Developmental editing, or big-picture editing, involves looking at six story elements and identifying the issues with the purpose of finding out what works, what needs work, and suggesting specific, in-depth revisions.

You'll get feedback on:
I'll look at the manuscript as a whole and pay particular attention to:
- the romance plot & pacing
- story structure & threads
- theme
- character arcs & POV
- world building
- genre & sub-genre expectations

What you'll get:
- the manuscript with full comments
- a high-level editorial letter with links to additional resources
- LBEs Novel Resource Worksheet, which includes a book map that charts the manuscript's scenes, chapter graph, sensory graph, a layout of story beats, goal-motivation-conflict chart, a story calendar, and a character list
- a one-hour video call for questions, brainstorming, and next steps

Timeline: 6 - 8 weeks
$0.02 per word
20% payment due at booking
40% payment due at delivery of manuscript
40% payment due before return of manuscript