Developmental editing is a comprehensive, in-depth edit of your manuscript.

This stage looks at the big picture of your story.

It addresses story structure, plot, subplot, pacing, chronology, character arcs, characterization, setting, internal and external stakes, conflict, world-building, dialogue, tone, info dumping, and more.

You receive:

— An editorial letter

— Feedback via in-text comments in your manuscript

— A weekly update

— A phone call after to discuss the feedback, your thoughts, and how to proceed

Line editing is a detail-oriented, stylistic, and technical edit of your manuscript.

This stage looks at readability line-by-line.

It involves sentence-level edits such as flow, sentence structure, clarity, diction, repetition, punctuation, grammar, dialogue structure, passive voice changed to active voice, tense, and more.

You receive:

— Feedback via in-text comments in your manuscript

— A weekly update

— A phone call after to discuss the feedback, your thoughts, and how to proceed

Proofreading is a precise and detailed edit of your manuscript.

This stage involves one last read through of your manuscript.

Afterwards, your manuscript is considered ready for publication.

It involves catching any last typos, errors, inconsistencies, repetition, tense, passive voice, and more.

You receive:

— Feedback via in-text comments in your manuscript

— A weekly update

— A phone call after to discuss feedback, your thoughts, any last questions, and how to proceed

+ Prologue (if you have one)

The first chapter is important because it is where your story begins, and it sets the tone for the rest of your book.

A great opening chapter should hook a reader in so that they will want to keep reading.

It is crucial for book sales, for representation by a literary agent, and for publication by a publisher.

First chapter critique involves both developmental and line editing of your first chapter.

You receive:

— An editorial letter

— Feedback via in-text comments

— A weekly update

— A phone call after to discuss the feedback, your thoughts, and how to proceed

Sample edit (1,000 words)

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