Price: $.05/word
Services:
So you finished the first draft of your novel–now, what? Creative writing doesn’t have very many bright-line rules, but one of the few worth heeding is never publish a first draft! Most writers are too close to their manuscript at this point, so they need a second set of eyes to get they closer to a finished manuscript. In a developmental edit, I’ll read for an array of issues including reader ambiguity, point-of-view slippage, and broken story structure. In short, I apply decades of training and experience as a writer and editor to find everything in your draft that isn’t working. By the end of this process, you’ll receive a marked-up manuscript reflecting my line-by-line experience reading your book, a critique document detaling the issues I found and suggestions for resolving them, and a complimentary marketing plan to help you take the book to market once your final draft is in the can. All developmental editing clients also receive one-on-one coaching and unlimited Q&A for the duration of their project.
What you will receive:
- Manuscript analysis for style and story structure
- Plot development and major restuctures
- Point-of-view analysis and consolidation
- Paragraph-level copyediting
- Major revisions
- One-on-one coaching
- Editor Q&A
- Manuscript critique
- Custom marketing plan
