Whether you have a finished manuscript or want to develop an idea that you've been thinking about for ages, you need an editor.
EVERY writer needs an editor - even those you see on the NY Times best sellers list.
If you are already adept at committing words to a blank or you're just beginning, here is what I can do for you.
DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
I look at the organization and strength of a book.
Think big picture.
I consider everything from pacing to characters, point of view, tense, plot, subplots, and dialogue.
Weak links are exposed and questioned.
I look at the order, flow, and consistency.
I ask a whole lot of questions.
Are there any places in the book where the pacing lags? Is there a hole in the information or story presented? Are the characters alive on the page? Are they interesting? I consider all the aspects of a manuscript that make the book readable and compelling.
This may mean any or all of the following:
Coaching - working with a writer to develop a manuscript from initial concept, outline, or draft (or combination of the three) through subsequent drafts, making suggestions about content, organization, and presentation,
based on analysis of competing works, comments of expert reviewers, market analysis, and other appropriate references
rewriting, writing, and researching, as needed, and sometimes suggesting topics or providing information about topics.
SUBSTANTIVE EDITING
In substantive editing I consider a work’s organization and presentation.
It involves tightening and clarifying a chapter, scene, paragraph, and sentence level.
Unlike developmental editing, which covers the big-picture issues and deep-level restructuring, substantive editing deals with the actual prose.
I work to improve a manuscript in any of the following ways:
1\.
identifying and solving problems of overall clarity or accuracy reorganizing paragraphs, sections or chapters to improve the order in which the text is presented
2\.
writing or rewriting segments of text to improve readability and flow of information
3\.
revising any or all aspects of the text to improve its presentation
4\.
incorporating responses to queries and suggestions creating a new draft of the document.
I have years of experience and I know how important your writing is to you.
I'm here to help you make your book shine.
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