I want to provide you with attentive, enthusiastic feedback that notably increases the likelihood of your manuscript’s personal or commercial success. My editing and reviewing services are 100% confidential, professional, and targeted toward giving your manuscript the attention it deserves.
Beta Reader Service
- $199 for any manuscript under 100k words
- $249 for any manuscript over 100k words
What’s included?
- A thorough read and review of your manuscript, with any specific questions or concerns you may have in mind.
- A thoughtful review of your manuscript. This one to two-page document details elements that were loved, things that were unclear, and story-related weaknesses.
- Grammar and other copyediting issues may be noted in general.
- One-week turnaround time.
Developmental Review Service
- $399 for any manuscript under 100k words
- $449 for any manuscript over 100k words
What’s included?
- A thorough read and review of your manuscript, with any specific questions or concerns you may have in mind.
- Google Doc or Microsoft Word Track Change comments sent back to you in a live, working .doc or .docx file format as well as a static .pdf for easy review. Within, you will find:
- Real-time reactions to story events, comments, questions, or suggestions.
- Highlighting continuity issues and orphan details. Does your nonfiction book contain contradictory advice? Did the love interest in your fiction novel have brown eyes in the first half and green eyes in the second?
- General tense corrections and point of view reminders. Did you slip from first person to third? Do you sound sanctimonious when you intend to sound sincere? Did your omniscient narrator miss something? Does your first person narrator know something they shouldn’t? Would the story be more engaging if it were written in the third person? Would your content feel more compelling from a different character’s point of view?
- A thoughtful review of your manuscript. This one to two-page document details elements that were enjoyed, things that were unclear, and story-related weaknesses.
- Grammar and other copyediting issues may be noted in general.
- One-week turnaround time.
Line by Line Editor Service
- $0.065/word for manuscripts of any length
- Example: A 50,000 word manuscript would cost $3,250.
What’s included?
- An exhaustive read and review of your manuscript, with any specific questions or concerns you may have in mind.
- Google Doc or Microsoft Word Track Change comments sent back to you in a live, working .doc or .docx file format as well as a static .pdf for easy review. Within, you will find markup outlining:
- Real-time reactions to manuscript events, comments, questions, suggestions, and explanations for almost every edit.
- Attention paid to style, tone, word choice, and sentence structure.
- Rewritten, rearranged, or altered text presented as suggestions to the author.
- Highlighting continuity issues and orphan details. Does your nonfiction book contain contradictory advice? Did the love interest in your fiction novel have brown eyes in the first half and green eyes in the second?
- Edited grammar and punctuation.
- Corrected spelling.
- Tense corrections and point of view. Did you slip from first person to third? Do you sound sanctimonious when you intend to sound sincere? Did your omniscient narrator miss something? Does your first person narrator know something they shouldn’t? Would the story be more engaging if it were written in the third person? Would your content feel more compelling from a different angle?
- Marketability. Does your manuscript speak to the audience you’re aiming for? Does it have enough content? Is it relatable?
- A comprehensive review of your manuscript. This multi-page document deeply details the top three elements that were loved and the top three elements that could be strengthened, along with any other significant lists, rankings, and commentary that might be helpful to the author.
- Two-week turnaround time.
When you submit your manuscript, please do so with the following formatting in mind:
- 10, 11, or 12 point Times New Roman (or a similar, standard typeface).
- Single or double-spaced.
- Word count is calculated excluding title, author name, dedication, or any text that is not content-related.
Below is an example of a marked up spread (two pages that face one another) from the “Line by Line Editor” service, as well as the lengthy review that goes with it. The text has been blurred to preserve the author’s anonymity. As always, please feel free to email me with any questions!
I believe it comes down to three things:
- I am your book’s biggest fan. I have never come across a “bad” manuscript. I do not believe in them. I approach every manuscript with an interested, open mind.
- I am so obsessive this is basically the only industry for me. Paying deep attention to detail is one of the primary reasons I love this work. I monitor your voice, tone, pacing, sentence structure, foreshadowing, the amount of times you use the same description, and so much more.
- You probably don’t care about dangling participles, but I do. I care so much. Let me worry about finding and fixing issues—you have a story to tell!
I have been professionally editing manuscripts for over 12 years. In that time, I have edited manuscripts from nearly every genre, including many fiction and nonfiction bestsellers.
As an impartial reader, I evaluate your manuscript’s structure, your characterization, descriptions, grammar, phrasing, and more. I also provide targeted feedback addressing your concerns as an author, including plot holes, compelling openings, orphan details, and any other issues you may have.
My first career was in advertising, and my work in that field has taught me many lessons. If you’re interested in ensuring your book reaches as much of your audience as possible, then I’m the editor for you.
Together, we’re going to take your manuscript to the next level! I’m ready when you are.