HISTORICAL EDITORIAL

Hey there, Jenny Q here. It's been a busy time for Historical Editorial, and on top of that, conference planning and working on exciting new offerings for authors have prevented me from posting as diligently as I would like. I'm keeping a list here of titles by my clients from spring of 2022 onward, though I confess I tend to fall behind in updating it. The best way to stay up-to-date on all of my clients' successes and what news I'm sharing is on social media. Click  here  t o catch up with me!

Whether you plan to seek traditional publication or you plan to self-publish, contracting our services is an investment in your novel's future! We have a passion for good books and are dedicated to improving the quality of self-published novels and helping authors who seek traditional publication present the best manuscript possible. We provide two types of editing: Developmental Editing We love to analyze stories to find out what makes them tick, what works and what doesn't, and why. When performing a developmental edit, we meticulously evaluate all of the elements of a manuscript: language, point of view, flow, pacing, story structure, characterization, and emotional connection, and provide an honest assessment of the manuscript's strengths and weaknesses, along with a summary of our observations and detailed suggestions for improvement. Developmental edits include a phone or video chat to discuss our notes in more detail and brainstorm plans for revision plus follow-up c...

  I'm Jenny Quinlan, but everybody calls me Jenny Q, and I hope you will too! I am an editor and book coach specializing in historical fiction and romance. I founded Historical Editorial in 2011, and since then I've edited nearly 500 manuscripts.  I love historical fiction! I edit across all of its subgenres, including romance, mystery, dual timeline, inspirational, fantasy, supernatural, LGBT, and young adult.  Click here to learn more about me! I depend on Jenny Q’s attention to detail and nuanced feedback of my work during both the planning and the early-draft stages of writing. She’s able to point out the deficiencies/contradictions in characterization, lags in pacing, or inadvertently gaping plot holes in an encouraging, thoughtful way that ultimately leads to a series of “aha” moments of inspiration. I can’t recommend her more highly.  ~Fiona Davis, New York Time s bestselling author of The Stolen Queen and The Spectacular

Hi, I'm Aaron! I have edited everything from business reports to movie reviews to academic writing, but I particularly enjoy working with fiction. I've been an insatiable reader of fantasy (and science fiction!) for my whole life, and I'm well versed in a variety of subgenres (dark fantasy, high fantasy, urban fantasy, etc.). Historical fiction is a more recently acquired passion, but I find that I love it for the same reason: it allows you to look through the eyes of someone whose world, culture, and attitudes are often very different from your own, and in doing so, it challenges you to take a new look at the world around you. Click here to learn more about me!

Hi, I'm Jessica! I’ve edited everything from science to sociology to those crazy texts and worksheets you may remember from your school days. I’m thrilled to help authors with literary fiction, all kinds of fantasy, and those genres that are hard to pin down. My passion is, of course, historical fiction, where I balance accurate immersive information with a story you can’t put down. I love getting up to speed with any time period or place, but if your novel takes place during the European Middle Ages, I’m the editor you’ve been looking for. Click here to learn more about me!