What is a developmental edit?
Developmental editing is generally the first part of the editing process. It looks at the “big picture” parts of the story including:
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I specialise in providing this kind of editing for science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery fiction. I have experience with a wide variety of stories—from short fiction to ongoing novel series, for both self-published authors and those seeking traditional publication.
Developmental editing is generally the first part of the editing process. It looks at the “big picture” parts of the story including:
- character development
- worldbuilding and setting
- theme
- plots and subplots
- dialogue
- tense and point of view
- pacing
- prose and language
I specialise in providing this form of editing for science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I have experience with a wide variety of stories—from self-published to traditional publishing, and short fiction to ongoing novel series.
A developmental edit is useful if you…
What is included?
† manuscript copy and page-by-page comments only available with standard editing package
What are my qualifications?
Pricing
Developmental Edit
- in depth review of your manuscript
- 10-20 page editorial letter †
- page-by-page feedback
- 2 hours follow-up discussion
Editorial Assessment
- single review of your manuscript
- 10-15 page editorial letter†
- 1 hour follow-up discussion
- perfect for early drafts or writers on a budget
Sample
- a free sample review of the first 5k words of your manuscript
- an email providing one strength, weaknesses, and suggestion
- a great way to make sure I am the right fit for you
† please note that this reflects editing packages for novel-length manuscripts (50k words and up). For short stories, novellas, etc, the rate per word may be higher, and the editorial letter may be slightly shorter. Please contact me for more information, or to get a bespoke quote.