Developmental editing
Big-picture work on character, plot, structure, and pacing — a clear-eyed editorial report plus in-line notes that show you the book your draft is trying to become.
You have a whole draft, but you’re not sure whether it does what you meant it to. A developmental edit looks at the book as a book: Is the structure solid, or does the middle sag? Do the characters earn their arcs, or is the reader left thinking they got off too easily? You get an editorial letter and notes in the manuscript. I’ll be direct about what isn’t working and specific about options for fixing it in the way that best serves your story.
A lighter option: Not every draft needs the full edit. A manuscript assessment gives you the same editorial letter — my honest read and direction on the whole book — without the in-manuscript notes. It’s a shorter, lower-cost way to see what to fix first.
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