Summary or inline critique up to 3500 Words of Your Fiction Writing
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What you get with this Offer
Unlike traditionally published authors, self-publishing ones do not have the luxury of a team full of editors helping them craft their book to its best potential, all the way from concept, plot and character development, to copyediting and then proofreading.
There are a million freelance copyeditors and proof readers out in the ether, but finding editors who can drill down into the story’s true potential and navigate a path to crafting a compelling and balanced story is not so easy. It’s not a copyeditor’s or proof-reader’s job to advise on those areas.
Why put your book on a back footing before it’s even left the starting blocks?
In this hourlie you will get a full reading of up to 3500 words with constructive feedback on:
- Character
- Plot / structure
- Pacing & shaping
- Narrative technique
- Tone
- Tension & drama
Feedback will be presented in a summary report with suggestions on how to strengthen the work, where necessary.
For those who want line edits and harsher scrutiny of their project, I also provide inline critiques in my extras. If you are interested in this, please order the summary critique hourlie and add in the inline extras. You will receive both line edits (using Word Track Changes) and a summary report.
**Line edits are not copy edits. See my website FAQs for more info www.thestorysmith.wix.com/thestorysmith**
Get more with Offer Add-ons
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I can critique up to extra 500 words
Additional 5 working days
+$2 -
I can iNLINE critique up to 3,500 words
Additional 1 working day
+$5 -
I can iNLINE critique up to extra 500 words
Additional 5 working days
+$3 -
I can summary critique up to 10,000 words
Additional 5 working days
+$48 -
I can iNLINE critique up to 10,000 words
Additional 5 working days
+$64
What the Freelancer needs to start the work
Please contact me in the first instance to check scheduling, in case of busy periods. Also provide your exact word count (titles, author name, etc. not included).
If your submission word count exceeds 3500, please order units of 'up to 500 words extra' in accordance to your wordcount and which type of critique you desire (i.e. for inline crits of a 4300 word story/chapter, order the summary hourlie (€15) + INLINE Crit 3500 words (+€5) + INLINE crit up to 500 words x2 (+€6) -- TTL = €26. For the purpose of protection against abuse, 500 word extras are listed as taking an extra five days, but up to around 5k total word count, expect that to mean an extra day.
I also offer substantive edits for full novels for a set price. Please contact me for a quote and an idea of deadlines. However, if you need to spread out your budget, I can offer block editing (10k words each block). You can purchase my services at a pace you can afford and at a speed that keeps your project moving steadily towards completion.
Once the hourlie is agreed and ordered, please send me your project in a *single* Word document with your exact word count marked clearly at the top of the page.
If you do not use Word, please message me and we'll see what we can work out.