Charles Degelman
Charles Degelman is a writer and editor. He currently teaches narrative and dramatic writing at California State University, Los Angeles. Previously, Degelman served as staff writer and editor at a Los Angeles-based educational organization while he produced original work for the stage and wrote fiction, screenplays, and political commentary.
In 2010, Degelman edited A Voice From the Planet, an award-winning collection of international short fiction, published by Harvard Square Editions.
Recent work includes Gates
of Eden, a '60s tale of resistance, rebellion, and love. Gates
garnered a silver medal from the 2012 Independent Publishers Book
Awards. A Bowl Full of Nails, set in the counterculture of
the 1970s, was a finalist in the PEN/ Bellwether Competition and will
be published by Harvard Square Editions in February, 2015.
Degelman
lives in Hollywood with his playwright wife and four cats. Follow Here To Find Out More About Charles
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On Editing: Part One-Before the Fact Contributed To Bookpleasures.com By Charles Degelman
- By Charles Degelman
- Published November 19, 2014
- Improving Your Writing Skills & Marketing
You
probably don’t think about editors when you first sit down to
write. You’re driven by the strength of an idea, you’re in love
with words and ideas, eager to see them pour from your keyboard or
pencil tip. You may be immobilized, intimidated by a blank page or
screen. Either way, you begin to write your story or make your claim
and you may realize that you already have an editor — perhaps more
than one — perching on your shoulder.