
EDITING & MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE
“The story must strike a nerve in me.
My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head.
I start trembling at the risk.” — Susan Sontag
DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
plot, timeline, pacing, structure, characterization
LINE EDITING
style, tone, flow, vocabulary, sentence structure, transitions
COPY EDITING
grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, tense consistency
PROOFREADING
final check prior to publishing of edited manuscript
(only once manuscript has already been professionally edited)
RATES BELOW ARE FOR MANUSCRIPTS OF UP TO 50,000 WORDS
for manuscripts over 50,000 words please email me to discuss
DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
$1,500
LINE/COPY EDITING
$1,200
PROOFREADING
$800
MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE OPTION
You submit up to 10,000 words.
Approximately 10 days later you will receive:
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suggestions regarding focus, development, organization, clarity
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feedback on proposed target market and audience
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notes on consistency issues pertaining to grammar, mechanics, spelling or style.
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clear idea of how to revise your writing
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This does NOT include:
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rewrites or revisions done for you, except in the case of providing an example of how to revise on your own
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corrected grammar, mechanics and spelling, however, all these issues will be pointed out to you
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fact-checking or advice on legal issues.
Fee: $350.00 for up to 10,000 words
This includes one 20-30 minute Zoom session or phone call to discuss points 1-4 above.