Dear Max: Writer Remedy

Who wants access to the brain of a top editor from a "Big 5" publishing house?

You do, that's who. And we're here to provide it.

Meet Maxine "Max" Perkins. Don't bother Googling. It's a pseudonym, which will enable the advice to be as honest as possible. Don't worry. You, too, may remain anonymous. What's fair is fair. We want you to feel totally comfortable asking any and all of those burning questions.

So, who is Max?

"Max" may be a fictional name, but her credentials are very real, even with redactions.

Max is an editor at REDACTED (a “Big 5’ publishing house), and has previously held editorial positions at independent publishing houses and commercial publishers. Among the authors she’s worked with are REDACTED  (The New York Times bestselling author), REDACTED  (another one of those), REDACTED  (author whose TV show adaptation you watch), and REDACTED (author who you don’t know but your mom totally reads). She’s presented workshops across the world, taught writing and publishing at various universities and MFA programs, and written a bunch of things that have been published that you may or may not have read. Hollywood has asked her to consult (but she doesn’t like the weather), she wishes she spoke Esperanto, and can never get her sourdough startup to work. Someday, she and her cat will live on a houseboat, but until then, she’s answering your questions.

How to Submit Questions

Simple. Just email info@pipelineartists.com, and we'll forward your questions to Max.

We’ll also be choosing one question a month from our Instagram posts, so make sure you’re following us @pipelineartists.

Then check back here every month for a new article full of expert advice. We can't promise every question will get answered, but we can promise the answers will be delivered with honesty, respect and accuracy.

At Pipeline we have an iron-clad rule: Tell our readers what they need to hear, not necessarily what they want to hear. So, buckle up.

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