Fiction Editorial Services
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As an editor, I want to help your story reach your readers in its purest form. My job is to keep your voice and your spark of creativity intact, without letting anything bog it down or cloud it up. I do all of my editing with this goal in mind. Below is a list of the editorial services I provide. Please contact me if you have any questions about a specific service.
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Substantive Editing: A close look at plot and character development, as well as organization and continuity. I also edit for tone, style, and realistic dialogue, without delving too deeply into the finer points of mechanics. This involves comments throughout the manuscript and an editorial letter.
Line Editing: A heavy focus on tone, style, and organization. I edit for fluidity and variation of sentence structure, as well as paragraph organization, word repetition, and some of the more stylistic elements of writing. This is often combined with a substantive edit.
Copyediting: A thorough look at grammar, spelling, punctuation, and continuity within the story. I edit mainly to smooth out any stylistic inconsistencies and fix grammatical issues. I also provide light fact-checking and keep an eye out for plot holes and inconsistencies within the story (such as character descriptions changing from chapter one to chapter ten).
Proofreading: A detailed review of the manuscript to identify and correct any typographical errors. I edit for typos that arise from formatting issues, as well as incorrect spelling and errors in grammar.
Editorial Evaluation: An overall evaluation of the manuscript, noting the strengths and weaknesses, as well as offering suggestions on areas of improvement. I provide a five- to ten-page letter outlining my feedback on plot, character, tone, and dialogue, as well as some mechanical elements of writing if there are particular areas to work on or if there is a particular aptitude expressed throughout the manuscript.
For self-publishing authors, depending on individual needs, I often suggest either an editorial letter or a combination substantive/line edit as a first pass, a copyedit as a second pass, and then getting a separate editor to complete a proofread for the final pass, in order to have a second set of eyes on the manuscript. This ensures a complete editorial round before publication.
Please contact me to discuss my rates, as they vary from project to project.
Line Editing: A heavy focus on tone, style, and organization. I edit for fluidity and variation of sentence structure, as well as paragraph organization, word repetition, and some of the more stylistic elements of writing. This is often combined with a substantive edit.
Copyediting: A thorough look at grammar, spelling, punctuation, and continuity within the story. I edit mainly to smooth out any stylistic inconsistencies and fix grammatical issues. I also provide light fact-checking and keep an eye out for plot holes and inconsistencies within the story (such as character descriptions changing from chapter one to chapter ten).
Proofreading: A detailed review of the manuscript to identify and correct any typographical errors. I edit for typos that arise from formatting issues, as well as incorrect spelling and errors in grammar.
Editorial Evaluation: An overall evaluation of the manuscript, noting the strengths and weaknesses, as well as offering suggestions on areas of improvement. I provide a five- to ten-page letter outlining my feedback on plot, character, tone, and dialogue, as well as some mechanical elements of writing if there are particular areas to work on or if there is a particular aptitude expressed throughout the manuscript.
For self-publishing authors, depending on individual needs, I often suggest either an editorial letter or a combination substantive/line edit as a first pass, a copyedit as a second pass, and then getting a separate editor to complete a proofread for the final pass, in order to have a second set of eyes on the manuscript. This ensures a complete editorial round before publication.
Please contact me to discuss my rates, as they vary from project to project.