Developmental Editing & Book Coaching

What is Developmental Editing?

Developmental editing is when a professional reads, reviews, critiques, and assists with the development of your book. 

SRD Editing Services offers “developmental editing” for manuscripts that are at least 75% completed. If you don’t have a nearly completed manuscript, see “Book Coaching” below.

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Focus of Fiction & Nonfiction Developmental Edits

The SRD Developmental Editing Process

Approximate timeline: Two (2) to six (6) months. 
About two (2) months per 50K words.

Step 1: Send your nearly complete manuscript to the SRD editor (Cortni).

Step 2: Schedule & conduct first 1-hour call with Cortni to begin the edits. Cortni will then perform her preliminary review. 

Step 3: Cortni returns manuscript with margin comments and end notes. 

Step 4: Revise! You can choose to schedule a 30-minute call with Cortni at this point, to discuss any questions about feedback. You return the updated manuscript to Cortni when complete.

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Step 5: Cortni completes secondary review, resolving or replying to comments, and adding final feedback. You can schedule a final 30-minute call when Cortni returns the revised manuscript, to discuss any remaining questions.

Developmental Edit (up to 100K words)
whole package
$1,250
First-time & growing authors
- Thorough read, review, critique, and assistance with development of your manuscript
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Developmental Edit (100K and more words)
whole package
$1,500
First time & growing authors
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What is a Book Coach?

If you don’t yet have your manuscript completed and you need guidance. If you need a coach, an advocate, someone to hold you accountable and point you in the right direction, then read what you write and leave extensive commentary and notes.

 

A book coaching contract entails the kind of assistance provided in the developmental edit, but adds a few details to help you cross the finish line and complete the manuscript you’ve been working on. While a book coach is also not a ghostwriter and won’t write or rewrite material for you, it’s a personal, one-on-one professional book idea assistant.

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The SRD Book Coaching Process

Approximate timeline: Three (3) to six (6) months. 
About three (3) months per 50K words.

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Step 1: You and Cortni have an initial virtual conference to determine a weekly meeting schedule and 16-week writing goals. You’ll set a per-day word count goal for your writing.

Step 2: You and Cortni meet weekly (30 minutes) to discuss reviewed material and new progress. Writing goals will be adjusted after 4 weeks and again after 12 weeks, as needed. 

Step 3: The first 16 weeks are up! You take 1 final week to revise and finalize your first draft.  

Step 4: Cortni to spend 2 weeks per 50K words reading entire first draft manuscript. She leaves additional margin comments for further direction. 

Step 5: Cortni completes first draft review and adds final feedback. You can schedule a final 30-minute call when Cortni returns the reviewed manuscript, to discuss any remaining questions.

Genres Available SRD Developmental Edits & Book Coaching

Book Coaching
whole package
1,500
>100K words
- Thorough read, review, critique, and assistance with development of your manuscript
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Book Coaching
whole package
1,750
>100K+ words
- Thorough read, review, critique, and assistance with development of your manuscript
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Steps After Developmental Editing

After you complete your first draft, it’s advisable to have a few members of your target audience read it and provide feedback. Especially if your material contains potential sensitive content, this step provides you perspective during your revisions.

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Line Editing

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After you receive feedback and revise your story to its final form, it will be time for your line edit. Don’t complete a line edit until the conent is complete. An SRD Editing Services line edit includes correcting issues of grammar, punctuation, spelling, typos, tense and tone, consistency, fact-checking, anachronisms, and other areas of attention as needed. 

Although the line edit will be as thorough as possible, please perform a final proofread before publication.

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