Testimonials
I hired Dave as my copy/line editor and proofreader, and I couldn’t have made a better choice. I worked with many editors before, but all fell short of my expectations. Dave is the first editor who took care to ensure my author voice wasn’t lost during the editing process. His attention to detail, feedback, and suggestions enhanced the quality of my writing and continues to help me grow as a writer. He’s a pleasure to work with and always strives to finish ahead of the agreed deadline.
I.A. Dice – Amazon Bestselling Author of The Hayes Brothers series
Publishers! If you are looking to employ a freelance proof-reader/editor, I cannot recommend the eagle-eyed Dave Holwill highly enough.
Tom Cox – Sunday Times Bestselling Author
Working with Dave has been an outstanding experience. He is incredibly detail-oriented and has an amazing ability to spot things that others miss—even issues that carried over from different language versions of my books.
Karolina Wójciak – Author of the Garnet Series
Beyond his sharp editorial eye, Dave brings a great sense of humor to the process, which makes working with him both effective and enjoyable. He has a way of making you feel supported while ensuring your book reaches its highest standard. Thanks to him, I know my books are truly ready for readers.
Grateful thanks to my editor, Dave Holwill, for his insight, suggestions, patience, and insistence that Chekhov’s gun be smoking at The End.
Kimothy Hudson – Author of Movieville
Working with Dave was an absolute dream. His edits were thoughtful, precise, and enhanced the story without losing any of my voice or style. He was incredibly responsive, professional, and fast—honestly, I felt like I blinked and the magic was done. As a first time writer, handing my words over to someone was nerve-wracking, but with Dave, I felt totally confident from the start. He brought insight, care, and just the right amount of brutal honesty (the kind you secretly want but pretend you don’t). I wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again—and if you’re lucky enough to get a slot in his schedule, grab it before I do.
Sarah Bell – Coming soon to an Amazon bestseller list near you
The work Dave did on my manuscript was astounding. His comments throughout my book were smart, engaging, and supportive. As I was going through the book line by line, I felt his presence and his warm encouragement. I want to congratulate him and thank him for a brilliant job.
J. Timothy Hunt – Author of The Museum of Lies
Working with Dave was uncomplicated and straightforward, and he was more than efficient in getting the work done in due time and at a high level, for an affordable price. I’m glad I had the pleasure of working with him and would not hesitate to do so again.
Aaliyah Hussain – Author of It Begins at the End
Insightful suggestions, an eagle eye that spotted anomalies and consistent attention to detail, Dave’s editing was first class. Dave is flexible, easy to work with and reliable.
Valerie French – Author of The White Feather
Dave was responsive to my needs and great at communicating. The quality of his copy editing is excellent. I am one happy customer and would not hesitate in using his services again.
Joe Mansfield – Academic Client
I have just finished working with Dave Holwill on a book written by Raymond Austin titled Chocolate Teapot. He is a pleasure to work with. Very understanding and helpful with good advice and thoughts but never taking away any story line from the author, which to me is wonderful.
Wendy DeVere-Austin
I am absolutely delighted with Dave Holwill’s editing and proofreading services. Dave’s keen eye spots the tiniest of grammatical mistakes and his much needed pedantry for all things typographically correct is a real bonus to those of us who have got too close to our own work.
However, with Dave, you never feel spoken down to and it is with a light touch that he gently guides your syntax to be better. I also have to commend him on his attention to detail, professionalism and great turnaround times.
As an editor, Dave diligently reads your material and helpfully asks the questions that a reader would ask. He has an uncanny knack for getting under the skin of the text and gently coaxing from you what you really want to say. As a writer himself Dave knows that whilst we all need an expert objective view, we also need any feedback to be given constructively and he knows just how to sensitively get the best out of you and your work.
Jules Swift – Author of Wanderings
Obtaining Dave’s editing services was a fantastic and extremely positive experience, particularly for a first tentative venture into the world of publishing. The careful consideration not only to the manuscript’s grammar and spelling but also the flow of the language was critical and I am extremely appreciative of the work taken on my writing.
Matt Watson – Author of The Desert of the Real
