Services for Authors

Proposals (Non-Fiction)

Non-Fiction Proposal Edit: I will help you get your non-fiction proposal in shape to submit to agents or publishers. We will work on strengthening your overall pitch, evaluating and defining your author platform, developing comp titles, contextualizing your book within the broader marketplace, and sharpening chapter descriptions and sample chapters.

Full Manuscripts (Fiction or Non-Fiction)

Reader's Report

This option includes a very close reading of your manuscript and a global letter (3-4 pages) that focuses on story elements (plot, character, theme, world building, pacing, narrative structure, etc.) as well as market analysis. This option can be useful as an initial review of a manuscript prior to a full developmental edit, or as a precursor to querying agents or submitting to publishers. 

Developmental  Edit

The developmental edit provides a deep-dive into your manuscript at both the macro and micro levels.  I will provide a full critique of global story elements (plot, character, theme, world building, pacing, narrative structure, syntax, etc.) + comprehensive notes that hone in on these elements at the chapter and page levels. These are micro-level comments that focus on further specifics of character, pacing, plotting, consistency, and grammar/ diction from page to page. This option also includes a one-hour phone call or Skype session following delivery of the edit. 

Line Edit 

A good, old-fashioned polish of prose at the line level so your manuscript is query or submission ready. 

*Line editing is only available for manuscripts determined ready for this stage.

Services for Agents, Publishers, and Organizations

​I am available to agents and publishers for a variety of services including:
  • Manuscript editing
  • Proofreading
  • Sensitivity reading
  • Submission evaluation
  • Reader’s reports
  • Education course editing
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Interested in working together? Please e-mail me a short description of your writing experience and goals, a brief description of your book, and the first twenty pages of your manuscript (double-spaced as a Microsoft Word document).