Ben Goldstein

“Ben Goldstein is the sharpest editor I've ever worked with, anywhere, period. And I'm not inexperienced, mind you. I've been writing online for nearly a decade, encountering several dozen editors in that time. My prose has been published across top outlets and reached millions of people. Ben is well above excellence as far as short-form content goes. However, he's somehow EVEN BETTER with longer projects. Ben has edited two novel manuscripts for me (one approximately 75,000 words and the other just under 90,000 words). His feedback is distinctly nuanced and lifted my manuscripts into a different dimension. Ben Goldstein will bring your manuscript from from a 6 to a 10. Not only that, but you'll probably improve as a writer, too, just from his feedback. Ben possesses a love of writing that comes across in his editing in a way I haven't seen in many other editors. More important than all that, he has a genuine desire to help his charges grow as writers. So not only did my manuscripts get better from his edits, *I* got better from his edits. Working with him is basically like getting a pair of "They Live" glasses for your own writing. I can't look at my material the same way after he's edited a project for me. When I begin rewrites (or even a new manuscript), I can see all the grammatical zombies! I learned so much from having him read my manuscripts. True story: When I wrote a manuscript in the summer of 2019, I *still* thought back to to emails he sent me about a prior manuscript in summer 2017 because the lessons were so valuable. Ben has excellent grammar skills as well as a keen eye for plot holes and inconsistencies. He also has a phenomenal understanding of storytelling in general. But what I like most is Ben can (always deservedly) tear a manuscript apart without making you want to quit being a writer afterwards. His edits are extremely witty. He's the only person who can roast the hell out of my writing while making me laugh out loud! I am proud to recommend him as an editor, particularly for longer projects (novel manuscripts) but he's also fantastic for shorter ones (articles, blogs, etc) as well. ”

“Ben is what every writer hopes for in an editor. When your work is good, you get a pat on the back. When it's not, you get let down gently with a piece of advice on how to prevent the errors from happening again. Over the years, it's obvious that Ben wants to see his writers succeed because of the encouragement he offers when the black clouds roll in. Any writer can tell you, an encouraging word at the right time can do wonders for your motivation to produce quality content - even when you think you're all out of good ideas. I only wish that more editors were like him.”