Stalled on a story? Struggling with a book proposal? Need a final polish? If your writing would benefit from editing or input, let’s work together.

We’ll shape your essay, magazine pitch, book manuscript, agent proposal, and application essay. I love helping writers realize their vision.

“Working beside Aaron Gilbreath for five years at Longreads magazine, I was always impressed by his stellar taste in writers and subjects, and his ability to help writers make their work shine even brighter with his smart editing suggestions.”

Sari Botton, bestselling author, editor, and teacher 

“Aaron is a superb editor who has shaped, developed, and polished a number of my self-published stories to incredibly high standards. I always feel in safe hands with him.”

Jeff Maysh, freelance writer and author

For five years, I edited stories at Longreads magazine. I continue to edit stories and documents freelance. Read some samples:

“It’s Like That: The Makings of a Hip-Hop Writer”

By Michael Gonzales

“When Black Male Singers Were Sex Symbols”

By Erika Blount

“I Bought a Witches’ Prison”

By Jeff Maysh

The ‘Shelved” series, about lost albums, by Tom Maxwell