Does your plot weave and sway like a freight train tiptoeing along bad track at ten miles per hour? Got typos sprouting up like weeds along a railroad line? No sweat, scribe. Held Editing can get you on the write track! (Pun cheerfully intended. 
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I am an editor who works closely with my clients, sending them regular updates and queries, because I believe editing is a collaborative process. This is your manuscript, not mine. All I am here to do is help make your work shine like well-polished rails spiked onto fresh ties.
I offer copy and line editing, and proofreading. But my work covers considerably more than simply making sure your prose's grammar is fine and your writing is typo-free. If, say, you are writing a detective novel, and he/she is a likable sleuth, I am going to offer you suggestions as to plot and/or character detail that will help ensure your readers cheer on your heroes. No editing software ever made can offer writers that kind of encouragement, because technology is impersonal, and I always bring a personal touch to my editing work, because I love my work and want to see my clients succeed.
I work on these genres:
Mystery (hard-boiled detective, amateur sleuth, or police procedural; no courtroom drama, please)
Historical (no preference)
Western (no preference)
Action-adventure (no preference)
I also work with fantasy (nothing too dark, please), literary (ditto), romance (serious only, especially romantic suspense) and sci-fi (nothing dark and dystopian, please). I also work with non-fiction authors (any topic except math and politics, please).
Got anything shorter than a book you need help with? I also edit everything from articles and short stories to letters to the editor and blog posts.
So come on. Let's get you on the write track!
Website: www.heldediting.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/heldeditingservices
E-mail: heldediting AT gmail DOT com
Update: All new clients are eligible for 25% off any editing service.
Testimonials
"I am very pleased with the editing work Tony did on my last novel. Not only did he grind through it in an efficient manner, but he also provided me with timely updates and sought my input on suggested changes."
Stephen Randorf, author of the Detective Bass Mystery Series
"Working with Tony Held helped me to significantly improve my book, add needed scenes/chapters and remove unnecessary elements. His chapter by chapter feedback was detailed and pointed out where I needed character or scene development, had inconsistencies from any point in the book to another or had simply nailed it and he loved it. He was timely in responses to me and I couldn't be more satisfied with the experience. I highly recommend working with Tony."
Patrick Adams
Owner, Patrick Adams Books
(Pardon the messy thread below. My business has experienced much evolution since I first set up shop in 2013.)
)I am an editor who works closely with my clients, sending them regular updates and queries, because I believe editing is a collaborative process. This is your manuscript, not mine. All I am here to do is help make your work shine like well-polished rails spiked onto fresh ties.
I offer copy and line editing, and proofreading. But my work covers considerably more than simply making sure your prose's grammar is fine and your writing is typo-free. If, say, you are writing a detective novel, and he/she is a likable sleuth, I am going to offer you suggestions as to plot and/or character detail that will help ensure your readers cheer on your heroes. No editing software ever made can offer writers that kind of encouragement, because technology is impersonal, and I always bring a personal touch to my editing work, because I love my work and want to see my clients succeed.
I work on these genres:
Mystery (hard-boiled detective, amateur sleuth, or police procedural; no courtroom drama, please)
Historical (no preference)
Western (no preference)
Action-adventure (no preference)
I also work with fantasy (nothing too dark, please), literary (ditto), romance (serious only, especially romantic suspense) and sci-fi (nothing dark and dystopian, please). I also work with non-fiction authors (any topic except math and politics, please).
Got anything shorter than a book you need help with? I also edit everything from articles and short stories to letters to the editor and blog posts.
So come on. Let's get you on the write track!
Website: www.heldediting.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/heldeditingservices
E-mail: heldediting AT gmail DOT com
Update: All new clients are eligible for 25% off any editing service.
Testimonials
"I am very pleased with the editing work Tony did on my last novel. Not only did he grind through it in an efficient manner, but he also provided me with timely updates and sought my input on suggested changes."
Stephen Randorf, author of the Detective Bass Mystery Series
"Working with Tony Held helped me to significantly improve my book, add needed scenes/chapters and remove unnecessary elements. His chapter by chapter feedback was detailed and pointed out where I needed character or scene development, had inconsistencies from any point in the book to another or had simply nailed it and he loved it. He was timely in responses to me and I couldn't be more satisfied with the experience. I highly recommend working with Tony."
Patrick Adams
Owner, Patrick Adams Books
(Pardon the messy thread below. My business has experienced much evolution since I first set up shop in 2013.)
