With My 25 Years as an Editor, Let's Unlock Your Book's Potential

My name is Mike Valentino, and I have been helping both novice and professional authors as a freelance editor since the mid-1990s. If your book needs help, we should talk. With just one phone call, email, or chat I can answer all of your questions or even provide a free sample. I work alone, so you will always deal with me directly. My approach is to offer  a combination of copy editing and developmental editing.  In addition to correcting all mistakes that I find, I also make stylistic improvements that address key issues such as word usage, sentence structure, ease of reading, and countless others. Upon completion, all included for one low price, I will discuss my  observations of the book's overall "big picture" with you. For novels, this feedback typically involves elements such as plot and character development, while of course there are different considerations for nonfiction. 

​I invite you to read about me and my career, including numerous client testimonials and references. Also, feel free to request a price quote or sample editing for your book at no obligation. If a professional with similar credentials offers a lower price, I will do my best to match or beat it. Moreover, you can call me anytime at 978-462-3013, or text me at 931-219-9064, or ​email me. I remain readily available for my clients throughout the entire editing process and beyond (often working on several projects with the same authors over the course of many years).

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Here's just a handful of the many books I've helped bring to the market as an editor or ghostwriter...
  • Edited the biography of legendary boxing champion "Jersey Joe" Walcott, published by McFarland.
  • Ghostwrote a romantic suspense novel entitled "The Matchmaker." The book has been published by Thorndike Press.
  • Edited "The Rapture Dialogues," a novel by prolific Christian author Terry James.
  • Edited Eliot Parker's novel "Making Arrangements," selected as a "Best Book of 2014" by USA Book News.
        
Decide For Yourself If I Am The Right Professional For You:

​Just like test driving a car, let me show you exactly what to expect from my services.  I will work on several pages of your manuscript as a free sample and offer a price quote as well.  There is no obligation, and you will see for yourself how I will treat your material.
 
​Listen to what my clients are saying...   ​

​"I really enjoyed working with editor Mike Valentino on my book, “Emotional Core Therapy.” I would not have been able to write the book at all if it were not for the expertise and integrity of Mr. Valentino. In my opinion, Mike is a master at making characters come alive. He breathed life into my book. Moreover, Mike has a good deal of persistence... he never wavered in his commitment to help me. It is without hesitation, that I highly recommend Mike Valentino to other aspiring writers."
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- Bob Moylan,
Author of the highly successful "Emotional Core Therapy" series