Choose Your Editorial Path
Narrative clarity. Creative integrity. Strategic support for serious fiction writers.
Package Breakdowns
Orient (Package 1)
Story Evaluation Package
A clear, strategic overview of your novel’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities for growth.
Ideal for early drafts or manuscripts in need of structural direction. This package offers a high-level, story-first analysis to help you assess your novel’s current state and clarify your next steps. I’ll help you gain the direction you need to move forward with confidence.
Deliverables:
– A 4–8 page editorial memo including insights on plot, pacing, character developments, story arcs, and thematic cohesion
– Notes on potential market positioning
Perfect if:
You’re stuck, unsure whether you’re ready to revise, or want a professional gut check before investing in a full edit.
Rates:
$1,250 flat, up to 90,000 words
$1,500 flat, from 90,000 to 110,000 words
Refine (Package 2)
Developmental Editing Package
A deep editorial partnership to help you shape, strengthen, and elevate your manuscript.
A comprehensive developmental edit that blends narrative analysis with actionable guidance. It includes everything in Orient plus detailed margin notes, scene markups, a full revision roadmap, and a strategy call.
You’ll receive:
– A 10–20 page editorial letter
– In-manuscript comments for scene-level insight
– A customized revision roadmap (Not a grammar check, but a structural map showing what to add, cut, or rework to reach your vision.)
– A 60-minute follow-up call to discuss strategy
– 20% discount on a second-pass review and additional calls
Perfect if:
You’re ready to revise and want a clear, intelligent plan to guide you, without sacrificing your vision. This is for when you want someone in the trenches with you to give you tangible feedback.
Rates:
$3,200 flat, up to 90,000 words
$3,800 flat, from 90,000 to 110,000 words
Release (Package 3)
Submission-Ready Package
Everything you need to finish strong, submit with confidence, and showcase your story at its best.
This all-inclusive offering builds on Refine and adds strategic submission support. It’s ideal for authors preparing to query agents or small presses.
Ideal for authors who want their pitch materials to reflect the depth of their novel and to enter the submission process with confidence and clarity.
You’ll receive:
– An expanded developmental edit with full, in-depth editorial letter + margin notes
– A narrative hook diagnostic (focused on your first 10 pages)
– A professionally edited (not ghostwritten) query letter
– A 1-page synopsis edit
– A scene or beat map for structural clarity
– Optional guidance on agent targeting or positioning
– 3 support calls (e.g., kickoff, revision, submission strategy)
– 30% discount on a second-pass review or future consult calls
Perfect if:
You’re preparing to bring your novel into the world and want every element aligned, strategic, and emotionally compelling.
Rate:
$4,850 flat, up to 90,000 words
$5,650 flat, from 90,000 to 110,000 words
For retainer and long-term partnerships you can view our options, here.
