POLISH your PROSE or POETRY for PUBLICATION!

Professional book editor Bobby Haas will offer constructive criticism on original prose (fiction or nonfiction up to 3,000 words) or poetry (a single poem up to 50 lines) intended for submission to the 2019 edition of “Convergence: Words and Images from the West Elks.”

Send an MS Word file to Haas@BobbyHaas.com by January 12. Bobby will offer a personalized critique including his suggestions for improving your writing.

Suggestion donation $10 paid in advance to support publication of “Convergence.”

Limited to 10 participants.

Sponsored by the Literary Committee, a joint effort of the Blue Sage, Delta County Libraries, and Paradise Theater.

Questions? Call Laura Lee at 399.7881

Bobby Haas Editor & Writing Coach
Asked about his favorite kind of books to edit, Bobby Haas is fond of answering “any book written by a committed and enthusiastic author.” Writing can sometimes be a difficult, lonely task; creating a book is a magnificent achievement. Haas loves particularly the collaborative nature of the editing process, the trust and communication that evolves while the writing becomes the book.

“Everyone has a story,” Haas says. “My job is to help writers find it, and then help them strengthen their voice and their craft in order to tell it well.”

A former newspaperman, both writer and editor, Haas understands the pressure of producing. He balances his frequent calls for “Clear, Concise, Compelling” with a nurturing, supportive attitude. He has helped novelists, psychologists, business mentors, motivational speakers and more achieve the dream of holding their book in their hands.

Haas’ novel Midnight Valiant – A Parable was a finalist for Best Literary Fiction from CIPA.