SERVICES
As an independent editor as well as a published novelist and former executive editor, I offer my clients a combination of experience and compassion—whether you’re interested in attracting a literary agent, pursuing traditional publishing, or self-publishing, I’m here to offer both practical help and creative inspiration. I also work closely with literary agents and publishers whose authors would benefit from outside assistance in fully realizing their vision.
I specialize in helping each author find the beating heart of their project; often we writers can get so lost in our words, and in the enormity of the task of writing a book, that we can lose sight of what’s most central. I guide my clients in connecting with their projects’ purpose, while helping them create the verbal architecture to contain and reveal it.
Some of the services I provide include. . .
Manuscript Evaluation
I closely read your manuscript and provide an editorial letter outlining your project’s areas of strength and weakness and offering a clear roadmap for taking your work to the next level.
Developmental Editing
In addition to an editorial letter, I provide extensive margin comments as well as an hour long phone consultation. We can work together on one draft or multiple, culminating in a sentence-level line edit.
Proposal Editing and Development
Beginning with a phone consultation to discuss goals, this option offers ongoing support while you conceive and execute your proposal, and includes big picture as well as sentence-level editing.
Coaching and Accountability
Whether your goal is to complete a proposal or an entire manuscript, this option keeps you on track and offers both editorial support and encouragement to meet deadlines and produce your best work.
Query Letter Development
Once your manuscript or proposal is ready to submit to agents, I guide you in crafting an engaging, persuasive pitch.
Every work-in-progress is different. Please tell me about your project and the kind of editorial and/or writing support you’re interested in receiving.