Separate and apart from my literary agency I offer editorial services to individual writers and businesses wishing to have their work professionally edited. Examples of what I edit include business and technical reports, manuals and documents, educational catalogs and brochures, as well as manuscript proposals and completed manuscripts.
Business, Technical, and Educational Manuscripts and Manuscript Proposals (children and adult; fiction, nonfiction, poetry) - Line editing
- Overall evaluation on publishing possibilities
- Advice on characterization, theme development, and generally “tightening” the story line
- Guidance on cover letters, queries, and correct manuscript formatting
Illustrations - Suggestions on subject matter, page layout, and presentation
- Overall evaluation on publishing possibilities
- Guidance on correct procedures for submitting portfolio and sample illustrations to publishers
- Guidance on cover letters and queries
My standard fee for
these services is four dollars ($4) per double-spaced, typewritten page, or four dollars ($4) per each illustration, with a fifty dollar ($50) minimum. For each manuscript or illustration submission, include your payment made payable to Barbara Casey along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. I usually request a four-week turnaround period. |