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Developmental Editing – starts at $2,500

Developmental editing is where we figure out what story you’re trying to tell and the most effective way to tell it. Does the structure support the story you’re telling? What are your natural writing strengths, and where could you use different techniques to make it stronger? My approach with developmental editing goes deeper than the surface rules of structure and storytelling. My process includes both logic (the rules) and intuition (the issues that show up beneath the words). I dive deep into what’s working, and what’s holding you back. I give you the toolkit—and a tailored writing handbook—to get where you want to go. To use a real estate analogy, this is where we make sure you have the right blueprint, materials and tools for the house you want to build.

This is for one round of developmental editing. Some of my clients then move into coaching, and I work through the revisions with them; others go off and revise for 6-9 months and then come back for a manuscript evaluation. Clients who have completed a developmental edit with me receive a 20% discount on coaching or a subsequent manuscript evaluation of the same project.

Time frame:

• 4-8 weeks, depending on length

Manuscript Evaluation – starts at $1,650

You’ve taken your manuscript as far as you can, but you’re not sure if it’s ready to submit. A manuscript evaluation is a high-level overview of issues that need to be addressed before you take the final steps to self-publish or begin querying. A manuscript evaluation does not replace any level of editing. Rather, it gives you a summary assessment of where you are on your path to publication. To continue with the real estate analogy, an evaluation is akin to having someone tell you how to stage your home for sale.

Time frame:

• 3-4 weeks, depending on length

Nonfiction Book Proposal Review – starts at $827

If you have a completed commercial book proposal, I will review it to make sure you’ve made an effective business case for your book. I’ll look at each section (hook/overview, target audience, competing/complementary titles, marketing plan and author bio/platform).  I’ll make suggestions for improvements, both in terms of writing quality and marketability of your book.

These reviews include evaluation (but not hands-on edit) of one sample chapter up to 5,000 words.

To get the most out of my feedback (and your money), I highly recommend reading Michael Larsen’s How to Write a Book Proposal.

Time frame:

• Two weeks (one pass)
• One to three months (three passes)

Writer, Story and Creativity Coaching

Hone your voice, discover your strengths, and become a timeless storyteller.

You can learn a great deal from my feedback on just 10 pages (2500 words). Within just a few pages, I can notice storytelling or composition patters that likely occur throughout your writing. The ten pages can be an outline, part of a chapter or whatever is giving you the biggest challenge right now.

Beyond writing, I can help you with researching agents, writing queries and synopses, providing support while you’re on submission, and encouraging you along your path to publication, whether that’s traditional, self-publishing or hybrid.

Writer Coaching with Page Reviews

Custom packages available on request.

Find Your Flow Creativity Coaching

Renew your commitment to yourself and your writing. Learn to:

• Jump-start your creativity
• Get in the flow and build momentum by learning your creative rhythms
• Get the most out of butt-in-chair time
• Maximize creativity while minimizing screen time
• Feel more fulfilled creatively

Page edits (up to 2,500 words) are available as an add-on for $0.07 to 0.10 per word