Developmental Editing

Okay, so your beta readers came through with some amazing feedback, but you still feel like your story is lacking? Developmental editing is the next step for you. It’s like beta reading on steroids because a professional is now the one reading your writing. During developmental editing, your manuscript is combed through to offer feedback relating to plot, characters, pacing, etc. Instead of just getting feedback from your potential target audience, you get feedback from a professional view as well.

At the end of the process, all that feedback is wrapped up in a neat not-so-little letter called an editorial letter. This will be your reference for what the editor believes will elevate your story.

Here’s what you’ll get with this service:

• analysis of your novel’s big picture

• “show, don’t tell” will be pointed out

• character(s) development

• plot analysis (what works or doesn't with suggestions)

• dialogue flow & authenticity

• suggestions on the structure and order of sentences, paragraphs, chapters, or scenes

• critique of the story’s flow

• standard manuscript formatting

• feedback via in-line comments

• summary in the form of an editorial letter