Document Driven

16420 SE McGillivray, #103-103
Vancouver, WA 98683

ph: 503-789-6245
alt: janice@documentdriven.com

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.

(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.

  • Fees:

     

    Initial Editing: $7.00 per page.

    Follow-up Edit: $500 - Up to 350 pages.

                         $ 25 extra every 25 pages.

    Final Read-Through:  $500.

    Note: $7.00 per page for Partial Fiction Manuscript. Discounts for workshop participants.   

                                                                

    Published Authors: $30.00 / hour.



     

    In January 2010:

    New Fiction Workshops and Classes



     

    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.



     

  • Fiction Submission Critiques

     

    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:

    1. Double-spaced.
    2. Approximately 250 words per page.
    3. Times Roman or Courier with Size 12 font.
    4. One-inch margins.
    5. Pages numbered
    6. Text on one side of page only

    Query and synopsis:

    1. Single-spaced.
    2. 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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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.

 

 

 

 

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16420 SE McGillivray, #103-103
Vancouver, WA 98683

ph: 503-789-6245
alt: janice@documentdriven.com