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Developmental Editing and Manuscript Evaluations
What exactly is a developmental edit? Good question, and one I get a lot.
A developmental edit is a deep dive into your manuscript. What works, what doesn’t, plot and character development, inconsistencies in character and story.
If you’ve ever received a rejection letter (like all of mine) where the letter simply says, “thank you for submitting your work to us, but at this time, it is not right for us; or, with a few changes, we would love to represent you; or, it does not meet our needs,” etc., but offers nothing specific to fix, then you know the frustration of asking yourself what is WRONG with my story?
My goal as a developmental editor is to help you figure that out. To analyze your story, I will make comments in the margins of your manuscript, write an editorial letter of approximately 10-15 pages, and provide a book map, all of which serve to offer suggestions that will make the difference between “this shows promise,” and “we want to send you a contract”. Afterward, I will provide a one-hour zoom or phone consultation to answer any last questions that might remain.
If a developmental edit is out of your price range, then I can do a manuscript evaluation, a smaller scale, less expensive means of finding and fixing your manuscript. You will still receive comments in the margins and a shorter letter (5-10 pages) and a half-hour phone or Zoom consult.
2.5 cents/word for a developmental edit.
1.0 cents/word for a manuscript evaluation.
A free sample edit of 3,000 words is available upon request.