Who am I?
I am an award-winning Author, Developmental Editor of over 50 books including Amazon Bestsellers in multiple categories and a Writing Coach.
With an extensive experience of over 9 years, my journey in creative writing has been a continuous learning experience. Along with storytelling, I have an established background in English literature, both British as well as American literature. I am currently pursuing French and Latin literature.
I am a life-long learner and continue to keep my skills updated by continuing to gain education. My intellectual journey so far has includes extensive courses from Universities like Harvard, Yale, and Universities of Michigan and Queensland, to name a few. Her clientele has never been limited by the borders of any continent and she has worked on elaborate and extensive projects with independent authors from all over Europe, America, UK and Africa.
I am a voracious read and read 100-140 books every year. My genres of preference are – autobiographies, classic and contemporary gothic literature, women’s fiction, thrillers, horror, dystopia, mystery, fantasy and science-fiction to name a few.
Apart from reading and writing, I like rescuing, fostering and taking care of cats 🙂
Clients love working with me
Great client service is the heart of my business. Hear from my happy clients who kindly shared their opinions.
★★★★★
“What I most appreciate about the work Heena did for my book as the developmental editor was sharing her brilliant ideas for developing the book, making it complete and enjoyable to read. For me, the best change implemented by her in my project is the improvement of sentences and other grammatical corrections throughout the manuscript. Heena adds big value to the project by advising substantial improvements to the story. During discussions, she helped me to make valuable changes in my decisions over certain points.
Working with Heena will enhance the quality of anyone’s project/manuscript in terms of even the most fundamental ideas in addition to the grammatical, linguistic and syntactical corrections. I wish Heena Rathore-Pardeshi a brilliant future and career ahead.”
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“The great aspect of working with Heena was the comfort, professionalism, and confidence she brought with her editing. From the first interaction to the completion of the editing process, the collaboration to create a high-quality book was a seamless and rewarding one. In fact, I see her as a partner in my book journey and not just an editor.
I was really impressed with her integrity, transparency, clarity, and at the same time her caring touch. She always came up with unique perspectives, had a great eye for detail, and respected my views and thoughts as an author.
It was always about the quality and enrichment of the book while keeping the author’s flair and thoughts intact. In the entire journey, I felt very comfortable that she was balancing all these aspects brilliantly with her skills and experience.
I wish Heena a lot of success and happiness. Will surely be looking forward to working with her in the future for my next book.”
Prateek Shrivastav
Managing Director at Accenture, CTIO Accenture Adobe Business Group India
Author of Devri: Journey to your Lost Happiness with Small Towns | Everyday Short Stories
★★★★★
“When I first wrote the manuscript it was very raw and I felt the need to take the services of a developmental editor. It was then I got in touch with Heena. She helped me give a proper shape to the manuscript, by not only correcting the grammatical mistakes but also suggesting how to build the characters in the story.
She also suggested to me how to add more emotions in various scenes and that greatly improved the story narrative.
Overall, I am very happy that I took Heena’s editing services and thus created a very much loved book that is doing so well and has received a lot of appreciation among the book readers.
I am looking forward to working with her on my future projects/ manuscripts.”
Bibhuti Shankar Das
Graduate from IIT and Post-Graduate from Texas
Author of Saptarishi
★★★★★
“I worked with Heena for the developmental editing of my debut novel and my experience has been nothing short of delightful. As a first-time author, I had doubts regarding the editing process and whether an editor would completely change my voice in the book. Heena’s detailed explanation of the process, the associated timelines and her eagerness to understand my stance as an author, put me at ease in the first conversation itself. While editing she was cognisant of my voice and always adhered to the timelines. She was kind, respectful and offered detailed explanations while suggesting changes in the book. Whenever we had a difference of opinion, we discussed and reached a mutual conclusion, which helped shape my manuscript into a masterpiece. Her feedback on character development and pacing added immense value to my manuscript. I would definitely recommend her to all the authors out there. Her understanding of different styles of writing, her love for stories and her attention to detail make her exceptional as an editor. Thank you, Heena!”
Aditi Goyal
Author of The Companionship Venture (to be released in 2024)
★★★★★
“Involvement: I was looking for an Editor who would get deep into the story and care about it as much as I did. Heena’s edits reflected that. Some of Heena’s edits made me think “that’s so consistent with the protagonist’s nature, now why didn’t I think of that?”. As an author, knowing that my editor cared so much about the story and characters meant a lot to me.
Challenge with reason: I am a first time author, and I was looking for an editor who would challenge all aspects of the story (inconsistencies, choice of words, lack of depth, grammar etc), to make it a better product. Heena did this really well, all while providing good reason.
Professionalism: Heena was upfront about the fee for editorial service, exactly what it would encompass, as well as timelines for editing. Throughout my 4+ months of working with Heena, I was not caught by any surprises and she always adhered to timelines. As an author, this lets me focus on writing the book, vs worrying about timelines, hidden fees etc. This was super important to me.”
Arvind Muralimohan
Author of Vidhya and the Voice
★★★★★
“It has been such a pleasure to work with Heena. She is honest, clear in her recommendations, works extremely hard to help her clients, has an extensive knowledge (in her field) and obviously loves books. Heena helped enormously with all aspects of my book. In particular, she did an amazing job with her suggestion to focus on two central characters in some scenes instead of bringing too many to the fore. I appreciated the detailed critique report that Heena provided for my book, Curse of Time, Golden Healer. It included many elements, which were clearly laid out: a summary, individual elements for improvement of the story, plot structure, characters, writing and narration, conflicts, exposition, imagery, dialogue, pacing, and world building … There was also a comprehensive chapter-by-chapter critique which was followed by a critique notes suggestion list. Heena also added a section addressing queries and uncertainties. There was also a concluding section and a marketing side report with advice on genre assessment, target audience, and marketability. She also suggested to me how to add more emotions in various scenes and that greatly improved the story narrative.
Overall, I am very happy that I took Heena’s editing services and thus created a very much loved book that is doing so well and has received a lot of appreciation among the book readers.
I am looking forward to working with her on my future projects/ manuscripts.”
Dr Priyanka S Ranadive
Museologist and Archaeologist
Author of Little Netra’s 1st Visit to Ancient Monuments
