You will get a professional developmental editor for your novel
You will get a professional developmental editor for your novel
First 2 Chapters
Includes developmental feedback, 1-2 page cover letter, and minor line edits.
- Delivery Time 2 days
- Number of Revisions 0
- Number of Words 5000
- Grammar & Syntax Review
- Structural Edit
2 days
delivery —
Oct 18, 2024
Revisions may occur after this date.
Upwork Payment Protection
Fund the project upfront. Kourtney gets paid once you are satisfied with the work.
Project details
Please message me with word count for custom pricing. Prices shown are examples of 50,000-word manuscripts for novel assessments and developmental edits.
Starter—Two-Chapter Critique (flat rate): Offers a thorough evaluation of your manuscript, combining developmental feedback and line editing. The focus is on improving your opening, hook, premise, characterization, and world-building. You'll also receive line-by-line edits to enhance your writing style and voice as needed.
Standard—Novel Assessments ($0.011/per word): A thorough read-through of your novel from beginning to end. This service will identify what's working, what's not working, and how future readers may view your work. Follows the same process as a developmental edit, offering objective feedback on the big-picture elements without the expense or overwhelming detail.
Advanced—Full Developmental Edit (.027/per word): The most essential part of the editing process, developmental editing takes a magnifying glass to your manuscript. This service assesses the big picture elements of plot, theme, premise, character, tension, pacing, narrative POV, world-building, dialogue, and more.
Starter—Two-Chapter Critique (flat rate): Offers a thorough evaluation of your manuscript, combining developmental feedback and line editing. The focus is on improving your opening, hook, premise, characterization, and world-building. You'll also receive line-by-line edits to enhance your writing style and voice as needed.
Standard—Novel Assessments ($0.011/per word): A thorough read-through of your novel from beginning to end. This service will identify what's working, what's not working, and how future readers may view your work. Follows the same process as a developmental edit, offering objective feedback on the big-picture elements without the expense or overwhelming detail.
Advanced—Full Developmental Edit (.027/per word): The most essential part of the editing process, developmental editing takes a magnifying glass to your manuscript. This service assesses the big picture elements of plot, theme, premise, character, tension, pacing, narrative POV, world-building, dialogue, and more.
Service Type
Proofread & Edit, CritiqueLanguage
EnglishContent Type
BookWhat's included
| Service Tiers |
Starter
$25
|
Standard
$550
|
Advanced
$1,350
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Time | 2 days | 15 days | 30 days |
Number of Revisions | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Words | 5000 | 50000 | 50000 |
Grammar & Syntax Review | - | - | |
Fact-Checking | - | - | - |
Content Rewriting | - | - | - |
Structural Edit | |||
Print Layout | - | - | - |
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Danai V.
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Kourtney is a great writer and we would love to work with her again in the future if the opportunity arises.
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Nov 27, 2022
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Oct 3, 2022
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Jun 6, 2022
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Kathy M.
Jun 3, 2022
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Kourtney Spak wrote a several well researched, intelligent articles about mental health for my website. She is easy to work with, optimistic, understanding and her writing is clear and of a high level. I highly recommend Ms. Spak to others for her professionalism, research and personal qualities!
About Kourtney
Developmental Editor for Romance and Fantasy
100%
Job Success
Wilkes-Barre, United States - 12:22 am local time
I’m the type of editor who gets invested—I’ll fall in love with your characters and root for them till the very end. I view my role as an editor as your partner in that we’ll work together to preserve your voice while elevating it to give the story all that it deserves. However, I will also challenge you when I know you’re capable. The ultimate goal is to push you and your story to new heights, and we’ll reach those heights together!
Since started my freelancing editing business in mid-2021, I've edited over 40 books.
💻 My rates are different for each service I offer.
- For developmental editing: $35/hour
- For a manuscript evaluation: $20/hour
- For a first 5k pass: $35/hour
- For fiction ghostwriting or content writing: $35/hour
✨MANUSCRIPT WISHLIST: fantasy (all subgenres); romance (all subgenres except dark romance); cozy mysteries, and historical fiction
💚WHAT MY AUTHORS SAY:
"Words cannot express how encouraging, helpful, and professional Kourtney has been. She gave me more confidence in my writing ability and kindly offered honest, useful, and necessary feedback that transformed my novel from good to fantastic. It is a vulnerable thing to hand your work over to a stranger. Kourtney went out of her way to provide thoughtful feedback and resources for improving my craft while also highlighting my strengths as a writer. My favorite part of her developmental editing service was the Book Map, which allowed me to go through my novel beat by beat to see which scenes needed to be cut, which moments could be removed or lengthened, and how the pacing could be tightened up. I cannot recommend her highly enough, and I hope many more writers and aspiring authors have the opportunity to benefit from her expertise!"
- Nixie Bishop, author, Germany
"Kourtney's developmental edits were thoughtful, focused, and pointed. She is not an editor who will simply tell you to "show not tell" or some other trite nonsense--she'll show you what plot point isn't clicking, what character needs more screen time, what scene could be longer/shorter, and then give suggestions and examples of solutions for the problem. She clearly spent a lot of time with my book and even read the first in the series to ensure she had a good grounding in my world before offering feedback (so she read TWO of my books to edit ONE!). My developmental letter was 16 pages of feedback broken down into what worked, what didn't, and what I should consider in my next round of revisions. Her in-line comments on my manuscript were earnest and joyful, even when giving critique. I cannot recommend Kourtney enough!"
- Kel Bruem, author of The Unusualities Series
"It’s hard to judge an editor’s feedback from a small sample, and I’ve had experiences with editors where I did not feel the price I paid matched the level of feedback I was looking for. Usually, this meant the editor gave a lot of praise, but did not focus as much on things I could improve, or the scope wasn’t as broad. I pay an editor for their services so they can tell me where my weak points are, for the most part. Kourtney's services were fair for the pricing and went above and beyond with the level of feedback you provided, both in detail and in scope."
-Alexandria Warwick, author of The Four Wind Series which was picked up by Simon & Schuster in October 2023
WHAT MY WRITING CLIENTS SAY:
"This is the first time I have worked with Kourtney, and I can honestly say it has been an amazing experience. Throughout the process, there was excellent communication and understanding which really made our complex project much easier. The ebook we received was thoroughly researched, very well written, very informative, and certainly exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend this seller to anyone looking for top-notch professional work. I will definitely return for future projects. Awesome job. Easily 5 stars." - $5,000 project
"Kourtney was prompt, professional, and produced a final product that blew me away with its thoroughness. She even delivered it early! She read what was on my blog and wrote a post similar in structure and tone. It was well-written, thoughtful, and had references to back it up. I am so impressed! Highly recommend and will work with her again." - $1,500 project
Steps for completing your project
After purchasing the project, send requirements so Kourtney can start the project.
Delivery time starts when Kourtney receives requirements from you.
Kourtney works on your project following the steps below.
Revisions may occur after the delivery date.
First Read-Through + Developmental Feedback (in marginal comments)
Second Read-Through + Developmental Feedback (in marginal comments)