Ellen M. Brock is an American novel editor, a job that she began in 2011, and has been a YouTuber since 2013 where she occasionally makes vlogs in an attempt to help amature writers become better writers, using her experiences as an editor to try and give people a good look as to what literary agents will be looking for.
Background[]
She is a professional freelance editor with seven years of experience.
She started editing full time in 2011 and began working shortly after as an editor with Musa Publishing where she was quickly promoted to head editor of Musa's middle grade imprint. She left Musa in 2012 to freelance full time. Since then she has worked with about 150 writers per year as an editor, writing coach, and plot consultant.
Her clients are represented at a number of agencies, including The Unter Agency, Irene Goodman Literary Agency, and Upstart Crow Literary. Her clients have published with Katherine Tegen Books, The Wild Rose Press, and many have launched successful self-publishing careers.
Videos[]
All of her videos are vlogs, uploaded occasionally, where she gives advice on countless different aspects of creative writing.