If your book doesn’t get written, it can’t change the world.
I can help you with that.
I’m Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd. I’m a writer, editor, ghostwriter, and literary project manager. My skills are built on 25 years of industry experience and nearly a dozen books in print. (Click here for a bio.)
Get bold, get productive, and get published with the right blend of high-leverage support, editorial insight, and technical expertise in your corner.
Who uses literary services?
Hanne works with all writers of all experience levels, from those just beginning to explore their craft to seasoned professionals with bestsellers under their belts.
What genres do you work with?
Hanne works with all nonfiction genres including memoir, travel, history, self-help, health/medicine, essay, long-form journalism, spirituality, creative nonfiction, and scholarly/academic writing.
A free consultation is available to help you determine the right service(s) for you.
What clients say…
“Incredibly thorough; her keen memory and sharp smarts enables her to become extremely familiar and fluent with long documents. This remarkable skill allows her to provide both extremely detailed and big-picture feedback. The process of working with her has been transparent, direct, and powerful."
“I really can't say thank you enough for the heavy lift you have done here.”
“Hanne is generous, encouraging, and kind. She is a delight to work with as she weeds through even the most complex and messy manuscripts.”
For Writers
Developmental Editing
Developmental editing is a thorough editorial review process involving a complete or near-complete book or article draft. The goal of developmental editing is to give the writer insight, actionable feedback, and strategy for maximally effective revision. I also provide a more involved version of developmental editing that's geared toward projects that are being rethought from the ground up, for instance dissertation-to-book conversions or book to video script projects. Line editing is available at a separate hourly fee.
Book Coaching and Writing Mentorship Services
Whether someone is just beginning to wonder what to do about this idea they have for a book, are looking for support figuring out questions of genre and structure, want to improve goal setting and accountability, or are looking for frequent feedback on drafts in process, these options get people moving in the right direction and keep them going with their projects and their writing process.
Book Coaching is for writers who want help with larger-scale aspects of book writing like structure, organization, drafting strategy, goals and accountability etc.
Writing Mentorship is for writers looking for weekly feedback on the specifics of drafts in progress
Ghostwriting
Authors choose to work with ghostwriters for drafting or revision for many reasons including deadline conflicts, time/energy constraints, or as a disability accommodation. This is a fully confidential service. Authors retain full control and copyright of all contracted materials.
For the Trade
Editorial Management
Some projects require expert handling behind the scenes to structure, coordinate, schedule, and manage complex written projects (especially those with multiple authors) so that editors and publishers can spend their time editing and publishing.
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