published, but your chances are immensely improved with proper editing and representation.

In-depth Editing of Fiction and Non-Fiction manuscripts and proposals. I will examine your manuscript’s structure, characters, pacing and plot in detail with you and will continue this process until we feel your manuscript is as good as it can be. Then I will provide a final, line-by line edit. When work on the manuscript is finished, I will offer you the best advice and direction possible regarding potential agents and publishers.

For information regarding fees, recommendations, etc. please contact me directly:

Patrick J. LoBrutto
P.O. Box 6351
Silver Spring, MD 20916
Phone:(301) 460-3164
Call During Business Hours Please.

I am available to writing groups, universities etc. to speak on writing, literacy and creativity.