Editing Services
D Ann Williams is an associate agent with Emerald City Literary Agency, freelance editor, and sensitivity reader with over 10 years of experience. I read and edit across genres but have a soft spot for romance, speculative fiction (Afrofuturism and magical realism), and mysteries. As an editor, I have worked with Macmillan, HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin Random House, Amazon, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Simon and Schuster, Sourcebooks, Quarto Publishing, and many self-published authors. I am a member of the Association of American Literary Agents, and comply with Section 8 of AALA Canon of Ethics which states, editing clients are not current or potential agenting clients. In layman’s terms: If I have ever edited your work, I will NOT offer representation as an agenting client.
For editing services, I provides a full range of editorial services from developmental edits to sensitivity reads and my rates are in line with Editorial Freelancers Association rates. Please contact me below to inquire about specific services, my editing calendar, and receive a quote for your project. A sample 10-page edit is provided for free. For a sample of past clients, see below.
Manuscript Assessment
$0.015/word
One edit pass of your manuscript with a 7-10 page edit letter focusing on a high-level overview of craft issues in lieu of comments.
Ideal for early drafts (full or partial) to figure out what is/is-not working.
Areas Addressed:
- Plot/pacing/flow
- Structure and genre expectations
- Character development (arc, voice, dialogue, motivation)
- World-building
Developmental Edits
$0.03/word
One edit pass of your manuscript. Client receives a detailed (5-7 page) editorial letter and in-manuscript comments.
Can occur after a manuscript assessment or start the editing journey.
Areas Addressed:
- Plot/pacing/flow
- Character development (arc, voice, dialogue, motivation)
- World-building
- May include the reorganization of chapters, scenes, and paragraphs.
Copy
Edits
$0.025 / word
One edit pass of the manuscript. Client receives in-text edits and a style sheet with character, word use, and timeline notes.
Occurs after the developmental edit. The focus is solely on
Areas Addressed:
- Grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation
- Text consistency (font usage, capitalization, author style)
- Story structure
Typical turnaround time: 2-4 weeks
Proofreads
$0.015/word
One proofread of the PDF formatted version manuscript to correct lingering grammar, spelling, and formatting issues.
Occurs after the copyedit, once edits are incorporated by the author.
Areas Addressed:
- Lingering grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation
- Formatting issues
Typical turnaround time: 2-3 weeks
Sensitivity
Reads
$0.02/word
One pass of your manuscript. Client will receive a detailed sensitivity read letter that reviews for requested categories.
This can occur at any point in the writing or editing process.
Categories:
- Black American culture
- LGBTQ+ representation (specifically asexual, bisexual, and wlw/sapphic)
- Mental health (ideation, anxiety, depression)
- Polyamory
Typical turnaround time: 2-3 weeks
Past Clients
- MacMillan Publishing
- HarperCollins
- Penguin Random House
- Hachette
- Simon and Schuster
- Amazon
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Quarto Group Inc.
- eDynamic Learning
- & Many Authors
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