Editing Services
Step One: ASSESSMENT
CONCEPT
Is the story intriguing and original?
READERS
Who is your target market, and what are your readers' expectations?
PLOT
Are the main storyline and subplots carefully interwoven?
CHARACTERS
Are the characters memorable and complex? Does the reader care about them?
STRUCTURE
Is there a clear beginning, middle, and end?
POINT OF VIEW
Is the handling of POV consistent throughout? Is it effective?
PACING
Does the plot move along and hold the reader’s interest? Does it drag in places?
Includes:
A full review of your manuscript
A manuscript assessment of 10-12 pages, with examples, references, explanations, and creative solutions
A phone conference to discuss my assessment
Step Two: SUBSTANTIVE EDIT
GOALS
ensures the manuscript entertains, illuminates, or provokes as per your goals
STORY
shapes the flow of the story, the complexity of the plot, the effect of the climax
VOICE AND CHARACTER
ensures an original narrative voice and characters with satisfying arcs
THEME
clarifies ideas and symbols throughout the manuscript with a focus on subtlety
PACING
fixes the pace of sections that drag and those that move too quickly
LANGUAGE
ensures the language is fresh, authentic to the characters, immediate and realistic
GAPS
queries the ideas, events, and character motivations that are missing
Includes:
A full review of your manuscript
Your professionally edited manuscript with highlighted issues, queries, explanations, and suggested solutions to problem areas using 'Track Changes' in Word
A phone conference to discuss my edit
