LUMINOUS Edits
SERVICES
Free Consultation
CONTACT me for a FREE CONSULTATION. Please provide:
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a brief synopsis (200 words max) or notes about your project.
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the genre, target audience, and word count.
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the service you are considering.
We can then set up a phone or Skype session to discuss which service best suits your needs. Custom packages are available.
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MENTORING & STORY CONSULTING ($70 an hour)
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CONTENT EDITING & EDITORIAL REVIWS (.012 - .016 per word)
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LINE & COPY EDITING (.013 -.020 per word)
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SCREENPLAY EDITING & ADAPTATION (variable)
Mentoring & Story Consulting
Are you embarking upon a project? Pondering the pros and cons of one story over another? Have a thrilling ghost of an idea? What next? The combinations and approaches are both daunting and exciting. For example, should your grandmother’s letters become a braided non-fiction narrative or a historical novel? A memoir or a blog? Should that forgotten battle become a book of popular history or a travelogue?
I will help you uncover the approach that best suits your material and your strengths as a writer. Once we get underway I will advise you on, for example, how to:
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discover your angle of approach and point of view.
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formulate a premise.
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plot and outline for maximum tension.
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develop your unique writing style.
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create unforgettable characters.
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develop a powerful theme.
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create true dramatic conflict.
$80 an hour
This service includes phone calls, Skypes, emails, and ongoing notes.
Developmental Editing
Do you have a first or second draft of a manuscript? Are you worried about clarity? Structure? Character development? Plot threads? Marketability? Worry no more. My content edits include:
1. Fifteen to twenty pages of detailed notes on, for example:
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Plot & structure
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How to clarify your story premise
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How to refine your dialogue
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When to use dramatic scenes versus exposition
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How to integrate research & avoid anachronisms
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How to create greater tension
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Tense, punctuation, grammar, & writing style
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Character development & character arcs
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The angle of approach, POV, and perspective
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Themes & motifs
2. Notes and highlighting within the manuscript pinpointing, for example, what to develop, writing strengths, and plot beats.
4. Two-three hours of phone calls or face-to-face consulting.
5. Actionable suggestions on the issues raised.
.025 -- .027 per word
Copy & Line Editing
Is the structure and content of your manuscript more or less finalized? Line and copy-editing is a word-by-word process and includes:
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re-writing for clarity, style, syntax & impact.
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correction of punctuation, grammar, capitalization, hyphenations, etc.
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cutting back on wordiness & redundancy.
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adjustment of verb tenses & POV shifts.
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pointing out of anachronisms.
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suggestions for word choice.
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fact-checking.
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1-3 pages of suggestions.
$0.04 - $0.08 per word
*To determine the price I provide a sample copy-edit. Manuscripts needing a light copy-edit will be priced lower.
Screenplay Adaptation & Editing
Do you have a short story, novel, or memoir you would like to turn into a screenplay? Are you struggling with the structure and dialogue of an existing screenplay?
Contact me to discuss