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My Services

I offer freelance editing services focusing on editorial assessments, developmental edits and line edits.

Manuscript Consult:

First Chapter

A great affordable option, ideal for giving your manuscript a “check-up” before moving forward. There will be a substantive critique with in-line comments on the first chapter of your manuscript. Edits will address any big-picture problems as well as a line edit to fine-tune your wonderful work!

You may also submit one of the following instead:

A one-page query letter
An equivalent length synopsis

Bundles:

$20 First Chapter

$30 First Chapter + Query Letter (one-page) OR Synopsis (not to exceed 3K words)

$50 First Chapter + Query Letter (one-page) + Synopsis (not to exceed 3K words)

Editorial Assessment

This is the first overview of your completed manuscript.

I will offer some broad, insightful feedback on major strengths and weaknesses in plot, characters, consistency, style, and structure.

You will receive a 1-page editorial letter of suggestions on how to fix your work.

$0.01 per word

Developmental Edit

Detailed feedback on:

- Big-picture issues

- Story structure

- Plot

- World-building

- Consistency

- Style

- Pacing

- Conflict

- Character development

- Voice

You’ll receive a multi-page (generally between 5-20), in-depth editorial letter full of suggestions and how you can approach fixing things.

You will also get a marked up manuscript and a 1-hour follow-up call to discuss and brainstorm whatever you need!

$.012 per word

Line Edit

This is where we fine-tune and look for anything that makes your manuscript less readable.

This includes:

- Word repetition
- Spelling

- Grammar

- Capitalization

- Word usage

- Dialogue tags

- Usage of numbers or numerals

- Point of views

- Tense

- Descriptive inconsistencies in character descriptions, locations, blocking, etc.

$.015 per word

FOR ALL SERVICES RENDERED:

Half of the fee is due upfront. Half is due upon project completion. Payment plans are available.

Jennifer Shaw

We Were the House of Usher and The Veneficium Feminae

"Colleen carefully read my story, providing in-line comments that demonstrated an authentic reader’s response while illuminating specific points of confusion—things I would never have realized were unclear if I were only self-editing. She also provided a global editorial letter that praised what was working while clearly and honestly explaining the elements that weren’t, all with care, empathy, and, most valuably, actionable suggestions."

My Services

Please know I will do my best to meet your expected date to receive edits back, but depending on the edit they could take as little as a couple weeks to a few months. You will receive an estimated ETA on your manuscript once I've begun.