Exclusive Editing Offer
WINTER OFFER
Get Your Opening Chapters Ready for Querying – Just £300!
(Regular price of a combined edit of 8,000 words - £400)
Perfect your first three chapters (up to 8,000 words) with a Combined Developmental and Line Edit.
Additional words are charged separately.
The opening chapters of your manuscript are critical as they set the tone, introduce key characters, and establish the initial plot, making a lasting impression on readers. They are the hook that entices readers to continue, offering a glimpse into the world you've created and the journey ahead.
My detailed feedback and constructive suggestions on these opening chapters will ensure your story turns into a page-turner.
In my developmental edit, I will focus on crucial elements, such as character development, plot structure, pacing, and thematic depth.
In my line edit, I will ensure your language delivers your story in the most engaging way.
My goal is to help you refine your narrative and style, ensuring it captures and retains your readers' attention from the very start.
Your opening chapters are your story’s first impression—make them impossible to put down!
What’s Included:
- Developmental Editing: Strengthen your plot, characters, and pacing.
- Line Editing: Polish your prose for clarity, flow, and impact.
Only 5 slots available per month—first-come, first-served.
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COMBINED EDIT OFFER
20% OFF (Full Manuscript Edits Only)
Investing in both developmental and line editing together takes your manuscript to the next level. Here's why it's the perfect combo:
- Developmental Editing (Usually £20 per 1000 words)
This in-depth service focuses on your story's core, ensuring a strong structure, plot, character development, and flow.
You'll receive a detailed editorial summary (5-10 pages) covering plot and story structure, character development, theme and genre, marketability (optional), and additional considerations (depending on manuscript needs).
- Line Editing (Usually £30 per 1000 words)
This meticulous service focuses on word choice, sentence structure, and overall clarity for a polished manuscript.
You'll receive a detailed editorial summary (3-5 pages), covering aspects like word choice, setting description, the balance of showing vs. telling, pacing, and more.
Book both services together and receive a significant 20%!
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This offer is subject to availability and is valid only for full manuscript edits.
Partial Work Editing
If you're curious about how my editing services can transform your writing but aren't ready to commit to a full manuscript edit, you can opt for partial work editing. This means you can choose a chapter or section of your work for me to edit. It's a great way to see the potential improvements and ensure my editing style matches your needs before diving into the entire manuscript.
Developmental Editing
Cost: £20 per 1,000 words
Developmental Editing Services
If you’re looking to strengthen the foundation of your manuscript, this service is designed for you. Developmental editing is critical for enhancing the overall structure, coherence, and depth of your narrative, ensuring it resonates well with your target audience.
What is Developmental Editing?
Developmental editing is an in-depth process that evaluates and improves major aspects of your manuscript. It focuses on key elements, such as plot organisation, character development, pacing, thematic consistency, and narrative flow. This service is not about correcting grammar or punctuation, but about refining your story's core to make it as compelling as possible.
What This Service Includes:
- Plot Development: Analysis of your story’s plot to identify gaps or inconsistencies, with suggestions for enhancing engagement and logical flow.
- Character Enhancement: Deepening of characters to make them more complex and relatable to your readers.
- Pacing Optimisation: Examination of narrative pacing to ensure consistent interest and engagement throughout the book.
- Theme Exploration: Assistance in clarifying and strengthening the themes of your work, ensuring they are effectively woven through the narrative.
- Structural Advice: Recommendations on improving the overall structure of your manuscript to enhance readability and impact.
This includes highlighting slow or weak parts of the story, suggesting material to cut or move, noting awkward transitions or dialogue, addressing plot issues, highlighting inconsistencies, suggesting structural changes, and recommending subtle adjustments that will help align the details of your story with its aim.
All this is to make sure every piece of your story lines up with the big picture you have in mind.
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Please note that all services require an advance payment of 10% to secure your booking.
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Line Editing
Cost: £30 per 1,000 words
With line editing, I delve into the mechanics of your writing, focusing on word choice, sentence structure, rhythm, and flow. My goal is to enhance your unique voice, ensuring it resonates clearly and powerfully with your readers.
Collaborative Approach: I see us as partners in your creative journey. Throughout the editing process, I maintain open, honest communication, providing constructive feedback that empowers you to make informed decisions about your work.
Tailored Services: Every manuscript is unique. That's why I offer customised editing solutions based on your specific needs, goals, and writing style.
What You'll Receive with Line Editing:
- Enhanced Clarity and Flow: Refinement of sentences and paragraphs to ensure they are clear and logical and contribute to overall readability.
- Optimised Word Choice: Replacement of vague or overused words with precise, impactful alternatives to strengthen your manuscript’s effectiveness.
- Diverse Sentence Structure: Adjustment of sentence construction to introduce variety and enhance narrative impact, avoiding monotony.
- Assured Consistency: Assurance of consistent tone and style throughout your manuscript to maintain your unique voice.
- Improved Rhythm and Pacing: Evaluation and adjustment of the rhythm and pacing of the narrative to better support the storytelling.
- Refined Dialogue: Polishing of dialogue to ensure it sounds realistic and is true to the character while effectively advancing the plot.
- Reduced Redundancy: Elimination of unnecessary repetition in words, phrases, and ideas to streamline the content and heighten reader engagement.
- Boosted Readability: Enhancements made to overall readability, ensuring the text is engaging and accessible to your target audience.
Line Editing improves the substance and style of a manuscript. It's an investment in the manuscript's success, making the story not just readable but memorable and engaging.
Please note that all services require an advance payment of 10% to secure your booking.
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