Developmental EditingCarla Pinilla
A developmental edit is a big-picture look at your manuscript with the aim of clinching down the best structure for your narrative, as well as pointing out content elements that may need modification.
An edit of this kind can tell you if certain paragraphs or sections of your story should be moved around, expanded, or cut altogether; if your alternating timelines or PoV sections don’t feel cohesive; or if there are segments that seem slower than others. It can tell you if your characterization seems off at any point, if your worldbuilding doesn’t quite work, if your narrative voice is muddled, and if your dialogue reads as stilted. It can help you build tension better or point out plot holes you might’ve missed.
What's included
Developmental Editing Report
You send me your manuscript as a MS Word doc, and I read through it with a critical eye, making notes on the file as I go. Once I’ve read it, I will write a feedback report (in PDF format, usually between 10-25 pages) detailing issues with your work’s readability, structure, main concept/hook, worldbuilding, overall plot and subplots, characters, dialogue, and other important aspects of your narrative. The report will include a chapter-by-chapter breakdown and suggestions for how to correct each of the issues raised. It will also make recommendations on whether further work is needed on your manuscript, be it in terms of further editing or science review.
Manuscript Comments
I will also send back your manuscript with my comments, which will include only minimal suggestions (teaching examples that you can then apply throughout the rest of the document on your own time) and do not involve direct editing at the line level.
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Starting at$150
Duration2 weeks
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Google Docs
Microsoft Word
Content Editor
Editor
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Carla Pinilla Panama City, Panama
Developmental EditingCarla Pinilla
Starting at$150
Duration2 weeks
Tags
Google Docs
Microsoft Word
Content Editor
Editor
A developmental edit is a big-picture look at your manuscript with the aim of clinching down the best structure for your narrative, as well as pointing out content elements that may need modification.
An edit of this kind can tell you if certain paragraphs or sections of your story should be moved around, expanded, or cut altogether; if your alternating timelines or PoV sections don’t feel cohesive; or if there are segments that seem slower than others. It can tell you if your characterization seems off at any point, if your worldbuilding doesn’t quite work, if your narrative voice is muddled, and if your dialogue reads as stilted. It can help you build tension better or point out plot holes you might’ve missed.
What's included
Developmental Editing Report
You send me your manuscript as a MS Word doc, and I read through it with a critical eye, making notes on the file as I go. Once I’ve read it, I will write a feedback report (in PDF format, usually between 10-25 pages) detailing issues with your work’s readability, structure, main concept/hook, worldbuilding, overall plot and subplots, characters, dialogue, and other important aspects of your narrative. The report will include a chapter-by-chapter breakdown and suggestions for how to correct each of the issues raised. It will also make recommendations on whether further work is needed on your manuscript, be it in terms of further editing or science review.
Manuscript Comments
I will also send back your manuscript with my comments, which will include only minimal suggestions (teaching examples that you can then apply throughout the rest of the document on your own time) and do not involve direct editing at the line level.
FAQs
Carla's other services
$150