NEW
Mentoring Program
monthly

When a number of clients all have the same idea at the same time, I guess it’s time to offer a new Editing Special.

Due to popular demand, I’ve created a monthly Mentoring Program, in which I offer a regular number of hours per month for any type or combination of writing help you like: Developmental Editing, Copy & Line Editing, Starter Development of ideas, On-Going Mentoring of projects. As long as I have your hours set aside for you for a certain week of the month, you can decide at any time right up until the last minute what you need each month—tailoring not just for you, but for the fluctuations of your craft.

Some writers sign up for three hours at $225/month, some for four hours at $300/month, some for five hours at $375/month, some for more.

This is the best way to ensure your place on my calendar, so I’m available to you whenever your own schedule and inspiration serendipitously coincide.

I also offer a free subscription to The Art & Craft of Fiction Laboratory to each new client.

Starter Developmental Edit
$300

I offer a Developmental Edit for manuscripts in the planning or early draft stages. A Developmental Edit at this stage can save the writer weeks, months, even years. For an extended synopsis or chapter-by-chapter outline of @6250 words (approximately 25 pages double-spaced), I write a single Developmental Letter outlining basic plot structure and character development issues, identifying specific ways in which to design the most powerful storytelling.

If you decide to proceed to a more in-depth Edit afterward, I apply your paid $300 to that estimate.

I also offer a free subscription to The Art & Craft of Fiction Laboratory to each new client.

Abbreviated Developmental Edit
$650

I now offer an abbreviated version of the Developmental Edit. For a manuscript of up to @80,000 words (for longer works contact me), I write a single Developmental Letter outlining basic plot  structure, character development, and prose issues, identifying specific ways in which to design the most powerful storytelling and techniques for polishing the work into quality fiction.

If you decide to proceed to a more in-depth Edit afterward, I apply your paid $650 to that estimate.

I also offer a free subscription to The Art & Craft of Fiction Laboratory to each new client.

Short Stories
varies

Many writers use short stories from 5,000 to 20,000 words to break into publishing. These take more time and attention per word than novels, but since they’re excellent ways for aspiring writers to learn the craft I still charge the same Rates.

I also offer a free subscription to The Art & Craft of Fiction Laboratory to each new client.

The Query & Synopsis Special
$200

Virtually all query letters should fit into one page of 12-point type single-spaced Times New Roman, including a paragraph for your author bio. And, unless an agent specifically asks for either more or less, your synopsis should be fit into 3-5 pages of 12-point type double-spaced. However, both these essential tools in the writer’s toolbox also have their own specific formatting requirements.

I offer a special Edit for query and synopsis: a one-page query and maximum 1250-word synopsis for $200, for which you receive a Copy, Line, & Developmental Edit of both, polished for immediate querying.

I also offer a free subscription to The Art & Craft of Fiction Laboratory to each new client.

Partial Edit
varies

You can request a partial edit of any amount of your manuscript. Maybe you’re pretty certain your story’s done, but you’d like some help making your first and last scenes as classic as possible. Or you’ve devoted all your energy to the beginning and ending, but the middle (as middles so often do) sags. Or you’re happy with your descriptions, but you want help with dialog. Or vice versa. Or something else. We can negotiate any form of partial edit that works for you. This can be a Developmental Edit, a Copy & Line Edit, or a full Copy, Line, & Developmental Edit according to my current Rates.

If you decide to proceed to a more in-depth Edit afterward, I apply your paid amount to that estimate.

I also offer a free subscription to The Art & Craft of Fiction Laboratory to each new client.