Services
If you write fiction, I can help you strengthen your story’s structure, characterisation, and plot. I can also assist with your writing process if you find yourself getting stuck along the way.
Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, I can help you with a final quality check on your already edited and formatted manuscript so you can publish with confidence.
Genres I work with
As a developmental editor, book coach, and beta reader, my preferred fiction genres are mystery/suspense, magical realism, historical fiction and historical fantasy, contemporary fiction, and so-called women’s fiction, but I’m familiar with fiction in general. If you write in another genre, we might still be a good fit.
As a proofreader, I’m able to help with nonfiction as well as fiction projects. I prefer to work on shorter proofreading/proof-editing projects. This includes articles, essays, and book reviews, as well as other forms of writing. I have special interests in cats, food/cookery writing, history, mythology, plants, and brain injury. (I have been a cat guardian for nearly all my life, am a keen gardener and cook, have written a historical novel with an element of mythology – which was published by a small press in 2015 – and have personal experience of caring for someone with a brain injury.)
Services
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Developmental Editing (for fiction writers)
Big-picture story guidance with edits on your manuscript and a revision letter.
Cost: Usually between £1,300 and £2,000 for a 90,000 word manuscript (payments plans available)
Free sample edit
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Manuscript critique (for fiction writers)
Big-picture story guidance in the form of a revision letter.
Cost: Usually between £500 and £700 for a 90,000 word manuscript (payment plans available) -
Proofreading (for both fiction and nonfiction writers)
A final quality check before publishing.
Cost: Depends on word count.For materials that are shorter in length, I charge an hourly rate of £29.85, which is in keeping with the CIEPs suggested minimum rates. A project quote can be provided, however, if this is preferred. If you’re a publishing company, I’m happy to provide a per-word rate. Contact me for details.
Free sample proofread
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Book coaching (for fiction writers)
Bespoke assistance with your story-in-progress, to help you reach your writing goals.
Cost: £50 per hour
30-minute introductory session free
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Query letters, synopses, and submission packages
Help polishing your submission to a literary agent or publisher.
Cost: £35 an hour
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Beta Reading (for fiction writers)
A skilled reader’s response to your story, characters, and plot.
Cost: Varies by length. £200 for novels between 70,000 and 90,000 words. -
Outline Review (for fiction writers)
Big-picture story guidance with comments on your outline and a revision letter.
Cost: Dependent on length and complexity of outline.
