For Authors
Your ideas are worth communicating well.
You’ve done the Big Thing – you’ve written a book! Maybe you’ve even done the Deep Dive and revised (or even entirely rewritten!) your book. Whether you’re staring down the deep dark tunnel of revisions or are feeling close to a final copy, I can help you tackle the next phase of making your work reader-ready.
I strive to create a judgement-free space where we can sharpen (or soften!) your work to say exactly what you want to say, to the people you want to say it to.
What type of editing is right for you?
Editing can be helpful at any stage of your writing/revision process. While some of these edits can happen contemporarily, knowing what feedback you need at your manuscript’s current stage is key to getting the most out of working with me!
Developmental Editing
This stage is all about making sure your manuscript matches your vision. Let’s talk through your content, plot, character arcs, voice, style, POV, structure, audience, and theme.
Line Editing
Let’s make it smooth by examining the writing itself for things like tone, readability, sensitivity, transitions, flow, pacing, and sentence structure; all those things you can work out once your plot is in place.
Copyediting
This phase of editing is all about using the right words to amplify your narrative voice. We’ll look at spelling and grammar, as well as word choice, repetition, and consistency across the board.
Proofreading
This is a final pass before publication to catch any of those last-minute typos, funky punctuations, and/or formatting issues and make sure readers can get immersed in your story without interruption.
Looking for feedback but not interested in an intensive edit?
If you’ve got a completed manuscript and are looking for a reader’s feedback on your overall narrative, ask me about Beta Reading! I’m open to setting my red pen aside, putting on my Reader hat, and chatting about your book before you release it into the big wide world of critics.
Are we a good fit?
While I’m open to editing most genres and styles, my time as a reader and my training in school and the workforce have shown me that I’m a better fit for some types of writing than others.
I love to edit…
- Nonfiction (especially Memoirs and academic work)
- Poetry
- Mystery/Thriller
- Middle-grade Fiction
- Young Adult
- Fantasy (including Romantasy)
- Historical and Literary Fiction
- Romance
- Science Fiction
I’m probably not a great fit for…
- Horror
- Erotica
- Scripts
- Comic books
- Books written/created by AI
Pricing*
DEVELOPMENT
Big Picture Review
$125/10k words
What you get:
- editorial report (10–20 pages)
- including an intense chapter-by-chapter breakdown of plot and character arcs with ideas for improving your manuscript
- in-manuscript comments
- one-hour consultation with options for future consultations
- email follow-up
REVISION
Copy & Line Editing
$150/10k words
What you get:
- edited manuscript
- including in-manuscript edits & comments to improve your writing on a sentence level
- style sheet (for copyedits)
- editing notes (5–10 pages)
- review of changes (for copyedits)
- discounted proofreading rate
- free blurb edit
PROOFREADING
Detailed Review
$85/10k words
What you get:
- edited manuscript
- including tracked changes to grammar, sentence structure, and word choice
- summary of changes (1-5 pages)
- including notes on consistent/repeated mistakes
- review of tone, consistency, punctuation, and grammar
*If you’re a member of the Rocktown Writer’s Guild, ask me about the Local Author’s Discount (~50% off)!