Editorial Services
I’m your partner in leveling up your manuscript.
My job as an editor is to strengthen your vision for your story. My expertise is in genre fiction, particularly fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. I particularly enjoy helping writers meet some expectations while subverting others, analyzing story structure, deepening worldbuilding, and enhancing characterization.
Manuscript Critique
$0.02 (CAD) per word
An evaluation that details your novel’s biggest strengths and weaknesses, including actionable advice on how to tackle revisions.
What You Get: An editorial letter
Line Edit
$0.03 – $0.035 (CAD) per word
An evaluation of your novel at a sentence level. I will look for areas like writing in a passive voice, effective use of adverbs and adjectives, repetition, unclear phrasing, emotional resonance, errors of continuity, info-dumping, and wordiness.
What You Get: In-line suggestions
Developmental Edit
$0.032 (CAD) per word
An in-depth evaluation of plot, structure, tone, point(s) of view, worldbuilding, pacing, dialogue, consistency, and character arcs.
What You Get: An editorial letter + comments in the margins
Other Critiques
For polishing materials before you query or self-publish.
Query letter: $70
First 10 pages (~2,500 words): $70
First 20 pages (~5K words): $130
Synopsis (500–700 words): $90
Back cover blurb & author bio: $100
What You Get: Comments in the margins + in-line suggestions
“Allison's knowledge of story structure and her keen sense of pacing helped me break my struggling manuscript down to its bones and rebuild it into the best possible version of itself. Her insight, encouragement, and excitement provided a much-needed boost to get my novel polished and ready for readers. I couldn't be prouder of the result.”
— SHELLY CAMPBELL, author of The Marked Son series
FAQs
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I specialize in fantasy, science fiction, and horror novels for middle grade, young adult, new adult, and adult readers. I will also work on the occasional mystery—I have a soft spot for cozy mystery and detective fiction. I particularly love to see disability/chronic illness representation and LGBTQIA+ representation, as I belong to both those communities.
I am happy to work with indie authors, querying writers, and publishers.
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Contemporary, erotica, historical, literary, nonfiction, picture books, poetry, rape/sexual assault scenes, slashers.
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I prefer email communication. First, tell me about your novel by filling out the form (link below). Then, I will get back to you with my availability. You can ask questions and request a sample edit. If we decide we’re a good fit for each other, I’ll send you a contract to sign and an invoice for the deposit to book the spot. You’ll send the manuscript to me in Standard Manuscript Format, and I will get to work on it! I usually don’t communicate much during this stage unless I have questions.
Once I’m finished the edit, I will send you the final invoice, which is due before the delivery of files. Then I will send you the edit letter and/or document with comments and suggestions (depending on the type of edit you hired me for). And that’s it! If you have any questions after the edit, you can shoot me an email. If you have a LOT of questions or want to go over edits extensively, you can book a follow-up email interview for a small fee.
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Indeed, there are! I specialize in developmental editing and line editing. For more on the four different types of editing and what might be the best fit for your manuscript, check out this article.
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Send your manuscript to me as a Word document, 8.5” x 11”, 12-point Times New Roman, 1” margins on all sides.
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If I am able, I am happy to modify my editing process to accommodate disability, chronic illness, neurodiversity, or other barriers that make it difficult to work with an editor. Examples of accommodations: only giving actionable feedback, using a specific font, sending updates at specific intervals. Please let me know if I can do anything to make working with me easier.
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I love most subgenres under these three umbrellas, but here are some of my favourites. I also enjoy a genre-blend and am a sucker for a cozy mystery.
Fantasy: adventure, comedic, cozy, dark, epic, fairy tale, mythological, science fantasy
Sci-Fi: apocalyptic, comedic, hard, litRPG, soft, space opera, superhero, suspense
Horror: cosmic, creature feature, eco-horror, psychological, supernatural, survival
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Yes, you can send your first chapter (up to 1500 words) and I will do a free sample edit to see if we’re a good fit for each other.
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You can securely pay through credit card via the invoicing software I use. I also accept PayPal.
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If you use generative AI to write or revise your work (non-generative grammar checking software is fine!), or use AI-created art to promote your work or on your book’s cover, I am not the editor for you.
I do not use generative AI in my workflow, and I will never feed my clients’ work into an LLM. I cannot support systems that create copyright concerns, are bad for the environment, are likely to state myths as facts, and are built on creatives’ hard work without their permission or compensation. Human creativity is one of my favourite things about working in publishing.