Over several passes of your manuscript, a developmental edit will look at the big picture or structure of your story, including:
On completion of the project, you can expect a fully marked up manuscript with comments in the margin and light copy editing where appropriate; alongside a recommendation letter, highlighting the strengths of your manuscript and the key developmental issues that may need addressing.
A developmental edit quote will include up to an hour of follow up coaching and a discount on further rounds of developmental editing.
Developmental editing starts from 0.008p per word and I offer a free 2000 word sample edit to see if we’ll be a good fit.
A manuscript assessment is a variation on a developmental edit that supports an author in identifying their manuscript’s strengths and key developmental issues. The edit will include assessment of the same structural and big picture areas as a developmental edit:
On completion of the project, you can expect to receive a detailed recommendation letter outlining the strengths of your manuscript, key developmental issues that may need addressing and suggested next steps for your work.
A manuscript assessment quote will include up to an hour of follow up coaching and a discount on a full developmental edit.
Manuscript Assessment starts from 0.005p per word.
Over several passes of your manuscript, a copy edit will look at consistency, spelling, punctuation and grammar. In some cases, a copy edit may also include some line edits looking at your writing at sentence level if required.
On completion of the project, you can expect a fully marked up manuscript with comments in the margin alongside a style sheet to use with your novel and future projects.
A copy edit quote will include up to an hour of follow up coaching.
Copy Editing starts from 0.006p per word and I offer a free 2000 word sample edit to see if we’ll be a good fit.
Over several passes of your manuscript, a proofread will look at the spelling, grammar and punctuation of your manuscript, along with the layout on the page (this can be done whether the manuscript is typeset or still in a regular format – e.g. Word)
On completion of the project, you can expect a fully marked up manuscript suggesting where changes should be made.
A proofread quote will include up to an hour of follow up conversations.
Proof reading starts from 0.005p per word and I offer a free 2000 word sample edit to see if we’ll be a good fit.
Whether you’ve had a go at putting together your submission package already, or your starting from scratch, the query and submission package offers advice and guidance in putting together your query and submission package as well as two rounds of feedback on your query letter and submission chapters.
On completion of the project, you will have a polished submission package ready to send out to agents, editors or publishers.
Query and submission packages start from £50 and can be tailored to your individual needs.
Can’t quite find what you’re looking for? Contact me and we can discuss your editing needs and look at a bespoke quote for your project.
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