Document Driven
16420 SE McGillivray, #103-103
Vancouver, WA 98683
ph: 503-789-6245
alt: janice@documentdriven.com
editor
Fiction Services
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.
Other Publishing Services below.
Fees:
Full Edit:
$3 - $4.00 per page for Full Fiction Manuscript.
$4.00 per page for Partial Fiction Manuscript.
Follow-up Edit: $400 - Up to 350 pages.
$550 - More than 350 pages.
Discounts for Workshop participants.
Final Read-Through: $300.
Published Authors: $25.00 / hour.
For more information or any questions, please contact Janice at janice@documentdriven.com
Note: Fees vary according to the author's goal and the condition of the manuscript.
Please visit the Editorial Freelancers Association website for a chart of industry standard fees and rates.
Other publishing services:
- Copyediting: $20.00 to $25.00 per 10 pages, depending on the manuscript (size 12 font, approximately 250-300 words per page).
- Proofreading: $15.00 to $20.00 per 10 pages (size 12 font, approximately 250-300 words per page). Depending on the manuscript.
- Query Letter Critique/Feedback: $40.00 (Submit Query letter with Synopsis & optional 1st chapter).
- Synopsis Critique/Feedback: $40.00 (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.
Fiction Submission Critique
Receive Feedback on your submissions, before you send them to the Editor or Agent.
(1) Learn why you are receiving rejections
(2) Improve your manuscript for submissions
to Editors and Agents.
One page Response Letter for $ 75.00.
Click here for more information about Submission Critiques.
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Submission Guidelines
Manuscript:
- Double-spaced.
- Approximately 250 words per page.
- Times Roman or Courier with Size 12 font.
- One-inch margins.
- Pages numbered
- Text on one side of page only
Query and synopsis:
- Single-spaced.
- With double spacing between paragraphs.
Always enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for responses.
Include contact information: name, email address, phone number.
Email submissions are accepted.
(See Home page for genres.)
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In June:
New Class & Workshop
"Working on Your Novel"
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Submission Critiques: In anticipation of upcoming Spring & Summer conferences, Document Driven is offering a $15.00 discount on Submission Critiques or $60 thru July 2008.
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Click here for Workshops.
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.
16420 SE McGillivray, #103-103
Vancouver, WA 98683
ph: 503-789-6245
alt: janice@documentdriven.com
editor
