Document Driven

  As an experienced editor and consultant, I  can work with you and your novel to maximize your chances for publication.

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Three Stage Editing:

(1) Full Editing.

(2) Follow-up Edit:  (after author responds    to suggested changes).

(3) Final Read-Through:  (less extensive)       to catch any remaining issues with plot, characterization, suspense, conflict, dialogue, point of view, and so on.

(See Fees below.)

Critique Group:

The group's focus will be on Professional Publication.

Fiction: Mainstream, Romance, Thrillers, Mystery/Suspense, Literary and Young Adult.

Meeting: 2 times per month

Time: 2 hours

Place: To be arranged

If you are interested, contact Janice@documentdriven.com for further details.

My article,

"THE UNSYMPATHETIC  PROTAGONIST,"

The 2010 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market,

(Available now)

 SEE THE EXCERPT, PAGE 46 OF THIS ARTICLE, ON The SMART WRITER

WEBPAGE.

• 2 New Fiction classes coming soon. 
• New Workshops in January 2010.
• Yahoo system keeps changing the format back to larger type size when I save the text. 

Feedback from authors about editing:

"I found Janice's feedback and guidance to be invaluable. Her comments were thorough and targeted the weak spots in my manuscript. I highly recommend this workshop."

--Harry Green

--"The first response was extremely helpful ... .I have made the suggested changes and the story flows much more smoothly."

--"The workshop was a huge help."

Other publishing services:

• Copyediting: $30.00 per 10 pages, depending on the manuscript (size 12 font, approximately 250-300 words per page).

• Proofreading: $25.00  per 10 pages (size 12 font, approximately 250-300 words per page). Depending on the manuscript.   

• Query Letter Critique/Feedback: $75.00 (Submit Query letter with Synopsis & optional 1st chapter).

• Synopsis Critique/Feedback: $75.00 (Submit Synopsis & 1st chapter).

Note: Fees vary according to the author's goal and the condition of the manuscript. 

Please visit Editorial Freelancers Association website for industry standard fees and rates.

 Some of the top reasons that fiction submissions are rejected:

Too much backstory.

No plot.

 Bad opening.

       Unsympathetic         characters.

Definitions

Developmental Editing: to develop a manuscript from concept and/ or draft-- working through subsequent drafts--suggesting changes in content, organization and presentation.

Substantive Editing: 

      Fiction: evaluates the elements of the novel: plot, viewpoint, characterization,  narrative style, pacing, and so on.

     Nonfiction: improving presentation, organization, clarity, readability and flow, to create a new draft. 

Copyediting: checking grammar, usage, capitalizations, punctuation, formating, and so on, yet preserving the voice & meaning of the original.

Checking for consistent style and format, and documenting these elements in a style sheet. 

Cross-checking references for consistency throughout the text. Often includes proofreading.

Proofreading: identifies typographical and punctuation errors, inconsistencies and misspellings. Checks for text discrepancies & problems with page layout. May compare two documents for uniformity.