Editorial Services

Holly currently offers developmental editing services for works of fiction. All genres are welcome.

If you’re feeling stuck with a short story or a novel, Holly would love to help you figure out “what’s missing” and make your work stronger. She will read your draft and take notes on the major elements such as plot and character development, and she will ask questions to help you narrow your focus and figure out what the story is really about. After Holly reads your work, she will arrange a phone call with you, which will be more of a “brainstorming conversation” than a critique session. She hopes you’ll end the call feeling energized and ready to pick up where you left off in your draft.

For more information about availability and pricing, contact Holly at hilliardwrites [at] gmail [dot] com. Please include a description of your project, a few sample pages of your work, and your preferred time frame.

For more details about Holly’s professional background, check out her LinkedIn profile. You can read more about her editing process in this Q&A with Holly’s client, the novelist Julie Tetel Andresen.

At this time, Holly does not offer sensitivity reading, line editing, or copyediting services.