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I invite you to explore the possibility of securing my editing services. Please thoroughly read the following if you're interested:
An edit alone is worthless. The important factor is how effectively you incorporate the findings into a thorough rewrite.
You won't like everything that I have to say: however, it's those very comments that will likely help you improve your manuscript most.
Some of the more serious issues I'll point out may not be what you anticipated. In all likelihood, the most critical issues will be some that you may never have even heard of.
Put aside any preconceived notions as to what your manuscript's weaknesses might
be. Industry professionals evaluate manuscripts differently than you or college
English professors.
I won't be reading your manuscript for entertainment purposes. Editing requires deep concentration, and marking errors creates continuous
interruptions. I can't tell you if I "liked" or "enjoyed" your story. I'll be editing it from a negative perspective, looking for issues.
You will likely have quite a bit of work ahead following the completion of my edit. It won't be limited to just making corrections from a marked up manuscript.
I look for over 500 varying kinds of problems when I edit a manuscript. Rarely
do I find less than fifty types of issues recurring throughout a manuscript.
Typically over 99% of pages receive at least one marking of some kind. My edit
will not, however, include any rewriting nor reconstruction of sentences. I
don't convert incomplete sentences to complete, and you are responsible for
consistency throughout your manuscript with respect to unconventional spellings
or capitalizations, which can easily be resolved by using SpellCheck.
My fee is for one edit alone, with no follow-up, review, nor consultation services. My report is detailed, thorough, and self-explanatory, so there should be no need for such.
My services are intended to make you a better writer, not just to improve this manuscript alone. If you become a more accomplished writer, you'll make this manuscript and all future ones better.
If you want to learn how to make your manuscript more comparable to commercial fiction and be less reliant on editors in the future, I'm your man.
If your focus is only to enhance this manuscript alone, or if you're unwilling to perform an extensive rewrite, you should probably find another editor.
Please don't proceed if any of the following applies to you:
You're not prepared for criticism.
You don't plan to give your work a serious rewrite as a result of the edit.
You think you know more than I do.
And finally, if you're still interested at this point, please carefully read my
editing
page to learn more about what to expect.