Do you need someone to share your dream? I love working with passionate, creative writers to polish their work. Selecting the right editor for you is an important decision. It is about developing a conducive working relationship and sharing the same vision: to make your manuscript the best it can be.
- I
take all Fiction Genres except: Mystery, Poetry, and Children's
books.
- (For
Nonfiction requests, please e-mail me.)
- Length does not matter, I
take shorts, novella's, serial novels, etc.
If you choose to work with me, I will give you everything you'll need to create a much-improved, finished manuscript.
- I
write detailed notes in the margins of your project and use Word Tracking Changes to correct errors.
- I
compose a comprehensive critique to guide you through your revisions.
- I
am very adept at finding: plot continuity problems, repetition, lack of emphasis on critical points, and obvious
manufactured drama.
- I
can help you with voice, character development, putting in credible
tension and emotion, and offer other invaluable suggestions to make
your manuscript come alive for the reader.
How I work with you:
I go through your manuscript the first time and provide you with the comprehensive edit. I make myself available for any questions you have until you are satisfied and send it back to me. Then I go through and do the line edit. I stay available for any follow up questions until you are satisfied. Once you are, the second half of your payment is due.
What
I won't do:
- I will offer suggestions on how to rewrite but I won't rewrite it for you.
- If you don't know the difference between 'show' and 'tell', I will most likely turn you down.
- I do not verify facts and procedures. Example: I do not know the correct procedure for loading a Civil War weapon. I do not know how the timing device works that allowed bullets to pass through a spinning propeller without chewing up the propeller on WWI bi-planes. That is up to you to verify.
- I don't take poetry, so I can't help you with flow problems.
- I cannot get you permission to use the verse of a song from your favorite rock band.
Contact me directly at:
laurakingsleyeEd@yahoo.com
What I charge:
My usual fee is 0.003 cents per word ($300.00 for 100,000 words ) for a complete comprehensive edit of your work.
Line editing is the same price and is a separate service. (I have the Chicago Standard 16th edition right beside the computer and receive the updates from the website)
I can combine the two for $500.00 per 100,000 words ($50.00 per 10,000 words or 0.005 cents per word)
I do free sample treatments upon request, just send an e-mail requesting one. (2,000 to 3,000 words)
I also do first, three chapter treatments (For those of you sending off to an agent or publisher) for $50.00 (up to 10,000 words)
Special Offer!
Because I love to work, I am offering a discount on my usual services through August. (0.004 cents per word) for a comprehensive edit and when you are satisfied, I go back and line edit (0.004 cents per word)
I require a deposit of 50%, with the remaining 50% paid at the time of completion.
Payment by PayPal
laurakingsleyeEd@yahoo.com
Qualifications:
- I have a Bachelor's Degree in English and Literature, from Bowling Green University in Ohio.
- I interned for not one but two defunct e-book publishers.
- I served as editor for several e-magazines.
- I have worked on hundred's of manuscripts and short stories for clients.
- I serve as comprehensive editor for Prehysteria Imprints, working with authors like Emma Jean Hoffmann.
Testimonials
Laura has done a wonderful job working with our authors. She is fast and professional, we are happy to have her.--Brian Poor, Owner of Prehysteria Imprints.
THIS IS AMAZING. Pardon my french. But wow. That's really incredible. Your edit literally sent adrenalin pumping through my veins, haha. Not that this is a fight or anything. I pretty much agree with everything you said –Lewis Dix
I hate you. You won't let me be lazy and just slide by on talent--Bryant James
