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The Editorial Evaluation
This is an analysis of manuscripts that provides an overview of the strengths and weaknesses. Novelists will receive a full report via email or hardcopy (your preference) of characterization, storyline, pacing, line-by-line craft, voice and where the book fits in the market. Authors can then focus on their revisions on their own or return for further editorial work. Non fiction material will be examined in terms of concept (is it the biggest idea? The most saleable ?); structure and organization; writing style; competition; marketability.
Price: $800
Turn-around time: Approx. 4 weeks.
Chapter-by- Chapter Editorial Revision
This editorial revision document provides the author, first, with an overview of what he/she should be working towards, the ideal, for all aspects of the novel or non-fiction work. (See Editorial Evaluation). Then, Sandi goes through each chapter and finds spots where the problems manifest as well as the author's strong points. In this way, we create an editorial revision document that the author can use to rewrite the book. The strength of this document is that as each chapter goes by, hidden issues that might not have been clear on the first reading are revealed. For example, in fiction, psychological integrity of a main character might be faulty though this might not be revealed until a plot flaw is unraveled chapter by chapter. In non fiction, deconstructing structural glitches sometimes leads to creating large ideas out of small ones. Price: $2500. $2000 paid along with receipt of manuscript; $500 when revision letter emailed to client.
Turn-around time: Approx. 6 weeks
Full Project Editorial Tutorial
This is a page-by-page, paragraph-by-paragraph, draft-by-draft until we drop, hands-on revision. It starts with the editorial evaluation. Price is by the project. After initial evaluation, we move on to phone discussion.
Coaching As a mentor, with hundreds of writers' problems solved through her expertise Sandi can help you through any aspect involved in the difficult process of writing, whether it is a book, article or speech. Hourly Basis.
