Wordhaven Creative Editing and Critique
Wordhaven Creative
Editing and Critique
Helen L. Montgomery
Eagan, MN
Thank you for your interest in Wordhaven Creative Editing and Critique!
I specialize in genre fiction: in particular, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.
I look forward to hearing about your work. Because of the variables involved in working with fiction, please drop me an email with specifics (word count, page count, genre) for a custom quote.
Additional Information
Of course, to be a really good editor, one must also be a really good writer. For examples of my own work, I encourage you to visit my writing website: www.hlmontgomery.com
Contact Information
I welcome all inquiries regarding my services--or anything to do with writing--and can be contacted by sending an email to hlmontgomery@earthlink.net
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The Writer's Dilemma
Deep in the Land of Scribes, it is rumored that your novel will ultimately be judged by your very first paragraph and a verdict passed down in a matter of seconds...and that shortly after that, the rejection notice is in the mail. So, how do you increase your odds? By polishing your prose 'til it sings, and by presenting yourself as a professional. I can help with that.
Critique
A thorough critique of your first thirty pages will point out both the best and the less-than-perfect aspects of your writing, providing the adept writer a roadmap to improvement of the entire manuscript. Increase your chances of luring an editor or agent into reading beyond the first paragraph. My critique will show you how.
Editing
One picture may be worth a thousand words, but only another writer knows how hard you worked on those thousand words. Even so, on occasion a writer desires more than the overview a critique can provide. My edit of your work is more than a copy edit and more than the 2-3 sentence chapter overview provided by most editors. It's a line-by-line creative edit that will provide suggestions for everything you'll need to catch a publisher's attention.
Website Creation
They're your words. Let 'em shine from the pages of your own website. No frills, no distractions, nothing complicated. Just a website designed to enhance the beauty of your prose and poetry. An invaluable tool for helping to capture the attention of an agent or publisher. Please visit the links on the left for examples of my work.