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EDITING SERVICES

Whether you’re ready to query agents or looking to self-publish your manuscript, a professional edit is an important step to maximizing success in this competitive market. With over fifteen years of experience proofreading and editing legal documents and medical patents, I’m now excited to share my expertise with writers in multiple genres.

As an author, poet, and licensed English teacher with an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, I offer a variety of editing services from copyediting to developmental to beta reading. My in-depth feedback is provided through comments in Google Docs or track changes in Microsoft Word. All manuscripts include a 1-4 page letter of suggestions for the overall piece, and each service includes a one-hour consultation at no charge.

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SPECIALTY GENRES

Literary Fiction                               Nonfiction

Women’s Fiction                             Thrillers

Upmarket Fiction                           Mystery

Historical Fiction                           Romance

Young Adult Fiction                       Memoir

 

 

SPECIALS

First time clients receive an automatic $200 voucher off any service over $1,000.00

Refer a friend or colleague and receive 10% off any service

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BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS / CREATIVE COACHING

Do you have book idea but don’t know where to begin? My brainstorming sessions will provide the skills to research, organize and develop a story arc, so you can confidently move forward in completing a solid first draft.

Working on a project, but hit writer’s block? My creative coaching services will help you refocus on plot, setting, structure, and conflict to make certain your story is compelling and fully developed.

Rate: $50.00 per first hour session, $30 each additional hour

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BETA READING

After a close read-through of your work, I provide 1-3 page overview of strengths/weaknesses in the writing, plot, and character development, as well as the beginning and ending of the story.

Rate: $.005 per word. (For example, an 80,000-word manuscript would be $400.00.)

 

 

CONTENT COPYEDITING

An in-depth read, revision and critique of work including:

• Plot development and/or plot holes

• Flow and pacing of storyline. Is there too much exposition at the beginning? Not enough throughout?

• Dialogue. Is speech/syntax consistent with each character? Are dialogue scenes realistic and move story along? Is each voice unique with its own perspective?

• Conflicts and motivation of protagonists

• Setting of scene and world building

• Characterization and interior monologue

​Rate: $.019 per word. (For example, an 80,000-word manuscript would be $1,520.00.)

 

 

DEVELOPMENTAL AND CONTENT COPYEDITING

This type of editing provides feedback on content as listed above, but also includes a deeper dive into the technical elements of the story.

• Enhancement of language for clarity and readability

• Enhancement of flow and pacing

• Checking for inconsistencies

• Checking for grammatical issues

• Suggestions on sentence structure

• Word reduction

Rate: $.021 per word. (For example, an 80,000-word manuscript would be $1,760.00.)

 

 

PAYMENT

50% nonrefundable deposit at time of signing contract

50% due at conclusion of project

Turn-around time is subject to length of work and will be determined after initial consultation. Typical range is from 2-6 weeks.

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