What I Offer
Developmental Editing
free sample edit up to 2,000 words
Fiction rates start at $0.025/word
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Average turnaround time: 3 weeks
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Things to know:​
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Developmental editing addresses the key features of your manuscript in its conceptual and initial stages. This ensures the improved readability, clarity, and organization of your work.
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Deliverables:
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A marked-up copy of your manuscript incorporating editing suggestions utilizing Microsoft Word's "track changes" where I will add or remove material as needed, address "showing" vs. "telling", and suggest ways to fill in plot holes/tie up loose ends.
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An editorial letter (10 to 15 pages) highlighting strengths and weaknesses and summarizing my feedback on plot lines and consistency, pacing, structure, character and scene development, dialogue, worldbuilding, narrative style, and writing quality.​
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Unlimited revisions!
Line Editing and Copy Editing
free sample edit up to 2,000 words
Fiction rates start at $0.02/word
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Average turnaround time: 2 weeks
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Things to know:​​
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Line editing addresses flow, word choice, and clarity at the paragraph and sentence level. This ensures tonal consistency, concise and meaningful language, reduced repetition and redundancy, smooth transitions, and improved pacing.
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Copy editing addresses the more mechanical errors in your manuscript. For example, inconsistencies or inaccuracies in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. This service ensures the preservation of stylistic (eg., capitalization, font, hyphenation, numbers vs. numerals, and use of the Oxford comma) and narrative consistency.​​
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Deliverables:
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An editor's style sheet.
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A marked-up copy of your manuscript incorporating editing suggestions and in-line comments.
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A clean copy of your manuscript with all edits applied and all comments removed.​
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Includes two full read-throughs.
Manuscript Critique
Fiction rates start at $0.012/word
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Average turnaround time: 2 weeks
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Things to know:​
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Do you feel like you've hit a wall, and you're not sure what to do or where to go next? This service is a lighter, more cost-effective route than a developmental edit that will help you understand what's working, what isn't, and the possibilities that are available to you.
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Is your plot engaging or unique? Are your characters fun, relatable, and realistic? How immersive is your world? Does each scene hold the reader's attention? Why or why not? Let's find out!
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Deliverables:​
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A short report discussing your manuscript's biggest strengths and weaknesses and suggestions for development.
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Includes one full read-through.
Editing Packages
tackle multiple editing needs in one place
Developmental Editing, Line Editing, and Copy Editing
Package rates start at $0.035/word