Kendall, Beverley – All Over You

Adams, Noelle — Playing the Playboy

Adams, Noelle — Revival

Adams, Noelle — Married for Christmas

Douglass, Traci — Seal of Awakening

LARA Chapter – Five Minute Love Stories

Eden, Cynthia – A Bit of Bite

Leacott, Joan – Above Scandall

Paterson, Cindy – Fall

Laurence, Selena – Hidden

Kendall, Beverley – Twice the Temptation

Madden-Mills, Ilsa – Very Bad Things

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The prices below reflect edits as separate passes.(Meaning: if you purchase a critique and line edit, I critique your manuscript and send it back to you. You revise, return the manuscript to me, and I line edit it and send it back to you.)
Combining services lower the cost, but only gives you one pass.(Meaning: if you purchase a critique with a line edit, I critique and line edit your manuscript and send it back to you. Then you revise, and I don’t see it again.)For additional pricing and information, read the FAQs.

Sample Edit

$50/first 5000 wds

The sample edit allows author and editor to determine what edits the manuscript needs.

editorial letter (informal)
line edits
copy edits
20 minutes of follow-up discussion

Editorial Letter

approx. .02 a word

An editorial letter analyzes your manuscript chapter-by-chapter, includes in-the-manuscript comments.

plot development
scene organization
manuscript confusion
publishing house/agent rejections

Line Edit

approx. .015 a word

Line edits address line-by-line content:

pacing and story continuity
word usage (and over-usage)
character/plot consistency
includes light editorial letter, redlines, and in-the-manuscript comments

Copy Edit

approx. .012 a word

Copy edits address:

fact-checking (optional)
grammar and punctuation
POV switches/scene changes
how to style internal/external/inanimate object dialogue
includes a proofread while editing

Critique

approx. .012 word

Critiques are super-charged beta reading and used in place of a critique partner. Critiques address:

overall plot/character depth
big-picture issues that must be fixed prior to editing services
includes redlines and in-the-manuscript comments

Advertising

Free for Clients (in 2013)

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For 2013, clients get it for free. Let’s talk:

Free Book pages
blog tours
author websites, joint blogging, joint advertising
blurbs and ISBNs
promo, conventions, social media

Other

Let’s talk

Other includes:

mix and match of services
synopsis and query letters
tweaking manuscript for specific publishing house
proofreading
disclaimer
other, other, other

Dear Author (and Publisher),

This is an editing site, offering services to authors and publishers, and a blog.

I haven't committed to a blog schedule and am usually at a loss of what to write, so please send me your questions.

I'm an editor, and I'm new. That last thing makes me cheaper than some and (hopefully) affordable. I'm not editing blind, nor do I offer advice I'm not confident about. I have a resume and I have references, and I encourage you to read both. (Contact the authors, too. They won't mind.)

I edit romance and romantic fiction. This includes Young Adult and New Adult novels, as long as the driving force is the characters' love story. Romance is my niche, and I am quite happy here.

If you'd like to work with me, great. If not, I understand. The most important thing about finding an editor is finding one who fits you and has the same vision for your novel.

That said, I am not editing intensely erotic (menage, heavy BDSM, sub/dom) novels at this time. I rarely read this genre and erotic authors are better served with an editor who does. (Email me if you're unsure of what qualifies.)

Payments are received via credit card and Paypal, and a non-refundable deposit of $50 is required, but will be applied toward your Sample Edit. After the Sample Edit, 50% is due up front.

See? Told you I was affordable. I'm also kind and understand writing deadlines. So give me your approximate date and we'll work something out.

Until Then,

Kristin Anders