My Editorial Focus

I specialize in fiction, with a particular passion for fantasy, sci-fi, and romance. Whether you are building an intricate magic system or pacing a high-stakes character arc, my goal is to honor your unique authorial voice while elevating your prose to publishing standards.

The Editing Process

  • Step 1: The Intake & Sample Edit — Fill out the contact form and submit your first 1,000 words. I’ll provide a free sample edit to ensure we are a perfect fit.

  • Step 2: The Booking & Deposit — If you love the sample, we’ll lock in your production dates on my calendar with a simple contract and a 50% upfront deposit.

  • Step 3: Editing & Delivery — You send over the full manuscript. I dive into the deep edits, keeping you updated along the way, and return your polished book upon final balance payment.

  • Rates starting at 3.2¢ per word

    Focuses on your creative voice and the artistic flow of your prose at the paragraph and sentence level.

    • Best For: Authors who are confident in their plot structure but want to elevate their writing style, improve readability, and ensure their tone resonates perfectly with their target genre.

    • What’s Included:

      Enhancing sentence variety, flow, and cadence.

      Tightening word choice to eliminate repetitive phrasing, fluff, and filter words.

      Ensuring your unique authorial voice stays consistent from the first page to the last.

  • Rates starting at 2.2¢ per word

    This is a technical, rules-based edit designed to ensure your manuscript is mechanically sound, fluid, and correct.

    • Best For: Authors whose stories and voices are completely locked in, and who are now ready to clean up the technical mechanics before formatting.

    • What’s Included:

      Correcting grammar, punctuation, syntax, and spelling errors.

      Checking for internal consistency (e.g., ensuring a character's eyes don't change from blue to green, or a timeline doesn't skip a day).

      Developing a custom style sheet tracking character names, capitalization rules, and world-specific spelling choices.

  • Rates starting at 1.5¢ per word

    The absolute final line of defense before your book goes to print or formatting.

    • Best For: Authors who have already put their book through extensive editing cycles and just need a fresh pair of eyes to catch the stray typos that slipped through the cracks.

    • What’s Included:

      Catching missed punctuation, double spaces, spelling typos, and minor formatting glitches.

      Note: This is a surface-level quality check, not an overhaul of sentence structure or plot.

  • Rates starting at 4¢ per word

    This is a big-picture, structural review of your manuscript. It doesn't focus on commas; it focuses on the foundation of your story.

    • Best For: Authors who have finished a rough draft but feel like the plot has holes, the pacing sags in the middle, or character motivations aren't landing.

    • What’s Included:

      A comprehensive editorial letter breaking down plot structure, pacing, world-building, and character arcs.

      In-manuscript margin comments highlighting specific areas to expand, cut, or rearrange.

      Note: This edit takes place before any line-level polishing begins

Types of Editing

  • I work exclusively in Microsoft Word using the Track Changes feature so you can see, accept, or reject every single suggestion.

  • Yes! All projects are split into a 50% booking deposit and a 50% final balance, but we can discuss custom milestones for larger novels.

  • Turnaround times depend on the tier of service and my current calendar availability, typically ranging from 2 to 4 weeks for a full-length novel.

Frequently Asked Questions