Meet Holly
I'm a reader who loves to help authors develop their stories & get their stories into the hands of readers!
I’m 24 years old and I am obsessed with reading. I fell in love with reading when I was young and my love for stories grew as I got older. I discovered a love for editing when I took a college class and I realized my true passion in life: helping authors delve into their manuscript to create the story they’ve always wanted.
I’m terrible about ‘about me pages’ but aside from books, I love caramel iced coffees and rainy days. You can usually find me browsing Barnes and Noble, at the library or watching Hulu. I also love making BookTube videos in my spare time.
More About How 'As Read by Holly' Came To Be:
I always knew I wanted to work in the book industry. I knew it ever since I received my first laptop at 9 years old (it was a hand-me-down from my dad and only used to write stories). I fell in love with writing stories and swore one day, I’d grow up to be an author.
Fast forward to college. I’d been very aware and interested in the publishing industry. I decided that as an elective I would take a creative writing class, since I wanted to be an author. Every week our assignment was to write a short story and each Friday we switched with another person in the class and went home over the weekend to critique the work.
Ever since that moment, I realized I really enjoyed reading others’ stories and helping to improve them. From there, I went on to taking more editorial type of classes and continue to do so today. I realized that while I’d still love to be an author, I love working with authors on their visions and helping them towards their dream of being published!
Being an editor isn’t just about finding mistakes in a manuscript, it’s about helping the author create the best version of their story. Pulling out their strengths, while being honest with constructive criticism. Being an editor isn’t about reading a manuscript, telling the author everything that’s wrong, and then moving on. An editor should have a positive friendship with their author and truly care about their work.
As your editor, I promise to…
COMMUNICATE
I believe that communication is key to any successful relationship. This is why I provide updates for every one of my clients so that way they’re always in the loop and up to date!
BE A FRIEND
Building a good friendship with my clients is something I pride myself in. Friends are meant to support and cheer each other on and an editor should be the same way towards their client!
BE ON TIME. ALWAYS.
Your time is valuable and you’ve got things to do. I also pride myself on delivering projects on time. That way you can get to editing and get your manuscript in the hands of publishers sooner.
