In reading of Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, I found one common denominator. Theireditor Maxwell Perkins. Perkins was an extraordinary individual. From 1914 until his death in 1947, Maxwell Perkins was employed as an editor for Charles Scribner’s and Sons. With his expertise, he guided his authors to greatness.

Perkins talent for cutting, shaping encouraging and suggesting passages in novels made him a friend…

Remember when you, your sister or a friend played with paper dolls? Their clothes changed depending on the task or activity. However, their expression always remained the same. They were always happy and smiling, no matter what the circumstances. They were never worried, sad or fearful. They were fun to play with. No sorrow affected them. No tragedy touched them. You could leave a paper doll for a day, a month or a year. When you decided to play…