I offer a variety of services to authors working in a wide range of written work, including novels, short stories, memoirs,  screenplays, teleplays and treatments. My approach is  flexible, tailored specifically to the needs and budget of each project and writer.  

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Some of the most important services I provide include:  

 

Developmental Editing - a “big picture” analysis that examines the most basic and important elements of your story, including thematic issues, structure, pacing, and character development.  I deliver  a comprehensive analysis of the work, identifying weak points and offering practical suggestions on how to fix them.

 

Line Editing -  focuses on sentence-level issues including clarity, flow and style. A micro look at stylistic matters helping with awkward sentence structure, punctuation, phrasing, and word choice.  

 

Formatting - assistance with following proper, accepted formatting of your project, whether it's a manuscript for a novel, a screenplay or teleplay.  Prepares your work for submission to agents, publishers or producers.  

 

Copy Editing - checks in detail for grammatical mistakes, spelling errors, punctuation and capitalization throughout the manuscript.  

 

Query and proposal assistance - helping authors prepare their submission materials to agents, publishers and producers.