editorial services
I offer two different types of editing services for the aspiring novelist and author. Contact me for a free consultation to determine if I will be a good fit for you and your manuscript.
Developmental Edit:
The Developmental Edit is often called "substantive editing." This is where the big cuts, big additions, restructuring of chapters, and other difficult--but necessary--changes to your manuscript are made. This edit deals with the substance of your story: the plot, characters, world development, etc. This service will also help you improve your premise and theme of your story and will make sure that your character's motivations are consistent and realistic. It will also focus on sentence structure, fluidity, word choice, unnatural phrasing, catching continuity errors, and more. Developmental editing leads to rewriting as often as it does to revision, so if you choose this service, expect your manuscript to change...a LOT.
Copy Edit:
This service focuses on the mechanics of language: grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax. I adhere mainly to the guidelines set forth in the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, so all of the edits I make come from the rules and guidelines found within that style guide. A copy edit will make sure that your manuscript isn't full of grammar mistakes, punctuation errors, or spelling snafus.
The Developmental Edit is often called "substantive editing." This is where the big cuts, big additions, restructuring of chapters, and other difficult--but necessary--changes to your manuscript are made. This edit deals with the substance of your story: the plot, characters, world development, etc. This service will also help you improve your premise and theme of your story and will make sure that your character's motivations are consistent and realistic. It will also focus on sentence structure, fluidity, word choice, unnatural phrasing, catching continuity errors, and more. Developmental editing leads to rewriting as often as it does to revision, so if you choose this service, expect your manuscript to change...a LOT.
Copy Edit:
This service focuses on the mechanics of language: grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax. I adhere mainly to the guidelines set forth in the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, so all of the edits I make come from the rules and guidelines found within that style guide. A copy edit will make sure that your manuscript isn't full of grammar mistakes, punctuation errors, or spelling snafus.
Packages
I offer a package deal for your convenience. See my Rates page for details on pricing.
Author's Advantage Package:
Developmental edit + Copy Edit
Author's Advantage Package:
Developmental edit + Copy Edit
No passion in the world is equal to the
passion to alter someone else's draft...
-H.G. Wells
passion to alter someone else's draft...
-H.G. Wells