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Publishing Services · Mount Ida, AR
Developmental Editing for your manuscript
Big-picture editing on structure, plot, character arcs and pacing, returned as a detailed editorial letter with comments inside your manuscript, revision suggestions and a follow-up consultation.
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- Turnaround
- 2-4 weeks depending on length
Structure before sentences
Plot, character arcs and pacing come first, because line-level polish cannot fix a story that stalls.
A plan for the rewrite
An editorial letter plus comments in the manuscript, so you know what to change and why.
Try it before you commit
A sample edit is available, so you can see how an editor reads your work before booking the full job.
Developmental Editing: questions
How is developmental editing different from copy editing?
Developmental editing works on the story: structure, plot, character arcs and pacing. Copy editing works on the sentences. Developmental comes first, because a rewrite driven by structural notes would undo line-level work anyway.
Which genres do you edit?
Fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction and young adult. Genre matters at this stage, because structure and pacing expectations differ: what reads as a slow burn in literary fiction reads as a stall in a thriller.
What do I send, and what comes back?
Send the full manuscript and your word count. Back comes a detailed editorial letter, comments inside the manuscript, concrete revision suggestions and a follow-up consultation to talk the plan through before you start rewriting.