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Developmental Editing

Do you feel stuck in your story—or that your characters are? I can help you identify and correct big-picture issues. 

Developmental editing is often the first step in working through a manuscript or other written content. It is a macro step that finds potentially large plot holes and discrepancies in your story, often during or shortly after the first draft is written, and provides suggestions to address these challenges.

I also offer a less labor-intensive, and therefore lower-cost, beta reading that provides targeted suggestions for making the most impactful changes.

What's Next?

  1. Complete the Contact form.
  2. Schedule a free 15-minute intro call with me.
  3. I will choose a sample of your work to edit (est. 250-1,000 words, or 1-4 pages, depending on document length), then provide feedback and a proposal for you to review.
  4. We’ll turn the proposal into a signed contract if we agree to work together. 
  5. Partial fee will be due at the time of scheduling.
  6. I’ll begin a developmental edit of your project; periodic updates/payments may occur (per contract).
  7. When I’ve finished the edit, we’ll schedule a call to review your manuscript and story structure summary.
  8. After the final payment is received, the manuscript and summary will be sent to you.

Copyediting

Copyediting, or copy editing (depending on whether your style manual is The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition, or The Associated Press Stylebook) is about fixing sentence structure and changing words with a focus on grammar, spelling, punctuation, other components of mechanical editing, correcting egregious errors, and fact-checking. 

You may have heard the term “line editing” as synonymous with copy editing. While both copy and line editing focus at the sentence level, line editing differs because it leans into developmental editing by ______.

Copy and line editing bundle available. . . .

What's Next?

  1. Complete the Contact form.
  2. Schedule a free 15-minute intro call with me.
  3. I will choose a sample of your work to edit (est. 250-1,000 words, or 1-4 pages, depending on document length), then provide feedback and a proposal for you to review.
  4. We’ll turn the proposal into a signed contract if we agree to work together. 
  5. Partial fee will be due at the time of scheduling.
  6. I’ll begin to copyedit your project; periodic updates/payments may occur (per contract).
  7. When I finish the edit, we’ll schedule a call to review your manuscript, style sheet, and executive summary.
  8. After the final payment is received, the manuscript, style sheet, and summary will be sent to you.

Proofreading

Proofreading is the final step before sharing your work with your audience. This is the opportunity to polish and shine your prose, correcting any remaining typos, double words (e.g., the the or and and), grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting issues. 

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What's Next?

  1. Complete the Contact form.
  2. Schedule a free 15-minute intro call with me.
  3. I will choose a sample of your work to proofread (est. 250-1,000 words, or 1-4 pages, depending on document length), and provide feedback and a proposal for you to review.
  4. We’ll turn the proposal into a signed contract if we agree to work together. 
  5. Partial fee will be due at the time of scheduling.
  6. I’ll begin to proofread your project.
  7. When I finish proofreading, we’ll schedule a call to review your manuscript and any queries, if applicable.
  8. After final payment is received, your polished manuscript will be returned to you.