Choose this option if you are seeking to start at the foundation or revise major content issues (e.g., structure, pacing, muddy middle, character development, weak stakes). Think: Big picture editing.

Price:​ (depends on the genre and extent of work required)

• Fiction MG – Adult; Nonfiction:

  • $0.03 – $0.05 per word

• Picture Books – Chapters:

  • Please inquire further with a word count less than 20,000

 

Goals for fiction:

• PLOT: Balanced structure; absorbing conflicts, motivations, pace, and believability; clear message and narrative consistency; filled plot holes.

• CHARACTERS: Compelling, understandable, relatable, and necessary characters that advance the plot, whether they are likable or not.

• ELEMENTS: Settings and themes that strengthen the story, not dilute it.

 

Goals for nonfiction (textbooks, university magazines and journals, memoirs, autobiographies, personal narratives, and more):

• Intentional, stimulating, and relatable beats

• Strong arrangement and pacing from one point to the next

• Effective show and tell of conflicts and obstacles

• Clear arcs, themes, and messages

 

Note: An overall editorial letter can be included with this service.