"It's easy to fall into the trap of agreeing to unrealistic deadlines and too little pay."

Editor Moriah Richard on stronger stories and smarter pitches.

In this edition of Editor’s Insight, I spoke with fiction and nonfiction editor Moriah Richard about her work on novels and her role as a commissioning editor at Writer’s Digest.

We spoke about why hiring a professional editor can transform your writing, as well as what magazine editors are really looking for when they commission.

If you're an editor (or …