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Editing Services

Experienced in all aspects of editing.

Specialties are character, voice, dialogue, and copy editing. Check out unique bonus services and subscribe for a free character development worksheet!

Free sample edit of the first five pages before you decide.

$100 deposit to hold a future slot; unlimited follow-up questions via email, chat, or Zoom.

 

Rates below industry standard to keep editing affordable for you.

Still tight? Make sure to visit the discounts and payment plans page!

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Developmental Edit

WHAT YOU SAY

Have a draft that isn't quite right, but you don't know why?

Addresses structure, character arcs, plot, goals, motivation, pacing, tension, theme, and point of view.

Includes a master document of

scene-by-scene notes, overarching recommendations, and detailed ideas for improvement.

$0.02/word

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Line Edit

HOW YOU SAY IT

Solid story but your prose and dialogue need help?

Provides in-line commentary on style and prose. Addresses tone, description, voice, dialogue, flow, word choice, POV, readability, and syntax. Teaches you how to level up your own writing.

$0.02/word

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Copy Edit

CLEANING IT UP

Grammar, punctuation, syntax, usage, tense, sentence structure, readability, and clarity.

Three passes to ensure accuracy.

$0.015/word

Additional Options

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Dialogue Doctor

Add spark and snark to banter and make each voice unique. Workshop your dialogue and character voices over two weeks.

À la carte or added to editing package.

$175 up to 80k words, $200 80k+

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Character Central 

Create or refine characters who leap off the page. 

Deep dive into your choice of characters and aspects: arc, motivation, backstory, and more over two weeks.

À la carte or added to editing package.

$175 up to 80k words, $200 80k+​

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First Three Chapters

Workshop that crucial opening. Initial overall edit plus two revision passes.

$125. Max of 8k words.

Holding Hands

1-1 Book Coaching

Personal book coach, working back and forth with you to develop story, characters, dialogue, and more. Unlimited chat/email discussion, up to two hours of

Zoom calls/mo, and in-line comments on forty pages/mo.

$400/mo, no minimum commitment

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Sensitivity Read

Read for autism, ADHD, anxiety, nonbinary/trans, pansexual, emotional abuse, and parenting in and post-trauma.

À la carte or added to editing package.

$50 up to 10k, $100 50-80k, $150 80k+

*All prices subject to future change*

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