Developmental Editing

I'm the author of a business book on channel partner training, currently in first-draft form. I'm looking for an experienced developmental editor to assess the manuscript's structure, argument, and pacing before it goes to hybrid publishers this fall. About the book: Nonfiction/business title (~35,000 words at completion) aimed at channel management, sales enablement, and senior leaders at Fortune 1000 B2B companies. The book interweaves a business framework with a running narrative thread, in the spirit of books like The Goal, if you're familiar, so I need an editor comfortable evaluating both the practical/framework content and the narrative device, and whether they work together for the reader. What I need: (1) A full developmental edit or editorial assessment letter (open to either format; happy to hear your recommendation based on your process) (2) Feedback on structure, chapter flow, pacing, and whether the narrative and framework threads are balanced and clear (3) An honest read on whether the argument holds together for a busy executive/practitioner reader (4) Chapter-by-chapter notes, not line-level copyediting (that will be a separate pass) Project milestones: - Full first-draft manuscript will be complete by early September 2026 - Looking to engage an editor now so we can start the read shortly after the draft is finished - Target turnaround: 2-3 weeks from manuscript delivery to editorial letter/notes - Manuscript will then go through an author revision pass before submission to hybrid publisher About me/the team: I'm the CEO of Studion, a learning and enablement company; this is my first book. I'll be your sole point of contact and am available for a call to walk through the manuscript's structure and goals before you start. Please share relevant experience editing nonfiction/business books (bonus if you've worked on narrative-nonfiction or "business fable" style titles), your process for developmental edits, and your rate (flat project fee or per-word, whichever you prefer to quote). Willing to sign an NDA given the manuscript is unpublished.