Professional Developmental Editing Services

In-depth feedback for fiction authors to flesh out their story and enhance their narrative structure.

How We Work Together

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1. Request Your Free Sample

Contact me and send me your first chapter through email. I will provide a complimentary structural sample edit to ensure we are a perfect creative match before moving forward with the full book.

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2. Deep Structural Analysis

Once you decide to move forward, send over your complete manuscript. I will dive into a high-level, comprehensive review of your plot architecture, character dynamics, world-building, pacing, and overall narrative arc.

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3. Receive Your Manuscript

You will get back an extensive, customized Editorial Letter detailing actionable structural solutions, alongside clear line-by-line notes embedded throughout your manuscript file to guide your next draft.

"I don't just edit stories; I understand the mechanics of how they move."

With five published novels and over a decade of experience writing feature films and television teleplays, I bring a unique 'cinematic lens' to developmental editing. My background in screenwriting means I am obsessed with pacing, structure, and character momentum.

Writing for the screen taught me the discipline of the three-act structure and the art of the 'tight' plot. I spent years imitating the voices of established shows like 24 and Tru Calling, learning how to dissect exactly what makes a story work (or fail), and I bring that same surgical precision to your manuscript.

I know how much heart goes into a manuscript because I’ve been in the trenches myself five times over. Let’s work together to give your book the professional polish it deserves.

Why Hire me

When we work together, we will focus on:

Architectural Structure:

Ensuring your beats land exactly when they should, avoiding the 'sagging middle' that loses readers.

Three-Dimensional Characters:

Moving beyond tropes to create protagonists who feel alive, driven, and complex.

Engagement & Pacing:

Trimming the fat and ensuring your plot is as lean and engaging as a blockbuster script.

Reader Retention:

My goal is to ensure your book is unputdownable from the first page to the last—not just the beginning and the end.

Author Reviews

Authors I have worked with to help improve and strengthen their books.

"The feedback was great and helpful, thank you so much!"

C.R.

YA Sci-Fi Thriller

"I really appreciated the suggestions. I knew something was missing, and these suggestions really helped shine light on that. I can already see how crucial those improvements are."

A.M.

Thriller author

"Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback."

T.I.

YA Mystery Novel

"Thank you for preparing this feedback. It is really helpful. It gave me a clearer understanding of my story’s flow and clarity issues."

Fantasy author

"Wow, thanks for giving such detailed feedback, I appreciate it a lot."

W.C.

Action/Fantasy author

"I appreciated the perspective of what you were expecting to happen versus what I actually had in there. I’m trying to think of ways to lean more into the ideas you suggested. Particularly leaning into conflict between my characters in the opening chapter, which I think will serve the rest of the book really well."

Z.M.

Mystery/horror author

"I'm really impressed with the amount of detail in the editorial report. I really appreciate the detailed feedback and suggestions regarding the plot, characters, structure, and setting. You make some good points in the report and there were some plot points I needed to clarify and address."

J.D