Manuscript Evaluations:
The first and most vital level of service for many authors is a manuscript evaluation. This read-and-report service identifies strengths and weaknesses of plot, characters, pacing, and the all-important opening chapter. It can save you thousands in editing costs.
For short fiction, prices start at $25 (up to 30 double-spaced pages).
For manuscripts longer than 25,000 words, prices start at $100.
For an exact quote, query first with a sample page to jaybarn@telus.net
Editing Services
After a full manuscript evaluation (for short works) or a segment by segment evaluation (for longer works) you'll contemplate the changes suggested and implement as many as you feel comfortable with. Successive editing passes at the same manuscript or segment re-evaluate these substantive/stylistic/developmental changes and work with you to bring each element of plot, characters, openings, closings, and internal tension arcs to their highest potential.
My specialty is showing you how to slash your overall word count while preserving the characters and situations you cherish.
While I mainly edit short and long crime fiction, I sometimes work with general fiction and even non-fiction, if a project aligns with my particular interest areas in history, social history, psychology, and spirituality. Ask me about your project at jaybarn@telus.net
What to include when approaching me with an edit request:
- genre and sub-genre ie crime fiction/contemporary thriller or mystery fiction/cosy
- expected or total word count,
- work period desired ie next week, next month, next summer
- A paragraph telling me about the main characters and the plot
- 5 to 10 pages of the document - you may split between opening pages and a sample from further along
Email Jayne at jaybarn@telus.net
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