edit with alice
(and Cat)
I love working with other writers. Since training at drama school as a theatre director, I have had the opportunity to work with established and emerging playwrights. In 2020, I started offering manuscript feedback to novelists and short story writers. If you need an extra pair of eyes at any stage of the writing process, from discussing initial ideas, and plot and character development, final stage line edits, to preparing your agent submission and cover letter, get in touch to discuss how we can work together.
Below is a list of prices but every writer is unique and needs something different so if it doesn’t seem like one service fits what you’re looking for, then drop me a line and we can talk about your work.
Structural Review
This is usually the first stage, broad brushstroke feedback which considers the work as a whole. Do new chapters need to be added or removed? Are all the characters serving a purpose? Could plot and narrative arcs work harder for you or serve the story better? Does the story do what you set out to do? Have your intentions with it changed? What do you want your reader to take away from it as they’re reading?
Line Edit
We can hone in on things a bit more at this stage, thinking about details. Fleshing out settings and characters, adding depth and richness. Can we be smarter, more economical? What’s working brilliantly and how can we ensure that’s consistent throughout the piece? Should you switch the first and second clause? Can that verb be active rather than passive? Do we believe this character said that? Individual word changes, detailed sentence structure, and checking nothing has been missed in prior edits.
Intensive Edit
This is both a structural review and a line edit. We will have at least one Zoom meeting to discuss your work in the middle of the editing process and ensure you are happy with the direction of travel and that you know what you’re doing to keep pushing forward.
Flash Fiction Sample Costs
(nb all costs include one 30 minute Zoom conversation before a marked-up Word document is emailed to you)
>1,000 words / >15 pages of script £20
>1,000-2,000 / >25 pages of script £25
Short Story Sample Costs
>5,000 / > 35 pages of script £35
Novel/novella Sample Costs
>50,000 £380