Editing ✧ Services ☾

Editing ✧ Services ☾

MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION

For This Stage, I Will Look At The Main Components Of The Story:

  • Plot

  • Characters

  • Pacing

  • Voice

As daunting as the name may seem, a manuscript evaluation is, simply put, a “big picture” review for authors who have just finished their first draft. I recommend you get the bare bones of your story in place with a round of developmental edits first. However, I'm perfectly happy to review your draft in its most basic state.

Rather than dissect your work with heavy edits, I’ll provide you with an editorial review letter, which is a fancy way of saying I'm giving broad global commentary on areas where your writing is strongest and where it needs some gentle corrective nudging. If you would like to chat more about any of these recommendations after you’ve reviewed the letter, let's set up a Consultation Call!

LINE EDITING

You've gotten your first draft finished, gone through the initial manuscript review and developmental edits, and now it's time for line editing! Also called “stylistic” or “content editing,” this is the stage where I will review your manuscript for more specific elements:

  • Voice (word choice)

  • Style (phrasing)

  • Refining characterizations

  • Dialogue

  • Hooks and prompts at the beginning and end of each chapter

  • Overused dialogue prompts

  • Consistency

  • Writing habits (e.g., similar sentence structure, sentences starting with the same word, filler words like “just” or “really,” and so on)

If you're confident in the content of your manuscript and are more interested in cleaning up the nitty-gritty elements (grammar, punctuation, etc.), let's look at a copyediting service instead.

COPYEDITING

You've developed your manuscript, put in the hard work and long hours of refining and revising your content, and now it's time for a deep dive into copyediting! This is the “nitpick” stage, where I will look over your manuscript for:

  • Grammar

  • Punctuation

  • Spelling

  • Echo words (using the same word repeatedly)

  • Double-checking consistency with actions

You're almost there! Start working on your query letter, because the end of this crazy ride is in sight.

PROOFREADING

This is it! Your manuscript has been developed, refined, revised, and reviewed more times than you can count. Now, it’s time for the final proof. In this final stage, I will review your work one last time for:

  • Typos

  • Double words

  • Grammar

  • Punctuation

  • Spelling

  • Formatting issues

You're done! It's time to polish your query letter and package up your beautiful piece of literary art, because it's time to get published!