I’ve been editing for a long time, and unfortunately I’ve seen countless (countless!) cases of authors coming to me after previously being “burned” by a bad editor. There are a lot of underexperienced editors out there—or even worse, people posing as editors who are in… Read More »How to Choose the Right Editor
In a word: YES. And here’s why… Most writers think that because they write well, they haven’t made any mistakes in their manuscript…WRONG! Even the best writers make plenty of mistakes. They leave out crucial details. They use confusing and wrong word choices. They spell words… Read More »Do You REALLY Need an Editor?
If you’re in the process of finding the right editor for you and your book, you may ask: Should you choose a larger company that offers editing services or should you opt for an independent book editor? Large Editing Companies Choosing a large company gives… Read More »Pros and Cons of Using an Editing Company vs. An Independent Book Editor
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not alone in my field. It seems that everywhere I look, there are private editors or companies who are competing against me for your business. In a market this competitive, there must be something to set me apart from… Read More »Choose Me! 5 Reasons Why You Should Hire Me
How much does book editing cost? The Editorial Freelancers Association’s Editorial Rates Chart is the gold standard for how much editing should cost. The EFA’s rates (originally from 2015) were displayed in hourly rates, which I converted to my standard per-word rate. But with the EFA’s updated… Read More »How Much Should Editing Cost?
Many of my clients start with a manuscript critique, a process in which I read your entire manuscript to get a feel for the manuscript’s potential for success. My manuscript critique includes an evaluation report (generally about 10 single-spaced pages long) in which I evaluate and… Read More »Manuscript Critique
In my first chapter critique service, I read your book’s first chapter (up to 4,000 words), adding comments for suggestion/improvement along the way. I focus on areas of confusing or vague writing, inconsistencies, or issues that I have as a first-time reader, and big-picture issues with your story’s conflict,… Read More »First Chapter Critique
Developmental editing looks at the book as a whole and focuses on improving character development, overall story structure (including fixing loose ends), pacing, perspective, narrative style, and your story’s organization. Developmental editing is a two-step process. In the first pass, I read your entire manuscript, focused… Read More »Developmental Editing
Line editing focuses on improving sentence structure, looking at the logic and clarity of scenes, maintaining consistency, rhythm of sentences, and breaking up too-long paragraphs. It makes sure, for example, that each character has consistent actions, or that the spelling of a name or place doesn’t… Read More »Line Editing
Copyediting is the last step in the editing process before publishing. It focuses mainly on word choice, punctuation, spelling, syntax, and grammar, and is essentially a final read-through to make sure your book doesn’t have any surface errors. Copyediting focuses on fixing: Spelling Capitalization errors Typos… Read More »Copyediting