Developmental Editing
A deep dive into your manuscript
What is Developmental Editing?
Developmental editing looks at the big picture of your manuscript. Your story’s structural and story-driven elements are the main items I focus on, so I can provide feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of your current draft. I will give you suggestions on how to strengthen all the weak points and share some ideas for approaching the next round of revisions.
What do I Focus On?
- Strengthening the opening paragraphs
- Tone and atmosphere
- Genre beats and conventions
- Pacing and narrative movement
- Plot holes
- Character development and character arcs
- Point of view consistency
- World building
- B- and C-stories and narrative threads
- What drives the story (character or plot driven)
- and so much more!
Perfect for all authors, but newer authors might benefit most from the detailed feedback and solution suggestions
Timelines & Rates
Rates: $0.020 per word. Additional fees may apply for expedited turnaround times.
Scheduling: Some services may need to be scheduled several months in advance.
If you are under a tight deadline, please let me know in the contact form!
Combination Edits: Discounts are available for booking more than one editorial service.
Returning Authors: Discounts are available for authors returning with new books.
**An NDA will accompany all sample edits and full manuscript edits.**
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The Editing Process
Initial Consult Call
We'll have a 30 minute video or phone call to discuss your project and which services best meet your needs right now and what each service entails.
Sample Edit
Optional: I can perform a complimentary sample edit of 1000 words of my choosing from your manuscript.*
Full Edit
Once we agree on a service and you're happy with your sample edit, I will begin the editing the entire manuscript.
Receiving Your Edits
When I'm done editng your manuscript, I'll send you an email with a few documents: 1. your manuscript with in-line edits and comments 2. an editorial letter summarizing my findings and suggestions 3. a style sheet.**
Follow-up Call
After you've had time to digest my edits, we'll get on another call and go over my feedback, your questions, and what to do next.
Initial Consult Call
We'll have a 30 minute video or phone call to discuss your project and which services best meet your needs right now and what each service entails.
Sample Edit
Optional: I can perform a complimentary sample edit of 1000 words of my choosing from your manuscript.*
Full Edit
Once we agree on a service and you're happy with your sample edit, I will begin the editing the entire manuscript.
Receiving Your Edits
When I'm done editng your manuscript, I'll send you an email with a few documents: 1. your manuscript with in-line edits and comments 2. an editorial letter summarizing my findings and suggestions 3. a style sheet.**
Follow-up Call
After you've had time to digest my edits, we'll get on another call and go over my feedback, your questions, and what to do next.
*Developmental editing and manuscript assessments do not include a complementary sample edit.
**A style sheet is only provided for line editing, copyediting, and proofreading services.