Editing Services
Developmental Editing
This is for people who have a finished manuscript and need something a little past reading. This is where I would examine not just the big picture, but also how character arcs work (or don’t), world-building, pace, plot, and structure. If you have certain tics (eyes are always tea-colored, everyone points with their chin, the same phrase is used over and over again) I’ll be on the lookout for those, too. For this service, I follow the industry standard of 0.01 cents per word and the evaluation letter is 200.00.
“Mackenzie is an exceptional editor. She has a great grasp of characters and story and gives thoughtful, attainable notes that made my book better.”
-Megan Eccles, Editorial Assistant and Social Media Manager for Hill Nadell Literary Agency and the author of “Night Shadows” and “The Good, The Bad, and The Holy: Authentic Catholicism in Midnight Mass.”
Line Editing
Here I make actual edits to your document and wreak havoc. I’ll be honest and hold nothing back. You might cry. If you are the sort of person who needs to see to understand and learn, this is for you. I recommend this not just for books, but for short stories as well. For this service, I follow the industry standard of 0.03 cents per word and the evaluation letter is 200.00.
“Mackenzie is a wonderful and thorough editor. Her strong attention to detail has also helped me improve sentence-level writing techniques.”
—Kathryn McGee, author of “Mondays are for Meat” and DTLA
COPY EDITING
Let’s face it. Copy editing sucks. Going line by line and making sure grammar, spelling, and formatting are correct is a total slog—but, that’s why I’m here. For my day job, I work as a college administrator where my team and I devise new ways to help students have clean and clear papers to submit for their assignments. For this service, I will go line by line and get your short story, MS, or query letter grammatically accurate and professionally polished--all ready for the praise it deserves. This is the final step before submission/publication, so I do recommend saving this service until the very end of your artistic journey. I follow the industry standard of 0.04 cents per word. An evaluation letter is something I can provide for 200.00 but it is not part of what I generally offer with this service because the book is done!
Query Letter and Synopsis
Have you included everything you need to? Is it long enough? Short enough? Is there a typo in the letter you just sent to 50 agents? On your quest to find your book home, I’m here to be your support and help you get everything ready. This service starts at 50.00 + 0.03 cents per word. We can go back and forth with edits until YOU feel confident.
