Editorial Services
Good development makes for a better writer…
We understand that even good writing needs development, that sometimes another perspective can help us reveal new things within our writing and our own view, and that the creative process is deeply vulnerable. We’re writers too and well aware of the delicate balance of positive and direct feedback. The approach we take to our editing honors all of this, while recognizing this is your body of work. And we’ll enthusiastically champion that.
Bring us your best work and WOW Editors will help you make it better.
Whether you’ve been working on a project for a while, you’re dabbling in flash fiction or an epic memoir, or you’re excited about a prompt that surprised you with some excellent creativity, our competent editing team can support you. We’ll help you gain clarity on your vision for the work and what it needs to get there.
Find our more about our process, services, and editors below. And if you’re wondering if this is the right step for you or have general questions, feel free to contact us!
Developmental Editing Services
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We like to begin by learning a little bit about you and your writing through our Free Consultation process with the editor of your choice.
You and your editor collaborate on an Initial Editorial Assessment in which you submit the work for review. We'll read your work and respond with thorough feedback, then give you time to digest the comments.
Your editor will schedule a half-hour Zoom or phone call with you to discuss the work, any questions you might have, and where the project might go from there.
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1 - Read about our editors below by clicking on their button and choose your preferred editor based on your editorial needs.
2 - From their page, you can request a FREE CONSULTATION by clicking on the button. An email form will open and allow you to email them directly to schedule.
3 - Your editor will reach out to schedule and ask you to provide some information about the work you’ll be discussing.
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WOW Editors will read up to 5,000 words of your short story, novel-in-progress, essay, or memoir and provide a one-page editorial assessment of the work.
Submission Price: $149.00 -
WOW Editors will read four to five poems and provide a half-page of comments per piece. For flash fiction (work up to 300 words) WOW Editors will read up to three separate pieces and supply a half-page of comments per story.
Submission Price: $149.00
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If you’d like to continue working with your editor, Wide Open Writing offers Developmental Editing for an hourly rate after the initial editorial assessment. Your editor will provide you with an estimate for your project.
Editing rate: $65/hr
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Robin Gaines
Editorial Focus: Robin works primarily with writers of fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction
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Franny French
Editorial Focus: novels, short story collections, memoir, and nonfiction, and crafting culturally relevant/sensitive content
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Nikki Kallio
Editorial Focus: Memoir and fiction, including sci-fi, fantasy, speculative and flash fiction
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Emily Shearer
Editorial Focus: Emily is known as a poetry midwife and “poem whisperer”
