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Send me your manuscript—whether it’s the very first draft or the twentieth—to get a clear read on what’s working, what isn’t, and how to sharpen your vision.

HOW IT WORKS

You send me your manuscript. I read it closely and provide a detailed editorial letter covering developmental edits as well as in-document comments covering line edits. My feedback will examine the story elements (such as plot, character, pacing) as well as form elements (such as prose, voice, tone) of your manuscript.

If you’d like to get a sense of my editing style, I recommend sending me the first 5,000 words of your project as a start.

Rate: € 0.015 per word

Testimonials

  • Helena is the kind of thoughtful yet rigorous editor that can be so hard to find. Her insights are sharp and cut to the emotional core of the work. I close our sessions feeling like the material was understood and respected, but with new angles to explore and deeper layers to uncover. Her sensitive yet practical feedback has been invaluable to my growth as a writer.

    Savanna

  • When Helena was editing my first novel, I felt that she was not so much reading the text as sitting down beside me, helping me to find the best way forward. She listens deeply to the story, engages with it, and then offers ideas that probe and stretch the writer. Helena brings love, care, and attention to everything she does. Her passion for the written word and her own sense of possibility bring fresh energy to any text in any genre.

    Jonathan Hill

  • Working with Helena is a joy. She has a keen eye for both structure and language and knows exactly where a text needs help. But she’s also great at pointing out when something works, which is a lovely nudge of encouragement—especially for a new writer! I always look forward to sending her a new piece, and I recommend her to anyone who needs to take their writing to the next level.

    Karen

  • Helped me edit for 5 years now. Have published several pieces in paying venues.

    Drew Clay

Interested?

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we’ll chat more about it!