Children’s Picture Book Editing

First Phone Call (15 mins): Free, for the purposes of learning about each other and your work so we can partner effectively and determine next steps

Editorial Assessment: Starting at $275

An editorial assessment provides an author with big-picture feedback, noting the strengths and areas that could use improvement in the story. The assessment looks at overall development of the plot, character formation, misplaced scenes, and overused dialogue tags. I will also provide feedback about word count and page count. Some authors choose to skip this step and move directly into developmental editing. While a fine decision for some authors, those who feel their story may be underdeveloped will benefit greatly from this step.

Developmental Editing: Starting at $325

This editing session includes one round of line-by-line edits, helping improve word choice, grammar, syntax, and rhyme (if applicable), plus detailed notes and questions to help improve clarity, concise storytelling, and reader engagement.

Editorial Assessment and Developmental Edit Combination: Starting at $400

This edit provides both an editorial assessment and developmental edit, giving big-picture notes and strength/weakness assessment as well as a line-by-line breakdown of areas that could use improvement. Grammar, syntax and spelling errors will be corrected, as well.

Proofreading: $100

Once your book’s illustrations and design have been completed, a proofread will catch any grammatical or spelling errors, correct text placement issues, recommend art edits if needed, and ensure all files are ready for publishing.