An alpha reading round includes:
- One read through of the novel addressing concerns of originality, pacing, characters, setting, overall plot, underdeveloped storyline, plot holes, and dialogue
-  Items returned after this round:
    - Marginal comments with notes regarding what we liked, what we didn't like, what confused us, and other feedback

A developmental editing round includes:
- Two full reads of the manuscript, looking at six story elements—the romance plot, story structure, theme, character arcs, worldbuilding, and genre
- Items returned after this round:
    - the manuscript with marginal comments
    - a 30+-page, high-level editorial letter with links to additional resources
    - LBEs Novel Resource Worksheet, which includes a book map, 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

A line editing round focuses on consistency, clarity and continuity and includes:
- Rewriting, breaking up, and streamlining awkward sentences and transitions
- Substituting stronger words
- Making suggestions
- Giving advice
- Fact-checking

A beta reading round is a read through of the entire manuscript prior to copyediting that ensures the manuscript is ready for general readers. We'll determine what works, what doesn't work, how it makes us feel, what grabs our attention, whether the ending make sense, and we'll highlight any questions we have.

A copyediting round ensures your manuscript is clear, correct, and readable by fixing minor spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. A style sheet is included.

Standard formatting, includes:
- Text title page and all front and back matter
- Chapter image or 1-page chapter background, author selects stock image or premade image/design from Vellum)
- Scene breaks image
- Image title page, image created in Photoshop

A proofreading round. All files are proofread in Kindle to ensure there are no grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or formatting issues.

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