My Exclusive Editing Report

Before I start making recommendations, I want to understand your story as a whole.

That’s why I use my own developmental editing report I have created specifically for my editing process.

It’s not a generic checklist.

It’s the framework I use to analyze your manuscript and give you detailed, usable feedback.

What I Include on the Report

• First Impressions
• Setting and/or Location
• Characters – Features, traits, personality
• Pace and Tone
• Readability
• Character Qualities and Relatedness
• Any Extra Comments or Concerns
• Chapter by Chapter Notes
• Chapter by Chapter Hooks (For marketing purposes – provided with final report)

My First Readthrough

I read the entire manuscript.

I’m not diving in with the goal of immediately fixing everything.

I’m experiencing the story first.
I’m paying attention to what pulls me in, what makes me pause, where I connect, where I get confused, and where I start asking questions.

Because I need to understand the reader experience before I can properly analyze the manuscript.

Author’s Self-Edits

Then it’s your turn.

You receive my developmental feedback and have the opportunity to go through your manuscript and make your revisions.

I don’t want to rewrite your book for you, It’s your story.

My job is to give you another perspective, identify areas that may need attention, and give you the information you need to make those decisions yourself.

My Second Readthrough

Then I read it again.

After you’ve had the opportunity to make your revisions, I go back through the manuscript.

This gives me the chance to see the changes in context and make sure the revisions are working with the story as a whole.

Because sometimes fixing one problem creates another.

And sometimes…  you fixed the thing and made it fantastic.

Both are worth checking.

Author’s Self-Edits #2

Need another round of revisions?

That’s okay.

If my second read-through uncovers something that needs additional attention, you can make another round of self-edits.

Because sometimes fixing one thing reveals something else.

Books are annoying like that. 😉

My Optional Third Readthrough

And if needed, I can read it again.

Once you’ve made those additional revisions, I can do another read-through to make sure everything is working together.

The goal isn’t to make you endlessly revise.

The goal is to get the manuscript to a place where the story is working the way you intended it to.

Bam! Your Developmental Edit is Done!

You now have:
• A revised manuscript.
• A detailed developmental report.
• Chapter-by-chapter feedback.
• Marketing hooks.
• A second set of eyes on your revisions.
• And hopefully, a stronger version of the story you wanted to tell in the first place.

Now you are ready for line and copy editing!