Junior Developmental Editor

Please meet my Developmental Editor:

Stuart Wakefield

Due to the growth of my freelance independent editing business, I now offer the services of both myself and Stuart.

Stuart’s calendar is currently much more flexible than mine, and his rates are lower. You can read about both of us under my Editing Services.


Please feel free to contact us for a quote on editing your manuscript.

Abbreviated Developmental Edit

My Developmental Editor offers an abbreviated version of the full Developmental Edit. For a manuscript of up to @80,000 words (for longer works contact us), he writes a single Developmental Letter of approximately 1500-3000 words 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 highest quality fiction.

Synopsis Special

My Developmental Editor offers a Developmental Edit for manuscripts in the planning or early draft stages. A Developmental Edit at this stage can save the writer weeks, months, sometimes even years. For an extended synopsis or chapter-by-chapter outline of @6250 words (approximately 25 pages double-spaced), he writes a single Developmental Letter of approximately 750-1000 words outlining basic plot structure and character development issues, identifying specific ways in which to design the most powerful storytelling.

If you’re interested in working with my Developmental Editor, please mention this in your query.

I supervise all work so that you’re guaranteed the quality of our editing services.