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Editorial Services

Service rates can vary project to project, based primarily on genre, style, length, and other editorial considerations. The best way to get firm sense of what your project will cost is to contact me for a quote! With a sense of what you need and some sample material, I’ll be able to tell you exactly what my rate will be.

Manuscript Services

Editorial Assessment

Often the best first step, especially for debut authors, an editorial assessment can give you expert perspective and guidance on how to revise your work-in-progress.

After I have assessed your full or partial manuscript, you’ll receive an editorial letter (averages 4-6 pages) focused on big picture editorial points, such as pacing, tone, chapter organization, character development, narrative arc, flow & style, and character chemistry as applicable. It may also address any major recurring line-level issues or other project-specific questions you have.

Rate: Starting at $.035/word (or hourly flat rate for under 20k words)

Developmental Editing

Best for authors looking for more hands-on guidance with clear pointers to specific opportunities for growth in the manuscript, this service provides an in-depth evaluation and full edit of your manuscript.

You will receive both an editorial letter (averaging 5-8 pages) and in-line comments and redlining throughout the manuscript. Like the Editorial Assessment, the focus remains on big picture editorial elements, but also includes advice on the more concrete line level.

Rate: Starting at $.045/word

Line Editing

Great for shorter form work or manuscripts/chapters that have already undergone editorial assessment/developmental editing, this service irons out line-level issues such as sentence structure, grammatical issues, and language overuse/repetition.

Rate: Starting at $.03/word (or hourly flat rate for under 15k words)

Agent Querying Support

Query Letter Review/Writing

Your query letter is the first impression you make on agents, and submitting a succinct and compelling letter is essential to have your manuscript seriously considered. I offer several levels of support to help you land the best literary representation.

  • Query letter review

  • In-depth query letter revision

  • Query letter writing

For new clients whose manuscripts I have not previously worked on, I request 20-30 pages of sample material to get a better sense of the project and your voice.

Fee: Starting at $275

Agent List Consultation

Once you have a fantastic query letter, how do you know who to send it to? I’ll help you build a list of agents to query, tailored to your book and your publishing goals.

With this service you’ll receive:

  • Feedback on any agents you are already considering, based on my insider experience working directly with numerous prominent agencies and whether I think they could be a good fit for your book

  • A curated list of 20 agents to begin your querying, including notes on why I would recommend them for your project

Fee: Starting at $475

Book Proposal Review/Writing

For nonfiction, books are queried and sold to publishers using book proposals. Even if your book is brilliant, it won’t go far without a strong and well-organized proposal. I’ve read over a thousand book proposals, evaluating them for acquisition, and can help ensure yours can go the distance. I offer a few services so you can select the level of support that best matches your needs.

  • Book proposal review

  • Book proposal revision

  • Book proposal writing

Note: Book proposal writing is only available for return clients whose books I have previously assessed or edited.

Fee: Starting at $750

Self-Publishing Support

Reading Group Guides

For book club fiction, a reading group guide can be a great marketing tool. I’ve written the discussion guides included in the back of many major bestsellers and book club hits, and can provide one for your book as well. These guides can then be used for outreach to book clubs and mentioned on the cover and retail copy as a bonus feature of the book.

Fee: Starting at $600

Proofreading

For authors who have already completed content editing and want to ensure they are publishing a clean, polished text. Proofreading catches grammatical, typographic, and style consistency errors and serves as a final check before sending your book out into the world for readers.

Rate: Starting at $.0225/word

Retail Copy or Cover Consultation

Your book’s cover and retail description are key to convincing readers to buy your book. As an editor, I have written hundreds of selling summaries for online retail pages and book jackets and helped select the perfect cover for my titles. If you are self-publishing and would like professional input on your consumer-facing materials, I can help you balance metadata SEO with readability and ensure you are meeting current publishing industry best practices.

Rates for this service are highly variable depending on material to be reviewed/revised.

Have questions about publishing? Want to brainstorm your ideas?

Book a consultation call to get immediate feedback and candid, honest answers.

Publishing Consultation Call

$175/hr

Great for new and returning clients, a consultation call gives you an opportunity to speak one-on-one with an industry professional to learn more about the publishing process, discuss book ideas, brainstorm plot changes during your revision, or talk through any challenges you are running into.

Not sure where to start?

Tell me a bit about your project and what you’re looking for, and if it’s a good fit for my skillset I’ll match you with the service (or customize one!) to best meet your needs.