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I will perform manuscript evaluations and editing services for memoir, horror and more
About this Gig
Manuscript Evaluation:
You will receive an editor's letter on what worked well, what could be improved, with at least two specific examples of changes you could make to elevate the work.
Copy/Line Editing:
I will consider tone, clarity, flow, and rhythm. Improving syntax and diction while maintaining the author's unique voice is my specialty. I track my changes in Word, so you can clearly see my edits. I use Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Ed. To guide my grammar edits and Merriam-Webster to guide my spelling edits.
Developmental Feedback Book Report:
- Assessment on how well the first third of the book communicates your thesis and/or introduces the story
- Identification of your reader audience
- Definitions of themes, motifs, tone, and voice
- Notes on words and sentence structures that have been repeated too frequently
- Evaluation of structural arc of the book overall
- Suggestions for rearranging your book or individual chapters as needed
- Chapter by chapter analysis: thesis, argument, sources, conclusion, segue
- Questions that need to be answered before the book can feel finished
- Points of plot or structure conflict that should be remedied
- Points of redundancy to cut
- MORE
Language:
English
Audience :
General readers
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Adult
POV:
First person
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Third person limited
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Multiple POVs
Complexity level:
Simple / easy read
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Intermediate
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Advanced
Voice:
Active
Delivery style preference
Please inform the freelancer of any preferences or concerns regarding the use of AI tools in the completion and/or delivery of your order.
My Portfolio
FAQ
What kinds of books do you work on?
I have a soft spot for memoir or self-help/memoir hybrids; I like to read about spiritual awakenings, sex and relationships, psychedelic drugs, redemption arcs, trauma (without traumatizing the reader), activism, and other stuff. For fiction, I love horror and dark fantasy and sci/fi.
How is "developmental feedback" different from "developmental editing"?
While your manuscript will include tracked changes and comments, I do not make major developmental changes in your manuscript. Instead, I prefer to empower authors to make key strategic changes based on suggestions in their detailed book report.
Why don't you implement the developmental feedback you suggest in manuscripts?
I may suggest cutting a scene that doesn't make sense in context to me, but you--knowing your story and your intention--could come to realize, as a result of that feedback, that you were not clear about a core detail. Instead of cutting the scene, you may decide to expand on that section.
Can we work on a style guide together before you get started?
Absolutely! I use Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Ed. To guide my grammar edits and Merriam-Webster to guide my spelling edits, but if, for example, you have special spellings for characters or new terms you have developed for your self-help book, I would need to keep that in mind during the edit.
Do you offer ghostwriting services?
Yes! Technically! Because ghostwriting is quite the undertaking, I need to first make sure I love your book idea as much as you do, and I need to make sure that we're a good fit for each other. Writing a book should be fun!
Do you offer sample edits?
I am happy to offer a sample edit for my copy editing/line editing work, up to three pages, double-spaced. I can show a (redacted) editor's letter from a previous client before we start a manuscript evaluation or developmental feedback book report.
Do your services come with revisions?
The listed price does not come with rounds of revision; however, I am happy to look over any sections you change based on my feedback for just $0.01 per word.
