Complete Manuscript Development for Authors
A longer project for authors who need help at several stages, from the first assessment through revision and final polish.
What does this manuscript need from here to finished?
Authors who want several kinds of editorial help over the course of one manuscript.
WHAT WE LOOK AT- Initial manuscript assessment
- Developmental priorities and revision planning
- Line or copy editing where needed
- Revision review and remaining priorities
- Final quality-control planning
- A clear plan for each stage
- Editing help at each stage
- A clear plan as the book moves from one stage to the next
- Priorities as the manuscript changes
- Ghostwriting or author-substitution
- Guaranteed publication or sales results
- Work outside the agreed project scope
We start with what happened while we were reading.
Where did we lean in, hesitate, get confused or lose interest?
What scene, line, choice or piece of information caused that reaction?
Was it one rough spot, or does the same thing happen elsewhere?
We look past the symptom and consider the story, character, pacing or prose issue underneath it.
Which problem is worth tackling first, and which can wait?
You decide what stays and what changes. Our job is to give you a clear second opinion.
Make sure you are getting the kind of help you actually need.
If the manuscript is still changing, a reader may be more useful than an editor. If something feels wrong but you cannot find the cause, an assessment may be the better starting point. If the story is settled and the prose is the concern, line or copy editing may make more sense.
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Before you send the manuscript.
Who is Complete Manuscript Development for?+
Authors who want several kinds of editorial help over the course of one manuscript.
What will I receive?+
A clear plan for each stage, Editing help at each stage, A clear plan as the book moves from one stage to the next, Priorities as the manuscript changes.
What is not included?+
Ghostwriting or author-substitution, Guaranteed publication or sales results, Work outside the agreed project scope.
What if I am not sure this is the right service?+
You do not need to know the service name. Send a sample and tell us what is bothering you. We can help you work out what kind of help makes sense.
Need help working out the scope?
Send a sample and tell us what is bothering you. We will help you work out what makes sense before you commit to a larger project.
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