Submission Package

If you have a completed draft that you’re happy with, this is what you need. My basic submission package includes Submission Editing –-- this means I polish your prose without making major content changes -- in electronic or paper format.

I will give you a complete report on the strengths and weaknesses of the book, including prose, story structure, and characterization.

I will give you an objective market evaluation. What genre or sub-genre does this book fit, and what type of publisher is likely to be interested in it? Or will it do better as a self-published book or ebook, and why?

I’ll offer you at least 3 publisher or agent recommendations, and I’ll provide support through the submission process. If you’re not sure what a letter means or you don’t know if you need a publishing attorney or not for that contract, don’t worry, I’ll help you. And if you choose to self-publish, I’ll recommend honest print publishers who do a good job and guide you through the process, and offer you information on ebook uploads and distribution, book cover options, and the like.

I’ll provide you with self-promotion information about what you need to do in order to reach readers, how best to design or revamp your website, and I’ll teach you how to use that blog or social media effectively.

Extensive Content Editing

If you’re bogged down, if you know it’s a good book, if you simply need some help to make that book as effective and compelling as it can be, if your prose is weak and you know it, this editing and publishing package is for you. It’s particularly helpful if you’re writing a personal memoir, when it’s easy to be ‘too close’ to your material to see weaknesses. I’ll read the manuscript and give you a detailed initial evaluation of marketability, structure, characterization, and prose. I’ll tell you what will work for readers and what may not, and what needs to be done to make that book compelling to readers in a particular market. We’ll decide together on any major changes to the story that might be needed. Then I’ll return the annotated draft to you for any changes that you choose to make.

When you’re happy with your changes, I will edit your revised draft for submission.

You’ll receive a market evaluation and at least 3 publisher or agent recommendations for the revised book, and support through submission process, the same services I offer with the basic Submission Package, including help building your self-promotional platform.

A la Carte Chapter and Short Form Editing

If you are working on a first draft or memoir and simply need help getting that first draft finished, I will work with you on a chapter by chapter basis. I also work with short fiction and short personal narratives. I’ll edit the chapter for submission and provide a report on its strength and weaknesses as part of the book as a whole. For short fiction and narratives, I edit for submission and provide a detailed report on its reader-connection and marketability.

Promotional Support

If your book is already published, but you aren’t getting sales, this is for you. If the book is still in progress, but you want to have a readership waiting for its release, this is a way to build that fan base early. Throwing a Facebook page up there is not going to automatically generate thousands of sales. You need to reach readers who do not know who you are. I’ll help you understand how you go about that. You’ll learn how to make your website more compelling, brand yourself, blog effectively, and how to reach out to readers who don’t know you exist and will probably like your book. We’ll set up a promotional platform that suits you; one that you can manage comfortably. I’ll monitor and critique your blog posts, Facebook, Twitter, and newsletter material as you learn to use these tools effectively.

Chapter by Chapter Editing