Swati Hegde
Romance, Fantasy
India English (US)
About Swati
Swati Hegde is the author of 5 romance and young adult novels published by Penguin Random House. She is also a freelance editor, mindset coach, and self-proclaimed coffee shop enthusiast who lives in Bangalore, India, and can often be found at the nearest café with a hot mug of tea or singing her favorite songs off-key at karaoke night. She looks forward to a long career bringing Indian stories and voices to light.
Swati is represented by Eric Smith at Neighborhood Literary. She is excited to work with authors as a developmental editor, ghostwriter, and writing coach.
Services Prices in US dollars. Your written quote confirms the final price.
Ghostwriting (fiction)
A full-length novel in your voice, ghostwritten by a Penguin Random House author. Requires a detailed outline and character sheets from the client.
Developmental editing (fiction)
A developmental edit involves an in-depth macro look at your manuscript, focusing on plot, pacing, character arcs and relationships, worldbuilding and setting, dialogue and description, style and structure by way of in-margin comments and a 7-10 page edit letter.
Book coaching
Book coaching involves taking you from a blank page to a book deal by way of hands-on editorial support depending on where you're at in your publishing journey, plotting and outlining help if you're drafting, developmental & line editing if you're revising, creating a solid querying strategy if you're ready to sign with an agent, and TWO 45-min video calls and mindset support each month.
Portfolio Books Swati worked on
Experience
- Author, Penguin Random House2024 to 2026
- Editor & Coach, Write With Swati2017 to 2026
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