Editing and Guidance for Independent Authors
Scary Good Books aims to bring out the best in your story. I always work to polish your voice, not transform it. Fiction with 50,000 words or less is preferred. Horror and dystopian science fiction are my specialties, though any speculative fiction is welcome.
Services Offered
Copyediting/Line Editing
Copyediting and line editing are closely related, so I have bundled them as a single service. I will review punctuation and grammar (copyediting) and offer suggestions for sentence clarity (line editing).
Price per word: $0.005
Developmental Editing
Developmental editing is more extensive and gets into the meat of your story. I will offer suggestions on story elements—plot, pacing, characterization, et cetera. Expect multiple rounds of edits and a longer turnaround time.
Price per word: $0.009
Query Letter Review
Query letters get you published! I will review the letter before you send it to agents or publishers. I’ll check for grammatical errors and offer advice on word choice.
Flat Rate: $25.00
Reach Out
Interested in working together? Please provide a brief summary and a list of content warnings. If we agree to work together, I accept 50% of payment upfront via Paypal.
I will not edit any stories with bigoted messaging or themes glorifying racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia. I will not edit anything featuring the sexualization of minors.