Travis Moran – Editor

“The only kind of writing is rewriting.” — Ernest Hemingway

Maybe you have a fascinating true story but need a savvy storyteller. Maybe you’re ready to sculpt your marble monolith but want a collaborator to help you chisel. Maybe your description dazzles but always tends to lose readers on the road to conflict.

Don’t worry. Fiction or nonfiction, every book gets lost somewhere along the path to a polished manuscript.

Travis can get your project back on track.

Over his career, Travis has developed the works of emerging voices, award-winning authors, and acclaimed journalists — guiding over 40 books from concept to consumer. With spirited support and crafty creativity, he will illuminate the trail and arm you with tools to fortify your narrative and finish your manuscript.

Travis bids selectively, he responds to all inquiries. Have a question? Just shoot him a message — he’s here to help!

SPECIALIZATIONS

Editorial Assessment

Comprehensive diagnostic screening, tailored guidance, clear plan for revision and development

Developmental Editing

Exhaustive analysis and blueprint for major changes to structure, substance, and narrative — with passionate backing and ongoing consultation

Copy Editing

Surgical line-by-line revision of language and style to enhance readability

BIO

Travis is a professional writer, editor, and educator. For over 20 years, he has been helping authors unearth potential, galvanize narrative, and publish content. After stretches in Prague, Beijing, Toronto, Riga, and East Harlem, Travis proudly lives mere steps from Wrigley Field.

“Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard.”

— William Zinsser

EDUCATION

MA in English Language and Literature

Western Illinois University

BA in Creative Writing

Lake Forest College

“A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.”

— Flannery O’Connor

SELECTED FICTION (appears in)

• Allium, A Journal of Poetry and Prose

• Emerge Literary Journal

• On the Run Fiction

• The Dillydoun Review

Fiction and nonfiction writing samples included below.