Manuscript Editing Sevices

With the influx of aspiring novel writers hitting the markets, you have to compete. To compete, your manuscript must be professional.

One of the main issues with agents, and certainly with acquiring editors at publishing houses, is the poorly prepared writer. I've listened to agents speak about glancing at the first page of a manuscript and tossing it into the rejection file without reading further.
 
Your job as a writer is to entice that agent/editor into wanting to read more.

My job as an editor is to help you accomplish that goal.

To discover for yourself how I can help you take your book from rejection to realization, click the links at the side of this page. Explore the Types of Editing below that are available, Learn A Little More About Me, explore the Books & Articles I"ve Written, listen to my interview on The Author's Show, download the 1st Chapter Chapbook of the books I've written, or perhaps you'd like to read some of the Testimonials I've received.

• Don't Make This Mistake: The example paragraphs passed a computer's word processing spelling & grammar check. But are they correct? click here:
• Line/Copy Editing: I offer THREE LEVELS OF EDITING : 1st Chapter Analysis, Line Editing/Copyediting & Content Editing. For examples, click here:
• Content Editing: The Most Difficult. It requires reading the manuscript for plot development and progression as well as character development. click here:
• Editing & Grammar Hints. click here
  
• First Chapter Analysis:  Do you know the 5 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS your first chapter MUST HAVE? click here:
• Fee Schedule: All fees are based on word count instead of the number of pages; therefore, you do not need a completed manuscript.  You are welcome to submit one chapter or forty. click here:
• Is Editing Worth The Price? Some writers think editing is a luxury they can't afford. Editing is expensive - there's no doubt about it. But think about it for a moment. Can you honestly say you have no errors in your manuscript or your structure is sound? If you can, you don't need me. But if you can't, do you want to risk a rejection based simply on typos or errors that could have been corrected? click here:
• I'm Brainbench certified in Written English.
• I've edited for a small independent publisher, and
  
• Belonged to an international critiquing group.
• No editor is right for every client or manuscript. All professional editors work to maintain the client's voice, but it's still important to check an editor's writing style to make sure it's compatible to yours.
  
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