Editorial Services

Please see the details below for more information on the services offered. Rates are relatively comparable to what is recommended by the Editorial Freelancers Association.

Developmental Editing for Fiction

  • Rigorous, in-depth editing of the “big picture” of your story, looking at plot, pacing, character development, and any other necessary details to make your story work.
  • Use of Microsoft Word track changes and comments to edit.
  • Free book map
  • Detailed editorial letter

Professional Beta Read

  • Less detailed version of the developmental edit. 
  • Will use Microsoft Word track changes and comments
  • No book map.
  • Short editorial letter.
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Light Copyedit & Line edits

  • Basic copyediting, catching grammatical errors, paragraph breaks, capitalization, fact-checking, adherence to the Chicago Manual of Style.
  • Style sheet.
  • Simple line editing, making changes to word choice, wordiness, shifts in tone, transitions. Not super in depth. I can refer you to another editor for an in-depth line- or copyedit.
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Final Proofreading

  • Final proofread of manuscript before it’s sent to publisher.
  • Will check for any editorial errors.
  • Will proof it against copyedited manuscript in a side-by-side layout.
  • Look at final published layout to check for formatting issues.

All-inclusive Package

  • Full Developmental Edit
  • 1 Round of Copyedits/Line edits
  • Final Proofread

Beginning/Ending Package

  • Full Developmental Edit
  • Final Proofread after all other edits have been completed.
  • No copyedits or line edits.

ARC Reader

Read your upcoming book and post my review on social media and other sites.

FAQ

A book map is a detailed sheet, usually done in Excel, that highlights important themes and developments chapter by chapter. It keeps track of word count and other details to help you map out your story. It’s customizable to what elements you’d like me to focus on.

Developmental edits usually take 2-3 weeks. 

Copyedits will take 1-2 weeks

Proofreading will take about a week.

All of this is subject to word count, complexity, number of errors, etc. ***Please note, if you select the All-inclusive Package, you will need to account for time to apply the edits in between each edit.

All of the books I edit will be featured on my social media and website, unless told otherwise. I love helping authors spread the word about books!

Since many authors have different budgets, please contact me for more information.

Yes, we can definitely work out a payment plan or discuss your budget.

No, in the book editing world, copyediting and proofreading are different. Copyediting does much more than just check for grammatical errors. You also fact checking and create style sheets to help with proofreading.

There are a variety of reasons I may not work on genres and topics. Most of it is personal, and I ask you to respect that. I do have other editors, whom I love and trust, that I can recommend if I come across these issues. You need someone who can 100% commit to your manuscript.

Let's Connect!

Contact me to schedule a free 15-minute consultation and receive a free 10-15 page sample edit of your manuscript.

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