A
Fiction or Nonfiction Thorough Read
Full manuscript read (up to 400 pages*)
- Thorough developmental feedback (via detailed comments in the document) focused on character development, story flow, setting, and other various elements of the craft.
- Although not a copywriting or proofreading package, you will find that we add a bit of feedback about sentence structure and proper punctuation use to help you familiarize yourself with some basic rules of mechanics/grammar.
- Time frame: Complete manuscript feedback will be delivered within 30 days of a signed contract.
- Additional perks: While the feedback is in progress, you can expect at least one e-mail weekly from your coach. We know that waiting for feedback is painful, so we will share our thoughts as we go to keep you in the loop. In addition, we often share tools and resources that can help you improve in specific areas of the craft. After the manuscript is returned to you with thorough feedback, e-mail support is ongoing; we will clarify any questions you have about our feedback.
B
Fiction or Nonfiction Interactive
More interactive experience of your full manuscript (up to 400 pages*)
- Given the same thorough developmental feedback as noted in Package A
- Review your manuscript in four separate sections with a one-hour Zoom meeting dedicated to talking out each section. During each Zoom meeting, we will dig deep, talking about your character/s, scenes, story flow, setting, and other elements of the craft at length.
- Timeframe: This package comes with flexible accountability. You have control over how far apart you prefer to space your Zoom meetings; just use our scheduling app to pick your appointment. Changing your appointment is never a problem. We know that life is busy, and writing takes time, but we also want to guide you in making your story a priority, so we offer up to one year for this package to be completed.
- Additional perks: During the course of our work together, your coach will be available for support through e-mail in between Zoom sessions.
C
Fiction or Nonfiction Immersive
Most interactive experience of your full manuscript (up to 500 pages*)
- Given the same thorough developmental feedback as packages A and B.
- Review your manuscript approximately 1-2 chapters at a time (depending on manuscript length) with a total of 20 (twenty), one-hour Zoom sessions to talk out each section. In addition to focusing on story flow, this package gives you the opportunity to examine finite details of setting and language, as they are integral to the soul of your story.
- With a character-driven approach, we will analyze your characters’ fears, desires, motivations, passions, and obstacles, so you can bring them to life on the page.
- Timeframe: This package comes with flexible accountability. You have control over how far apart you prefer to space your Zoom meetings; just use our scheduling app to pick your appointment. Changing your appointment is never a problem. We know that life is busy, and writing takes time, but we also want to guide you in making your story a priority, so we offer up to one year for this package to be completed.
- Additional perks: This package offers support in the areas of organization, productivity, and accountability, for those who need to be supported getting to the next level in order to bridge the gap to becoming a professional author.
D
Custom Work
For other things not covered
- *We are happy to talk about custom pricing, not only for fiction or nonfiction manuscripts that are greater than 400 pages, and poetry manuscripts, but also for unique projects.
- Book to discuss your needs and get a quote.
- Custom pricing is based on what you need and your budget.
E
Add-on
Novel Cover Art (Jennifer)
Go ahead, judge a book by its cover.
- Based on your feedback and the page count of the finished manuscript, develop a basic but stylish cover for you
- Does not include edited artwork of characters, however, you are free to provide some if you have it
- Three revisions are included. The package includes both e-book and paperback covers. A barcode is not included with the cover, but a space will be left for it so that your printer can insert it
- Timeframe: The cover should be complete within a month of receiving a signed contract *contingent on client feedback.
F
Add-on
Full Copy Edit
For all the pesky details…
- Thorough feedback (via detailed comments in the document) with focus on things that make the manuscript less readable at the sentence level: grammar, spelling, word repetition, capitalization, word usage, points of view, tense errors, and inconsistencies in character, scene, or story facts
- Changes are recommended for the author in a feedback form. It is up to the author to decide which changes will be made.
- Time frame: Complete manuscript feedback will be delivered within 30-60 days of a signed contract, depending on length of manuscript.