Editorial Services

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I offer a variety of editing and coaching services to support you at different stages of your writing journey. Whether you’re a KidLit author working on a fun new adventure, an academic working on a journal submission, or an educator developing a new curriculum, my purpose is to help you engage your readers without sanitizing the textures and nuances of your own voice.

Book Coaching

  • You need to refine your craft or skill

  • You need a self-confidence boost

  • You’re looking for accountability and need to develop a writing routine

  • You need help making sense of your ideas

  • A character isn’t working

  • You can’t envision your idea as a publication

  • You don’t know how to move beyond an idea to something publishable

Unlike traditional editing that targets only words on a page, Book Coaching offers personalized guidance for your particular writing needs.

Every writer needs something different. Maybe:

  • you're having a creative block, or

  • a character isn’t working, or

  • you have a first chapter, but you want feedback before moving on, or

  • your voice feels flat, or

  • you don’t have a writing routine, or

  • you need to refine your craft, or maybe

  • you need a self-confidence boost!

As your Book Coach, I can help you with all these things and more. I develop collaborative relationships with writers (like you!) to help them develop their craft and steer them toward their writing and publishing goals.

I love working 1:1 with writers to determine what aspect of their writing they are struggling with and assist them in developing a plan to overcome the hurdle. I validate that showing your work to someone else puts you in a vulnerable position. On account of this, I approach every session with compassion and kindness. I want your work to succeed!

Why Work with a Book Coach?

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* All packages are tailored to your specific needs and billed as a flat rate + applicable taxes.

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Book Coaching Packages

    • 15-minute introductory consultation via Zoom

    • You share your

      • current project or aspirations

      • specific roadblocks

      • desired outcomes

    BENEFITS

    • Allows me to ensure I can help you

    • Gives you the opportunity to ask questions and ensure you like my style

    PRICE: Free

    Schedule a Free Consultation

  • INCLUDES

    • 2 consecutive weeks of 1:1 individualized coaching

    • Writing tools tailored to your needs

    • 2 coaching sessions via Zoom

    • Editing of up to 5 pages (1250 words)

    • Editorial Report

    • Kind and supportive feedback

    • Personalized action plan

    • Supportive check-ins

    • Access to my newsletter and free writing tools

    Choose this if:

    • you’re a new writer, or

    • you lack confidence in your writing, or

    • you have an idea but nothing else, or

    • you have an idea but don’t know if it’s a good one, or

    • you need help getting started, or

    • you need help developing a generative writing routine, or

    • you are looking for someone to nurture your writing growth.

    PRICE: $495 + applicable taxes

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  • INCLUDES

    • 3 months of 1:1 individualized coaching and support

    • Writing tools tailored to your needs

    • Accountability Deadlines

    • Bi-weekly coaching sessions via Zoom

    • Professional Editing of up to 4000 words every 2 weeks (that’s 24000 words or almost 100 pages total!)

    • Editorial Report

    • Kind and supportive feedback

    • Personalized action plan

    • Access to my newsletter and free writing tools

    Choose this if:

    • you have an idea but nothing else, or

    • you’re creatively blocked, or

    • you have a ton writing but know it needs work, or

    • you need help nurturing your writing habits, or

    • you want to be held accountable to your writing routine, or

    • you lack confidence in your voice, or

    • you want regular editing of your work, or

    • you’re curious if you’re ready for the next steps in publishing.

    PRICE: $4997 + applicable taxes

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Picture Book Packages

Picture books are unique in that they must appeal both to young children (who usually cannot yet read) and the adults (who read aloud to the kiddo).

I love helping writers develop magical, exciting stories with characters that all readers can relate to!

Package A—A Final Critique

  • Choose this option if you have strong writing skills, have previously written children’s books, and are looking for a final critique before moving to the next step in your publishing journey.

    • 1 round of editing

    • 1 manuscript critique

    • Editorial Report

    • 1 virtual meeting (optional)

  • $180 + applicable taxes

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Package B—Additional Feedback

  • Choose this option if you have strong writing skills but will want additional feedback after you make revisions based on my initial comments.

    • 2 rounds of editing

    • 2 manuscript critiques

    • extended Editorial Report

    • 2 virtual meetings (optional)

  • $340 + applicable taxes

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Package C—Personal Writing Course

  • This package is designed to be a personal picture book writing course. Choose this option if you like continued feedback or have never written a children’s picture book.

    • Initial manuscript critique

    • extended Editorial Report

    • Unlimited revisions and coaching for 4 consecutive weeks

    • Up to 4 virtual meetings as needed (optional)

  • $750 + applicable taxes

Educational Curriculum and Consulting

As a trained and experienced teacher and researcher, I have the skills and insight to help you write and create engaging curriculum packages and grant proposals. Whether you are in the initial stages of developing a curriculum map, need to adapt activities for younger (or older) students, or are working to develop materials for teacher training, you’ve come to the right place!

Package A—Development

  • This package focuses on the development of curricula. Packages may include:

    • collaborative design and writing of units, lesson plans, educational supplements

    • consulting on classroom units and training programs

    • developmental editing for consistency, sequencing, logic, and grade-level appropriateness.

    • Style Sheet

    • Substantive edit for structural issues, inconsistencies, and gaps

    • Consulting, creation, and/or writing of lesson plans and educational supplements

    • Suggested changes to improve clarity and flow (e.g., to organization, content, structure, or delivery)

    • Review of standards or grade-level appropriateness

    • Virtual meeting(s)

  • $90 per hour + applicable taxes

  • This package focuses on words and style. It includes

    • a line-by-line stylistic edit to add clarity and consistency

    • a copy edit to address mechanical issues, tone, style, and syntax.

    • Style Sheet

    • Stylistic edit to flag non-mechanical errors (jargon, reading level, meaning)

    • Copy edit to flag mechanical issues (e.g., spelling, grammar, punctuation)

    • Suggestions to improve word choice and formatting

    • Possible suggestions to improve readability of tables or figures

    • Assessment of grade-level appropriateness

    • Virtual meetings

  • $90 per hour + applicable taxes

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Package B—Refinement

* All packages are tailored to your specific needs and billed as a flat rate + applicable taxes.

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Academic Editing

I bring my experience as a trained social scientist and educational researcher to every academic manuscript I edit. I love reading manuscripts from a range of disciplines and look forward to helping you fine-tune your next book, journal, grant proposal, or dissertation* manuscript.

Academic Editing—Refinement

  • Refinement is a stylistic editing package. The aim is to add a layer of clarity to your manuscript. Like all packages, it is tailored to your specific needs.

    • Editorial Report and/or Style Sheet

    • Line-by-line edit for non-mechanical issues (e.g., jargon, reading level, meaning)

    • Clarification of meaning and polishing of language (e.g., word choice and formatting), while leaving important textures and nuances intact

    • Possible suggestions to improve readability of tables or figures

  • $90 per hour + applicable taxes

Academic Editing—Nuts & Bolts

  • The Nuts & Bolts package takes a copy editing approach to your manuscript. It is a line-by-line examination of the mechanics of your writing. Like all packages, it is tailored to your specific needs.

    • Editorial Report and/or Style Sheet

    • Line-by-line edit for mechanical errors (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation)

    • Elimination of embarrassing mistakes

    • Flagging of inconsistencies (e.g., font type, mechanics, citation style, layout, internal facts and logic)

    • Close examination of captions and credit-lines

    • Possible suggestions to improve word choice and formatting

  • $75 per hour + applicable taxes

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* Please note: ethical editing of student texts requires your supervisor’s approval.

Academic Editing—Formatting

  • Journal formatting can be a tedious and time-consuming task—nuanced requirements vary by journal and style guide. If you’re looking to avoid the work, I can help!

    • Journal-specific Style Sheet

    • Formatting of:

      • in-text citations

      • footnotes

      • captions

      • reference pages

  • $90 per hour + applicable taxes

* All packages are tailored to your specific needs and billed as a flat rate + applicable taxes.

Red Pen Praising

Red Pen Praising is a form of editing that highlights only the best in your manuscript.

  • All writers get stuck—whether it’s writers block, imposter syndrome, or that you’ve just been working on something too long—sometimes you need someone to tell you you’re doing a great job!

    Positive feedback can help you realize how to fix a plot hole. It can shift your perspective just enough to sharpen your argument. It can make you emphasize an element that will give your story just the twist it was missing.

    If you need a boost, Red Pen Praising is for you!

    • Highlighting of words, phrases, and ideas that give your manuscript soul

    • Brief Editorial Report

    • Quote for further in-depth editing services

  • .03$ per word + applicable taxes

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Don’t See What You’re Looking For?

Not sure what type of editing you need? No problem! Request a free assessment.

I’ll review a selection from your manuscript and give you my professional opinion regarding your manuscript’s needs and a quote for editorial services. There’s no obligation, and it’s free!

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