Editing Services

My goal as an editor is to help bring forth the best version of your book, not to impose my own ideas or preferences on your story.

I edit nearly every speculative fiction genre and am intimately familiar with middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction in all lengths, including novels, novellas, novelettes, and short stories from authors at all points in their career. I also have experience with memoirs and other nonfiction books. However, I am not a good fit for picture books and young children’s books.

All prices are listed in USD and are subject to length, timing, and complexity. For manuscripts with fewer than 50k words or more than 150k words, please use the contact me page to request a modified quote.

I do provide editing samples upon request: the first five pages for manuscripts more than 10k words, and the first page for manuscripts under 10k words. Note that the edits will not be expansive given the length of the samples.

Please also contact me if you have any questions or would like clarification regarding the editing services. However, please note that while I will help you strengthen and polish your manuscript, but unfortunately there are no guarantees in publishing. That’s true no matter how many editors you do (or don’t) contract with.

I offer two kinds of editing services:

Developmental edits include a detailed critique of your manuscript’s following parts: plot, emotional arcs, character arcs, subplots, pacing, point of view, dialogue, tension, descriptions and sensory details, and worldbuilding (including settings, magic systems, cultural touchstones, etc.), among others. If you have concerns you’d like to focus on, just let me know.

You will receive a detailed write up of your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses, and I will offer examples and possible solutions where appropriate. Additionally, upon delivery we can schedule a 30- to 60-minute phone or video call to go over your critique. Note that developmental edits do not include line edits.

I will go line by line through your manuscript and identify the following issues: grammar, syntax, punctuation, noun/pronouns mismatches, awkward wording and overused words, awkward dialogue, action critique (movement of characters–have they accidentally sprouted an extra hand?), and typos, among others. I will include suggested solutions to these issues. Note that line edits do not include developmental edits.

Let’s work together!

I also offer three interior formatting packages: