For Authors
You wrote it. We’re here to help it become what it’s meant to be without losing what makes it yours. Wherever you are in your writing journey, we’ll meet you there.
Thoughtful, honest feedback
Collaborative partnership
Support at any stage
Experience across genres
Deep respect for your voice
Editorial Services for Authors
A big-picture assessment of what’s working, what isn’t, and where your manuscript can grow.
What It Is
A manuscript evaluation provides substantive editorial feedback without the intervention of a full developmental edit. We assess the manuscript as a whole, identifying its strengths, its opportunities for development, and the areas that may benefit most from revision.
What We Look At
- Structure and organization
- Plot and pacing
- Character development
- Point of view
- Worldbuilding
- Theme
- Reader experience
- What's working
- Opportunities for development
- The manuscript's potential
- Structure and organization
- Plot and pacing
- Character development
- Point of view
- Worldbuilding
- Theme
- Reader experience
- What’s working
- Opportunities for development
- The manuscript’s potential
What You Receive
A written editorial report with clear, actionable feedback and recommended next steps.
Best For
Writers who have a complete or substantially complete manuscript and want a professional big-picture assessment before beginning the next stage of revision.
In-depth editorial attention to structure, pacing, character, and the larger architecture of your work.
What It Is
Developmental editing examines the manuscript at the structural and conceptual level. We look closely at how the pieces work individually and together, identifying what strengthens the manuscript, what may be holding it back, and where substantive revision can make the greatest difference.
What We Look At
- Structure and organization
- Character development
- Plot and pacing
- Argument and audience, when applicable
- Worldbuilding
- Continuity
- Narrative effectiveness
- Other manuscript-specific considerations
- Structure and organization
- Character development
- Plot and pacing
- Argument and audience, when applicable
- Worldbuilding
- Continuity
- Narrative effectiveness
- Other manuscript-specific considerations
What You Receive
In-manuscript comments and a detailed editorial report addressing what’s working, opportunities for development, areas for refinement, actionable recommendations, and next steps.
Best For
Writers with a complete or substantially complete draft that needs big-picture shaping before moving into sentence-level refinement.
- Structure and organization
- Plot and pacing
- Character development
- Point of view
- Worldbuilding
- Theme
- Reader experience
- What's working
- Opportunities for development
- The manuscript's potential
Sentence-level refinement focused on clarity, rhythm, flow, tone, and voice.
What It Is
Line editing focuses on how the writing communicates at the sentence and paragraph level. We refine the prose for clarity, effectiveness, and readability while preserving the qualities that make the voice distinctly yours.
What We Look At
- Clarity
- Flow
- Rhythm
- Voice
- Word choice
- Repetition
- Dialogue
- Transitions
- Sentence construction
- Tone and consistency
- Clarity
- Flow
- Rhythm
- Voice
- Word choice
- Repetition
- Dialogue
- Transitions
- Sentence construction
- Tone and consistency
What You Receive
A carefully edited manuscript with sentence- and paragraph-level changes and suggestions designed to strengthen the prose without replacing your voice with ours.
Best For
Writers whose manuscript is structurally sound but whose prose would benefit from close attention to language, rhythm, clarity, and flow.
Careful attention to grammar, usage, consistency, mechanics, and style.
What It Is
Copyediting prepares a manuscript for publication by addressing correctness, clarity, consistency, and adherence to appropriate style conventions. At this stage, the focus shifts away from substantial changes to the story or structure and toward making the existing manuscript clean, consistent, and technically sound.
What We Look At
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Usage
- Syntax
- Consistency
- Style
- Basic continuity
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Usage
- Syntax
- Consistency
- Style
- Basic continuity
What You Receive
A carefully copyedited manuscript and a style sheet documenting editorial decisions and conventions for consistency throughout the work.
Best For
Writers whose manuscript has completed substantive revision and is ready for a detailed editorial pass focused on correctness and consistency.
A final review for errors and inconsistencies before publication.
What It Is
Proofreading is the final quality-control pass for a manuscript that has already been edited and is approaching publication. Rather than revising the writing itself, we look for remaining surface-level errors or inconsistencies that may have survived earlier editorial stages or been introduced during production.
What We Look At
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Grammar
- Formatting
- Consistency
- Other surface-level issues
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Grammar
- Formatting
- Consistency
- Other surface-level issues
What You Receive
A final reviewed manuscript with remaining errors and inconsistencies identified for correction.
Best For
Writers with a fully edited manuscript that is otherwise ready for publication. Proofreading is not a substitute for copyediting.
Ongoing editorial partnership for writers who want guidance while drafting or revising.
What It Is
Manuscript development and coaching provides ongoing, collaborative support as your manuscript evolves. Rather than waiting until a complete draft is ready for editing, we work alongside you during the writing or revision process, helping you think through challenges, make informed decisions, and keep the work moving forward.
What Support Can Include
- Standing or scheduled check-ins
- Chapter-by-chapter development
- Brainstorming and problem-solving
- Structural guidance
- Discussion of character, plot, pacing, or organization
- Revision strategy
- Accountability
- Review an discussion of submitted material
- Ongoing editorial feedback
- Standing or scheduled check-ins
- Chapter-by-chapter development
- Brainstorming and problem-solving
- Structural guidance
- Discussion of character, plot, pacing, or organization
- Revision strategy
- Accountability
- Review and discussion of submitted material
- Ongoing editorial feedback
How It Works
Every manuscript and writing process is different. Engagements can be structured around the kind of support you need, from periodic consultation to sustained chapter-by-chapter development.
Best For
Writers actively drafting or revising who want an editorial partner throughout the process rather than waiting until the manuscript is complete for feedback.
Ready to take the next step?
Let's talk about your manuscript and how we can support you.