Dustin Schell came to editing and manuscript consultation from an unorthodox angle: as an actor and filmmaker, he has studied plays and scripts for nearly three decades—developing a keen eye for structure, language, and rhythm. He has enjoyed the privilege of living among writers, teachers of writing, and the literary community for almost as long. As a result, he has been a longtime reader for a number of published authors. As an editor and consultant, he has helped dozens of writers improve their work and achieve their goals. Schell was educated at University of Wisconsin—Madison and Circle in the Square Theatre School. He has been a screenwriting resident at The Hermitage Artist Retreat, worked with writers in GrubStreet's novel and memoir incubators, and is former co-host of Still Queer, an online reading series out of Still North Books & Bar in Hanover New Hampshire. He divides his time between New York City and rural Vermont.