Services

Short Fiction Coaching

Who’s it for? Writers of flash fiction, short stories, novelettes and novellas who want to submit for publication
What is it? Short fiction coaching involves working with an editor to polish a suite of short pieces and prepare them for submission.
What does it include? Big-picture developmental editing; sentence-level line editing; help with the submission process
How much does it cost? Estimate available upon request

Who’s it for? Writers of novels looking for an assessment of their work
What is it? A beta read focuses on reader reaction to the manuscript.
What does it include? A completed questionnaire about the beginning, characters, plot, pacing, tone, setting and worldbuilding, dialogue, point of view, reader engagement, and ending of your manuscript
How much does it cost? $450 for up to 62,500 words; cost can be applied to an upgrade to a Manuscript Evaluation or Developmental Edit

Who’s it for? Writers of novels looking for an assessment of their work plus big-picture editing recommendations
What is it? A manuscript evaluation goes beyond the reader reaction of a beta read to offer big-picture guidance on how to address issues and improve the manuscript.
What does it include? A completed questionnaire about the beginning, characters, plot, pacing, tone, setting and worldbuilding, dialogue, point of view, reader engagement, and ending of your manuscript, including specific recommendations; an optional 30-minute consultation
How much does it cost? around $1,000–$1,500 for up to 62,500 words; cost can be applied to an upgrade to a Developmental Edit

Who’s it for? Writers of novels looking for the full developmental editing experience
What is it? A developmental edit goes beyond the guidance of a manuscript evaluation to provide both a plan for revision and in-text comments suggesting how and where recommended edits can be applied.
What does it include? An editorial letter that evaluates the manuscript’s strengths and offers advice on the most impactful areas for improvement; editorial queries within your manuscript; two optional 30-minute consultations
How much does it cost? Estimate available upon request

Who’s it for? Writers looking to polish their work at the sentence level
What is it? A line edit zooms in to offer recommendations at the sentence level, covering aspects of craft like pacing, dialogue, narrative distance, and eliciting emotion.
What does it include? An editorial letter; editorial queries in your manuscript; an optional 30-minute consultation
How much does it cost? Estimate available upon request