Fiction

This service provides a more in-depth look at each scene, inciting incidents and pinch points including what percentage of the novel they represent. I will initially read through your manuscript taking notes on the following areas:

• Genre/audience
• Point of View
• Narrative style
• Genre expectations
• Structure/flow
• Setting
• Controlling theme/message
• Object of desire (protagonist and antagonist)
• Character development/arc
• Voice/dialogue
• Plot and conflict
• Timelines
• Sub plot
• Pace
• Opening scene

Once I have a clear idea of what level your story is at (1,2,3,4 or 5), we can move forward from there.

I’ll set up a time for us to chat about the various elements of your novel before I your manuscript along with a detailed report. The report is my insights and suggestions; what you do with them is up to you!

Once you’ve looked at my feedback and made some changes, we’ll book a meeting to chat about how to move forward and decide if there’s anything else we can tweak to make it even better.

The process of a developmental edit for an 80k-word novel, can take from 53–320 hours or 2.5–12 weeks or 250–1,500 words per hour depending on your personal requirements and level of intervention.

Feel free to call me for a chat about your novel. No obligation.