Vi La Bianca – Editor

During my time at Scribe, I helped non-fiction and memoir authors navigate the publishing journey from manuscript submission to best-selling launch day, while supporting our internal ghostwriting and editing staff to get create the best books possible.

As someone who has been “behind the curtain” for the last ten years, I am your guy on the inside of the publishing industry. My goal is to get you motivated, inspired, and confident enough to jump into the competitive world of publishing.

As one of the senior editors at First Page Sage, I was responsible for copyediting and proofreading B2B and B2C educational and marketing content for a variety of successful businesses and entrepreneurs.

As part of my fieldwork while pursuing my masters, I worked as an assistant to an agent at Transatlantic. I edited manuscripts and recommended acquisition of projects, completed market research, and wrote developmental notes to authors on behalf of the agent I worked for.

My job at the Portland Review was to collaborate on the editorial board to compile our quarterly issues. I offered editorial feedback on short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by international authors, and proofread all ARCs in preparation for publication.

During my time at Ooligan, I received and evaluated queries and manuscript proposals, pitched new titles to the press, and created profit and loss statements for each book. My favorite part of the job was offering developmental edits and handling communications with authors.

It was at Simon & Schuster that I truly discovered my love of editing manuscripts. I read hundreds of submissions and wrote reports for other editors, attended board meetings, and got unfiltered insight into what makes a manuscript exciting to a publisher. I also corrected proofs, reviewed cover copy, and assisted in the compilation of a short story anthology.