Lary Bloom
Writer, Editor, Teacher
Editing Services
As an editor and consultant, Lary has provided critical advice to many authors, including those who wrote best-selling books such as My Old Man and the Sea. He regularly consults with writers of nonfiction.
I heard Lary Bloom give a brilliant talk at a conference for city magazine editors and I thought: If ever I need an editor, he is the man I’d seek. He has the two qualities a good editor needs: brains and sensitivity. Not three years later, I was asked to write a business biography of the late Harry Quadracci, founder of Quad Graphics. Lost and panicky I called Lary. He agreed to read my 70,000-word first draft and his response was encouraging but honest. I restructured and rewrote what will soon be a 140,000-word book that I am proud of and that is getting some positive initial reaction. As one reader commented: “The story you told of the man who, other than my father, had the greatest impact on my life touched all of my emotions….I laughed. I cried. I will cherish this story."
Lary Bloom is a kind of editorial wizard. He gave me the courage to tell this story honestly and the advice to do it well. If the book has any impact, it is because of Lary’s insights. I will be forever grateful for his help.
-- John Fennell
“This book will be read with delight 100 years from now.”
-- William F. Buckley, in the New York Times Book Review
Lary Bloom • Telephone: 860.526.2067 • Fax: 860.526.8088 • Email: