Welcome to Hines Editorial Consulting

Despite the phenomenal interest in today's African-American literary voices, aspiring authors and literary entrepreneurs cannot afford to present raw, unedited, or poorly proofread manuscripts to agents, editors, or discerning readers. Finding a skilled, professional freelance African-American editor continues to be extremely difficult.

I specialize in African-American literature, from the intricacies of our dialect to the art of conveying our cultural flair. After spending months—in some cases years—nurturing your manuscript, you don't want an editor transforming your words to the extent that your style is diluted. You don't want to be questioned or corrected every time you use words like ain't, 'cause, or fixin', a nonstandard form of the verb be, drop the g from ing, or end dialogue with a preposition. What you want is a reliable professional to polish your manuscript to the highest standards.

Kimberly Hines strives to help you bring your writing to a higher level of quality and professionalism. I provide feedback and commentary designed to help you improve your writing by pointing out consistent weaknesses such as unrealistic or uncharacteristic dialogue, excessive description, inconsistent characterization, ineffective pacing, and the like, and by referring you to books or resources that can help you improve upon those weaknesses. I also point out any particular strengths and powerful phrases, paragraphs, or segments in your work.