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Book coaching is the step that happens before the first draft is written! While not a requirement for writing a novel, some authors have a hard time knowing where to start. Whether your issue is getting motivated, finding time, or working through plot issues and writer’s block, an experienced book coach can help you get words on the page.

These are the large-scale, structural edits that every project needs. Are you wondering if your chapters build on one another? If the climax hits the way you want it to? For nonfiction, are you wondering if your project could communicate more effectively with a better outline? Developmental edits can answer these questions and more. These edits are the longest, most time-intensive type, but they have the power to shape your manuscript into what you want.

Substantive edits focus on paragraphs and sentences—how to make the words sound just the way you want them to. This may include rearranging paragraphs, eliminating excess words, and tightening metaphors and similes. My goal as a substantive editor is to make sure your voice shines through. All the suggestions I provide are just that—suggestions—and they’re never one-size-fits-all.

Copy editing fixes all the grammatical and punctuation problems that inevitably slip into writing. You’re a writer, not an editor, after all; you focus on creating your message and reaching your audience, and let me find out where the commas belong!

​This is the final step before any project goes out to publication. This is to catch any final transcription errors or glaring problems. I proofread PDFs using markup on Adobe Acrobat. For non-print projects, such as web pages and slide decks, other arrangements can be made.