Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
$0.033 per word
(payment plans accepted)
This editing service is like beta-reading on crack, except done by a professional. During developmental editing, your manuscript is combed through to offer feedback relating to content, plot, characters, pacing, etc. This service helps determine what your book baby needs in order to move forward in the publishing process. It is an extensive editing process that involves providing in-line comments throughout your manuscript and then 15–35 pages worth of feedback in the form of an editorial letter.
What You Get:
Analysis of your novel’s big picture
“Show, don’t tell” will be pointed out & tools will be given for technique
Character(s) analysis
Plot analysis (what works or doesn't)
Subplot analysis (what works or doesn’t)
Dialogue flow & believability
Outline on story structure
Examination of scene(s)
Suggestions relating to the order in which the chapters/scenes are presented (if necessary)
Tools to avoid head-hopping, info-dumping, scene setting, and heavy summary (if applicable)
Tools to help with magic systems and world-building (if applicable)
Analysis of story’s flow/pacing and feedback on how it can be improved
Standard manuscript formatting
Feedback via in-line comments
15–35 page analysis and critique of full manuscript (editorial letter)
One-hour video call to discuss feedback after author has reviewed in-line comments and editorial letter
Genre feedback (whether you are meeting genre expectations and if you are correctly categorizing yourself)
Book title feedback (whether it is catchy enough, too generic, matches genre, etc.)
Editorial Freelancer Association Average Prices:
Developmental Editing, fiction: $0.03–$0.039 per word
