Author Bio

Joshua Essoe is a full-time editor who has edited for New York Times bestsellers including Piers Anthony, David Farland, Kevin J. Anderson, Todd McCaffrey, Dean Lorey, and James Artimus Owen. He has edited for USA Today bestsellers including Lydia Sherrer and Kate Sparkes, Writers of the Future winners, and hundreds of independents. He was lead editor at Urban Fantasy Magazine and founded the weekly writing podcast Hide and Create with Michael J. Sullivan, Diana Rowland, Jay Wells, and Debbie Viguie. In 2020 he launched his successful series of books on writing, Essoe’s Guides to Writing, tackling the subjects he’s seen writers struggling with the most from his perspective as an editor. You can find Joshua teaching at Superstars Writing Seminar every February in Colorado.