Wendy Heard – Editor

During my eight-year career as an author, I've invested in the writing community by uplifting writers through various mentorship programs. After serving as PitchWars mentor and seeing my mentees go on to earn major book deals, I realized I loved the collaboration of editing, and I began providing freelance editorial services. I have a passion for helping writers get to the heart of their stories and express their visions in ways that attract readers and publishers alike.

I bring encouragement and honesty to my interactions with authors, specializing in plot structure, characterization, world building, mysteries and clues, concept organization, and deeper thematic elements. If you need someone to help you organize your ideas, find the places the plot is slowing down or the opportunities for improvement in your character arcs, I'm your person. I'm also very helpful at the line level with great attention to structure and detail.

Thanks to my background as an educator, clients walk away from our interactions with more than just an edit; they feel equipped to tackle future projects.

How can I help you? I'd love to help take your story to that next level.

TESTIMONIALS:

"Wendy has proven herself an invaluable asset to my writing process time and again. In developmental edits, she has a keen eye for what will make the story stronger and what needs to be pared down. Her instincts for character development and plot are incredible. I don't know what I'd do without her!"

—Layne Fargo, author of We'll Never Tell, Temper, and Young Rich Widows

"Wendy's feedback on The Hurricane Blonde has helped push this book through such difficult moments! She's someone I go to with the stickiest plot problems, the person who can detangle almost any web I've woven. She's great with details, and she's great with larger conceptual problems."

—Halley Sutton, author of The Hurricane Blonde and The Lady Upstairs