Eli Hastings

A different kind of editor

You can write your way to healing.

I support, guide, and edit writers of various different backgrounds, to ferry their ideas and experiences to a polished final product. I have worked with published novelists and incarcerated, traumatized youth; college and graduate students; and adult writers at private literary centers. I have intensively edited thousands of manuscripts. I am particularly passionate to work with people writing about personal trauma and those working with a social / racial justice focus.

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  • "...Eli will punch through your ribcage and rip your heart out - and you will thank him for it."

    - Benjamin Percy, Author of THE WILDING and REFRESH, REFRESH

  • "Eli Hastings approaches his work with the sort of empathy and flexibility that writers crave and need. He worked with me to find just the right nuance and balance that highlighted my work in the best possible light, while at the same time helping me to improve my craft. I am absolutely delighted with his work!”

    -Daren Dean, author of: Roads, The Black Harvest: A Novel of the American Civil War, This Vale of Tears, I'll Still Be Here Long After You're Gone: Stories, and Far Beyond the Pale

  • “Eli Hastings possesses the rare eye of a development and copy editor in that he can spot inconsistencies in characters and dangling modifiers. Before I submit a story, I have Eli read it. Given his insightful critiques and line edits, I’m always thankful I did. His feedback is always delivered with care and is actionable.”

    - Shaun Anthony McMichael, author of dozens of published literary pieces and THE WILD FAMILIAR

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Come chop it up with me for free for half an hour to see if we’d be a good match for one of my services — what is there to lose? I am pretty generous with any wisdom I might have. We can meet in-person or pixelated (preference for in person).