Medium Form Editing by Nicole Starkweather

Medium Form Editing by Nicole StarkweatherMedium Form Editing by Nicole Starkweather

Medium Form Editing

Nicole Starkweather

Starting at

500

About this service

Summary

I'm not really an editor that can separate forms of editing. I'm just not coded that way. When I work on a piece, I put every bit of knowledge and experience I have into it. Because I want your writing to be as strong as it possibly can.

Whether you're working on a collection of short stories, a full blown novella, or a long-form nonfiction piece, I can take on the task of shaping it up for you. I'm widely read with over seven years of workshop experience, and a keen ability to jump from genre to genre without losing insight or interest.

There are some parameters. though

Your work must be anywhere from 11,000 to 50,000 words.

If your piece is shorter than 11,000 words, check out my Short Form Editing service. If it is longer than 50,000 words, I suggest my Long Form Editing Services.

Typical turn around time is one week for every 11,000 words, but no longer than a month. I know that math doesn't really add up, but trust me. I'll get your manuscript back to you in a month.

I use the Google Docs Suggesting feature for every change I make, offering up explanations for most of my changes unless it seems particularly obvious, and provide a brief editorial letter in a separate document to better encapsulate and explain the things I think work and don't work overall within your piece. I also leave comments throughout the document--like a lot of comments. I'm verbose, what can I say?

Also, with this service you have the option to schedule a 30-minute Zoom call with me both before and after the editing process begins. We can discuss specific things that you want me to keep an eye our for while reading, and I can give you more direct, verbal feedback.

Please feel free to message me with any questions you may have. Happy writing, y'all!

What's included

Copy Editing/Proofreading
How's your subjective/verb agreement? Are your commas in the right place? Do you need quotations here? Missing punctuation? Misspellings? I've got my eye on it.
Line Editing
I'll turn passive voices active. If your sentence isn't flowing right, I'll flag it and give suggestions. What about whole paragraphs, are they out of order and could have more impact with a different flow? I can help.
Developmental Editing
Broader in scope: I'll take a step back and really consider not only paragraph-to-paragraph and scene-to-scene flow, but also the piece as a whole. I'll give thoughts on what I think works and what I think could go. I'll suggest things that could be added, and maybe throw a revision tip or two in along the way.

Duration

Up to 1 Month

Skills and tools

Content Editor

Copy Editor

Proofreader

Google Drive

Zoom

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Long Form Editing

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Short Form Editing

Example projects

STARTING AT

$30/hour

hourly rate, One week