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Critique
Beta Reader Questionnaire
A beta reader is a beta tester for your writing project. Ideally, they’re a part of your project’s target audience and can provide reactions and feedback that help you revise your book before it’s published.
This beta reader questionnaire service includes:
inline comments on your fiction manuscript
a completed beta reader questionnaire sheet
an overall evaluation letter of your manuscript
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)
manuscript critique letter
A manuscript critique letter is a thorough, in-depth evaluation of your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses. It is informed by craft methodology, traditional storytelling conventions, and some sense of marketability.
This manuscript critique letter service includes:
inline comments on your fiction manuscript
a full manuscript evaluation letter with suggested next steps
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)
MFA APPLICATION CRITIQUE
For applicants of graduate creative writing programs, it’s often necessary to have an engaging writing sample and compelling essays that tell more about their writing and personal background.
This MFA application critique service includes:
inline comments on one fiction writing sample
inline comments on up to two personal statements
an overall evaluation letter of your application materials
an expected turn around time of up to three weeks (regular track)
an expected turn around time of up to one week (fast track)
editorial sensitivity letter
An editorial sensitivity letter takes a manuscript critique letter one step further. It assesses a manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses, but it also take into a consideration potentially offensive content with an aim to reduce it.
This manuscript critique letter service includes:
inline comments on your fiction manuscript
flagging potentially offensive content within the manuscript
a full manuscript evaluation letter with suggested next steps
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)
query package critique
Writers who are looking to traditionally publish need a query letter, a synopsis, and an opening of their manuscript that turns the heads of literary agents, editors, and other publishers.
This query package service includes:
inline comments on your query letter
inline comments on your synopsis (up to 10 pages)
inline comments on your manuscript’s first 10 pages
an overall evaluation letter of your query package
an expected turn around time of up to three weeks (regular track)
an expected turn around time of up to one week (fast track)
Editorial
Proofreading
Proofreaders are the unsung heroes of the publishing world. They are primarily responsible for ensuring that a book’s formatting is correct that that there are no typos or other errors in the final version before it goes to print.
This proofreading editorial service includes:
inline comments and edits on your fiction manuscript
corrections of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting, errors according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)
Developmental Editing
Developmental editors focus on the big picture elements of a fiction manuscript. They might suggest cutting out entire passages in service of improving the pacing in addition to the usual work of other editors.
This developmental editing service includes:
inline comments and edits on your fiction manuscript
corrections of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting, errors according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
suggestions for improving language and style for the work
suggestions for addressing overall issues within the manuscript
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)
Copyediting
Copyeditors are who people usually think of when they think of editors. They are responsible for ensuring that a book is published according to its house style guides and that the manuscripts reads clearly before it goes to final quality checks.
This copyediting editorial service includes:
inline comments and edits on your fiction manuscript
corrections of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting, errors according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
fact-checking and house style adherence with a style sheet
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)
editorial sensitivity Reading
Editorial sensitivity readers combine an editorial acumen and a focus on addressing offensive content within a work. It is the highest level of editing that I offer in that it combines personal, professional, and academic aspects of my understanding of storytelling.
This editorial sensitivity reading service includes:
inline comments and edits on your fiction manuscript
corrections of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting, errors according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
suggestions for improving language and style for the work
suggestions for addressing overall issues within the manuscript
flagging potentially offensive content within the manuscript
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)
Line Editing
Line editing, or “heavy copyediting,” addresses the sentence or paragraph level of a written project. The main aim of this kind of editing is a focus on improving a language’s style or text for clarity or aesthetic purposes.
This line editing editorial service includes:
inline comments and edits on your fiction manuscript
corrections of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting, errors according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
fact-checking and house style adherence with a style sheet
suggestions for improving language and style for the work
an expected turnaround time of up to five weeks (regular track)
an expected turnaround time of up to three weeks (fast track)