Verbatik Media

“I had the pleasure of working with Heena for the developmental edit of my debut novel, and the experience was truly wonderful. As a first-time author, I was initially apprehensive about the editing process and worried about losing my unique voice. However, from our very first conversation, Heena’s clear explanation of the process, her transparency about timelines, and her genuine interest in understanding my vision as an author immediately put me at ease.
Throughout the editing journey, Heena was mindful of preserving my voice while consistently meeting deadlines. She approached every suggestion with kindness and respect, offering thoughtful explanations that helped me see the value in her feedback. Whenever we encountered differing viewpoints, we collaborated to find common ground, which greatly enriched the manuscript.
Her insights on character development and pacing significantly elevated my story, and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. I wholeheartedly recommend Heena to fellow authors. Her deep understanding of diverse writing styles, her passion for storytelling, and her meticulous attention to detail make her a standout editor.
Thank you, Heena, for your incredible support!”

Aditi Goyal
Resilience Coach| ISB Alumna
Author of Love Finds a Way
(Cont. Fiction, Relationships, Arranged Marriage)

“Although I was initially uncertain, we decided to move forward with Heena—and I must say, she truly exceeded our expectations. She demonstrated great professionalism, took the time to understand the author’s perspective, and provided regular updates. Even when there were minor delays on our end, she was patient, supportive, and proactive in keeping the project on track. She was also transparent about her Diwali vacation plans well in advance, ensuring that most of the work was completed on time and with exceptional quality.
Despite the challenge of working across different time zones—us being in Singapore and Heena in India—she was always accommodating and made the collaboration seamless. In the end, she delivered outstanding edits, and we are extremely happy with her work.
If we ever need an editor again, we now know exactly whom to turn to!”

Prateek Shrivastav
Certified Young Investment Analyst | Junior College Student
Author of Worldly Wisdom of Value Investment
(Short Story Collection, Contemporary Fiction)

“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.”

Bhaskar A Reddy
Retd IRS & Intelligence officer (RAW)
Author of Banapuram to Burma
(Autobiography, Memoir, Inspirational)

“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
MD Accenture, CTIO Accenture Adobe Business Group India
Author of Devri 
(Short Story Collection, Contemporary Fiction)

“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
(Science-Fiction, Mythological Retelling, Futuristic)

“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. Also, I loved her suggestions to make the scenes in the meadow more exciting and eventful. 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.”

M.J. Mallone
Novelist from Edinburgh
Author of Golden Healer, Curse Of Time series
(Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, UK, European Fantasy)

“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
IT Professional
Author of The Companionship Venture (to be released in 2024)
(Indian Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Literature)

“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 Murali Mohan
Product Lead at LinkedIn and PhD from Carnegie Mellon University (Specialist in AI)
Author of Vidhya and the Voice
(Women’s Literature, Literary Fiction, AI Intelligence Fiction Novella)

“I appreciate Heena’s honesty and open-mindedness in sharing feedback and the depth at which she went to understand the book’s concept which is very necessary for editing. The imagery that was induced in the book during editing was the best thing about her service; Heena pushed me to give my audience a sense of a movie running through in heads while reading my book. While working with Heena I learnt how to think from a reader’s perspective.
The ease of sharing feedback and agreeing, or disagreeing, to make the editing changes is something I would love to have again. The transparent relationship of author and editor between us has made me more comfortable to share my thoughts with Heena and receive hers. Its like a book by some kind of partnership.
Her honesty and open-mindness
I am looking forward to working with her again on my next book.”

Meet Shah
Author of A Woke Indian
(Thriller, Contemporary Fiction, Corporate, Socio-Political)

“What I appreciate most about the work we did together was the detailed analysis of my work by Heena. I feel so good that I share my novels with her and am confident that I’ll get a fair assessment of my novel. She always gets a structured understanding of my novel and provides a detailed chapter analysis, which is really helpful. 
In working with Heena, I’ve learnt the Show vs Tell issue; it gets difficult for me to know where I’m going wrong with it, but her guidance helps me improve this part. I just want to thank her for the work she has done on my books so far.
I feel it is important for me to consider her analysis for every piece of work I write.”

Shiv A. Kapoor
Author of Prem Says Yes To Shaadi
(Contemporary Indian Fiction)(Archeological Fiction, Children’s Fiction)

“Heena is a thorough professional, always sticking to the timelines and being quick and clear in her responses. Her detailed feedback and relentless editing helped me polish my story. The editing retains the style and essence of what and how you want to write, but in a better way. I really enjoyed working with her.”

Ranjana Joshi
Author of The Crimson Party
(Thriller, Mystery, Detective Series)

“Working with Heena was an overall wonderful learning experience. She is a brilliant editor and a wonderful person. I chose her for my book’s editing, which included developmental + substantial editing. The process helped me to develop my story. With Heena’s guidance, I was able to overcome all the loopholes in my story. She not only edits well but also guides with her whole heart. She is sincere, honest, a good listener and an excellent guide. I strongly recommend her.”

Priyanka Ranadive
Author of the Little Netra series
(Archeological Fiction, Children’s Fiction)