Marketable Manuscripts
Book Services from Ann Howard Creel
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.Manuscript Critique/Evaluation, from $0.01 per word
includes a reading or your manuscript with a written evaluation of overall strengths and weaknesses and then suggestions for improvement in any needed areas, such as plotting, setting, character, dialogue, style/tone and voice, structure, timing/pacing, point of view, title, theme, formatting and the beginning, middle and ending.
Developmental Editing, from $0.02 per word
includes all of the above plus a detailed, time-intensive, line-by-line evaluation, critique, suggestions and how-tos with writing corrections incorporated into the document.
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Idea Generation, free with critique or edit
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helps you to come up with missing elements in your novel (included with developmental edits).
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Title Generation, free with critique or edit
helps us together come up with an ideal title for your novel (included with developmental edits).
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Partials, from $0.01 per word
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are edits done on parts of your book at your pace.
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Beta Reading, from $50
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includes a reading of your novel from a consumer point of view with advice on the book's strengths and weaknesses along with suggestions for improvement.
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Query Letter and Synopsis Assistance
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included with all developmental edits at no extra cost.
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A Word About Costs
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Ann charges for editing in cents per word and provides a customized quote based on the service requested, length of the manuscript, and the client's budget.
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