Editing and Writing Services
Offering editing and writing services for all fiction with a special love for cozy mysteries, thrillers, romance and young adult paranormal manuscripts. Each of the packages below is based on a 50,000 word manuscript. Prices are adjusted based on length.
Developmental Editing Services
Basic Developmental Edit
Developmental editing is a comprehensive process that focuses on enhancing the overall structure, content, and character development of a manuscript to ensure it effectively communicates its themes and engages readers.
Price: $1,000
This entry-level service includes:
- A thorough read-through of the manuscript
- A 3-5 page editorial letter addressing:
- Overall plot structure and pacing
- Character development
- Major themes and concepts
- General strengths and weaknesses
- Basic inline comments highlighting key areas for improvement
- A 30-minute follow-up call or video chat to discuss the feedback
Standard Developmental Edit
Price: $1,750
This mid-tier service includes everything in the Basic edit, plus:
- A more detailed 6-8 page editorial letter that also covers:
- Scene-by-scene analysis
- Dialogue effectiveness
- Point of view and narrative voice
- Setting and world-building
- Extensive inline comments and suggestions throughout the manuscript
- Chapter-by-chapter breakdown of strengths and areas for improvement
- Two 45-minute follow-up calls or video chats: one after delivering the edit, and another after the author has had time to review and begin revisions
Premium Developmental Edit
Price: $2,200
This comprehensive service includes everything in the Standard edit, plus:
- An in-depth 10-12 page editorial letter that also addresses:
- Market positioning and target audience analysis
- Comparative titles and genre expectations
- Detailed character arcs for main and secondary characters
- Subplots and their integration with the main plot
- Extensive inline comments, including specific suggestions for improvements and rewrites
- A separate document with chapter summaries and suggested revisions
- A style guide tailored to the author’s voice and genre
- Three 60-minute follow-up calls or video chats: initial discussion, mid-revision check-in, and final review
- One round of review on a revised partial manuscript (up to 10,000 words) to ensure the author is on the right track with revisions
Copyediting Services
Fiction copy editing involves refining a manuscript to correct grammar, punctuation, and style inconsistencies while enhancing clarity and flow, ensuring that the narrative is polished and ready for publication.
Basic Copy Edit
Price: $750
This entry-level service includes:
- A thorough read-through of the manuscript
- Correction of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors
- Basic consistency checks for character names, places, and timeline
- Light attention to sentence structure and word choice
- A style sheet documenting basic style choices and preferences
- One round of revisions on the edited manuscript
Standard Copy Edit
Price: $1,000
This mid-tier service includes everything in the Basic edit, plus:
- More in-depth attention to sentence structure, word choice, and flow
- Suggestions for improving clarity and readability
- Consistency checks for tone, voice, and point of view
- Flagging of potential legal issues (e.g., libel, copyright concerns)
- A more comprehensive style sheet, including character traits, setting details, and timeline
- Two rounds of revisions on the edited manuscript
- A 30-minute follow-up call or video chat to discuss any questions or concerns
Premium Copy Edit
Price: $1,250
This comprehensive service includes everything in the Standard edit, plus:
- Intensive focus on enhancing prose quality and style
- Detailed attention to pacing and paragraph structure
- Fact-checking of basic historical, geographical, or cultural references
- Suggestions for improving dialogue and character voices
- Identification and correction of continuity errors
- A detailed style guide tailored to the author’s voice and genre
- Three rounds of revisions on the edited manuscript
- Two 30-minute follow-up calls or video chats: one after delivering the edit, and another after the author has reviewed the changes
For all levels:
- Changes will be made using Track Changes in Microsoft Word or a similar feature in Google Docs
- Comments will be provided to explain significant changes or to ask questions
- A clean copy of the edited manuscript will be provided along with the tracked-changes version
Get in Touch
Contact me for editing services or cozy mystery inquiries.