In-Depth Improvement

NOTE: I am currently fully booked on line editing for summer 2020. For time-sensitive edits, please see my brilliant and capable associates at MS Editors. To be added to my waiting list, fill out this form for a price quote and time estimate.

Substantive Edits are available for your entire manuscript, but I recommend them for the beginning of your novel, your query letter, and your synopsis.

Voice Amplifiers

Each includes two passes of your query letter or pitch.

  • Pitch or Query only—$45
  • First Five: Beginning 5 pages (up to 1,500 words) + Pitch—$75
  • First Ten: Beginning 10 pages (up to 2,750 words) + Pitch—$95
  • First Fifty: Beginning 50 pages (up to 12,500 words) + Pitch—$345
For Voice Amplifiers, paste your query into the body of an email with the subject line “Voice Amplifier” to querylara [at] gmail [.] com with your pages attached as a .doc, .docx. or .pages document. Please include whether you want the First Five, First Ten, or First Fifty. I will email you a time estimate and invoice.

Substantive Edit

NOTE: This service is only available to writers who have already purchased a Voice Amplifier.

What it is: Sentence-by-sentence coaching to improve the mechanics, style, and form of your writing (also known as a line edit)

What you get: 

  • A personal coach to answer your questions about writing and editing
  • Your digital manuscript emailed back to you, formatted in standard industry format
  • Objective changes made for you using the Track Changes feature
  • Explanations for recurring objective changes
  • Subjective or stylistic errors marked and explained
  • Suggestions for improving style while retaining your unique voice
  • A bulleted list of common errors, mistakes, and room for improvement

Does not include: 

  • Typing services or transfer of a hard copy or audio file to digital media (Document must be received as .doc, .docx, .pages, .rtf, or Google Drive file)
  • Research or fact-checking
  • Ghostwriting
  • Advice on other writing projects

When to get it: Whenever you want to improve your writing at the sentence level AND/OR after your complete manuscript has been critiqued

How much might it cost?On average, $25 per thousand words (round up to the nearest 1,000) after a more in-depth Voice Amplifier edit on the first pages.