The answer to your search for children’s stories set in India as well as your editing and proofreading requirements.
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Testimonial from Ishita Desai (author, Cricket-Crazy Girl!)
What stood out with Shivani Adib when we had our first conversation over email was that she was genuinely interested to know about the story, just the way a reader is excited to sit with a new book on the first day. I had a gut feeling that Shivani was the right person, and I gladly handed over my messy but treasured manuscript to her. To my surprise, her enthusiasm to work on the manuscript only intensified as she went through the rounds of editing.
As it was my first time working with a professional editor, I found it a bit hard to accept when she asked me to remove an entire section, some ten thousand words. It wasn’t easy. She explained all the reasons for it not belonging in the story. I agreed with her and gave her a green signal. And that was the best thing she did with my manuscript!
Her comments were spot on. She meticulously tidied up my draft by pointing out the plot holes, chopping off useless words, and ultimately giving the story a good flow. She assisted me with finding a good cover designer, answered my endless queries about the publishing process, all along helping me find a publisher too. Her two kids, my audience, read the book and gave me their valuable feedback. That came as a bonus!
All through the journey she treated my story as hers. For her it was the book-in-the-making and she was committed to bringing out a good story into the world, contributing her part as an editor and a reader and in whichever possible way she could.
Thank you so much, Shivani, for being an exceptional editor and, above all, a wonderful person to work with!
Shivani Adib 