Sample Edit
This mini edit enables editor and author to assess compatibility and to determine author’s next steps and amount of editorial assistance needed. Price: $50 for up to 5,000 words |
Substantive Edit
This type of edit considers a work’s organization and presentation, tightening and clarifying at a chapter, scene, paragraph, and sentence level. Price: $15 per 1,000 words |
Developmental Edit
This type of edit assesses all the aspects of a manuscript that will draw your readers into your story: structure, flow, pacing, consistency, characters, point of view, tense, plot, subplots, and dialogue. Price: $20 per 1,000 words |
Copy / Line Edit
This type of edit examines the manuscript line-by-line, analyzes each sentence, assessing word choice, and trimming and tightening as needed. Price: $10 per 1,000 words |
Beta Read
A beta read provide an analysis of your readers’ reaction to the work and assesses the readiness of the author to move on to subsequent steps in the editing process. Price: $5 per 1,000 words |
MS Office for Authors
This service includes consulting on use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to support author efforts (e.g., accommodating submission document format requirements, tracking character timelines, creating book trailers) as well as editing of PowerPoint presentations. Price: Quoted on request |
Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis
A summary of each chapter, identifying issues, questions, or potential challenges as the story is unfolding. |
Characters-by-Chapter AnalysisEspecially valuable for mysteries, tracks chapters on one axis and characters on another, indicating what each character does / knows / believes at that point in the story.
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Action & Intensity Analysis
A graph reflecting a chapter-by-chapter rating of (physical) action and (emotional) intensity, identifying areas were the reader’s interest and engagement may fall off. |
In-line Copy / Line Editing
In-line corrections and notes related to writing style, point of view issues, and stylistic consistency and accuracy |
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