I offer a range of editorial services for picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult, all genres and both fiction and nonfiction.
Video Critique
Editorial Assessment
Developmental Edit
Editorial Consultation
This is my most cost-effective service and is a good starting place if you’re looking for broad guidance on your work in progress.
In an hour-long video call, we’ll discuss your project’s strengths, areas for improvement, and marketability. Editorial comments may touch on character, plot, pacing, structure, etc. as relevant. This is a great opportunity to have a dialogue about your current project—we can use this time to address any questions you might have, brainstorm revisions, and talk about the publishing process more broadly.
Please be aware that I don’t provide written notes along with the critique, so I encourage you to take your own notes during our call.
Pricing:
Picture Books (up to 1,500 words): $200
Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult (first 10 pages + 1-2 page outline/synopsis): $200
Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult (partial or full manuscript): contact me for a quote
Offers an in-depth overview of your project to help you level up your writing in your next revision. Ideal for earlier manuscript drafts where you want to tackle bigger picture changes.
In a 3-5 page editorial letter, I will provide notes on your project’s strengths, areas for improvement, and marketability. Editorial comments will touch on character, plot, pacing, structure, etc. This service also includes an hour-long follow up call—we can use this time to address any questions you might have about my notes, brainstorm revisions, and talk about the publishing process more broadly.
Pricing:
Picture Books (up to 1,500 words): $300
Chapter Books (up to 10,000 words): $600
Middle Grade (up to 40,000 words): $950
Young Adult (up to 60,000 words): $1,200
If your manuscript exceeds the above category word counts, please contact me for a quote.
Provides a thorough review of your project with in-line comments to help you polish your manuscript all the way down to the smaller details. Recommended for manuscripts that have already been revised at least once, either professionally or on your own.
I will provide detailed editorial comments on your project with an editorial letter at least 3-5 pages long and in-line comments on your manuscript (done via track changes in Microsoft Word). My notes will cover your project’s strengths, areas for improvement, and marketability, touching on character, plot, pacing, structure, etc. This service also includes an hour-long follow up call—we can use this time to address any questions you might have about my notes, brainstorm revisions, and talk about the publishing process more broadly.
Pricing:
Picture Books (up to 1,500 words): $400
Chapter Books (up to 10,000 words): $750
Middle Grade (up to 40,000 words): $1,150
Young Adult (up to 60,000 words): $1,450
If your manuscript exceeds the above category word counts, please contact me for a quote.
Do you have an idea for a book but aren’t sure where to start? Are you stuck in the middle of your manuscript draft? Do you need another opinion on the direction you’re thinking of going with your story?
If you’d like my editorial input but don’t have a complete manuscript draft ready to share, we can do a consultation to help get you on the right track. In an hour-long video call, we’ll discuss what you’ve been working on, identify your goals for this story, and figure out next steps to get you closer to the story you want to tell.
Pricing:
Manuscript/notes (up to 10 pages): $200
If the written material you’d like me to review is longer than 10 pages, please contact me for a quote.