Developmental Editing

What You Need

Have you been writing a novel, memoir, or other nonfiction manuscript for several months or years and need a second set of judicious eyes to help you reimagine a draft? Are you stuck after chapters six, seven, or eight and don’t know where to go from here? Does the middle of the book lag? Do you need someone who believes in your story to brainstorm an alternate ending? Have you completed a solid draft but recognize your manuscript needs a “big picture” revision before it’s ready to send to agents or publishers? Are you unsure if you are ready to share such a personal story with loved ones yet? Or ever? Do you need encouragement to keep going?

This is where I come in.

How It Works

We will start with a complimentary fifteen-minute phone call or Zoom consultation to discuss the goals for your project.

A 2,000-word sample edit of a full manuscript for a flat fee can be applied to the total cost of our additional time together, if applicable. In my follow-up quote for the full project, I will include specific questions and issues I anticipate we will address.

Once we agree on a tailored proposal, fee schedule, and time frame, I will read your manuscript and provide detailed, actionable, supportive feedback and suggest changes using Track Changes/Comments in Microsoft Word.

Following your review of my feedback, we will have a one-hour Zoom meeting to discuss the project. Here I will answer any remaining questions not addressed previously via email. Additional one-hour Zoom meetings can be built into the project time frame.

If you determine you’d like me to read a revision of your manuscript and provide a second developmental edit, I can provide a new quote for the second round.

Rates

Rates vary according to the scope and size of each project. I will provide an individualized quote and negotiate a rate based on your needs after seeing a representative sample of your unique project (at least 3,000 to 5,000 words). We will discuss the parameters and agree to terms that meet your goals.

Additional Information

All submissions should be provided via email in Microsoft Word double-spaced in a standard size-12 font such as Times New Roman. (Accommodations can be made if you work in Google Docs.)

A standard manuscript page is about 250 words. To calculate your project’s page count, visit wordstopages.com.