Developmental Edit
The developmental edit will focus on the high-level aspects of the manuscript, including the overall plot, worldbuilding, character development, voice, story structure, writing quality and dialogue. My goal of a developmental edit is to help you realize your vision.
What I Look For
- Plot development
- Character development
- Structure
- Content
- Organization
- Messaging
- Reducing redundancies
- Pacing
- Dialogue
- Worldbuilding
- Story arc
- Voice
- Storytelling
- Info dumping, head-hopping, and point of view consistency
- Balance between show and tell
- Story timeline
What You'll Get
- 1Full manuscript analysis and guidance on your plot, structure, storytelling, themes and characters, including an opinion of each chapter of manuscript
- 2A written summary detailing the reasons behind my edits/advice
- 3Two versions of your manuscript page edits (Track Changes and clean)
- 4Email follow-up for questions
Please note that developmental editing doesn't involve correcting grammar errors, spelling mistakes, and the like.
Rate
$0.03 - $0.04 per word