Developmental Editing and Manuscript Assessment
If you are looking for assistance revising your dissertation into a viable scholarly book, or turning chapters into articles, please go to this page.
Do you need assistance working through an idea and determining if it is strong enough become a book or an article?
Do you need assistance shifting a book idea from one potential press to another?
Are you stuck and unsure about how to get from where you are to where you want to go?
Is your draft complete and you want an expert eye to read through and ensure your argument is made and is not diluted by unnecessary sidetracks?
Have you received feedback from peer review that you are uncertain about integrating?
Are you unsure what you need to do to turn your dissertation into a viable scholarly book?
A developmental edit starts with a meeting to discuss needs. From there I will look over your materials and provide a detailed response (sometimes called a manuscript assessment). We will then meet again and go over the assessment and determine next steps.
Rates for a developmental edit vary depending on stage of writing and length of manuscript. For completed manuscripts, my basic rate is 8 cents per word, but that is within a large ballpark.