Appal cut her teeth as a travel writer penning backpacking guides in Asia before transitioning to in-house magazine editing, with a focus on nightlife and sports coverage.
After studying creative writing at Harvard, Appal discovered a love of developmental editing for novel-length projects. She has built a reputation as an honest, dedicated and driven advocate for client work.
Appal holds a BA in English and a MS in non-western history. She currently studies creative writing and literature at Harvard University.
Appal has worked throughout the writing community. She started off as a writer then transitioned to editorial roles before launching her own editing business. She has worked with well-known and indie authors.
Appal is a professional developmental editor with years of training in the craft of writing, revising and editing for fiction and creative nonfiction.
As a developmental editor, Appal focuses on analyzing plot, characterization, relationship arcs, voice and theme. She delivers a feedback report that gives authors a roadmap for improving their manuscripts.
As a beta reader, Appal delivers a report on your manuscript that highlights strengths, weakness and overall impressions designed to answer the more general question of, "did it land?"
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Appal opposes book banning in all forms. She is a vocal supporter in the fight against censorship, and the banning of literature and art. Appal is a contributor to the Kurt Vonnegut journal So It Goes on the topic of book banning.
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