Line Editing

My line editing service offers an in-depth, line-by-line review of your manuscript to elevate the artistry of your prose and enhance the reader's immersion into your dark narrative. This service focuses on how your story is told, refining language and style while preserving your unique voice. I enhance the sensory details and the atmosphere, address word choice, tone, pacing, and the rhythm of your writing to maximize impact, eliminate awkward phrasing, and strengthen the narrative voice. 

The goal is to polish your language so that every sentence is compelling, precise, and works well with your unique stylistic vision to deliver a powerful, immersive reading experience for dark fiction enthusiasts. By the time the process is complete, your manuscript will be a haunting, addictive experience, ready to capture the hearts and nightmares of your audience. It will be the most refined and captivating version of itself. 

Here's how this service can help:

• Sentence-Level Refinement: Meticulous, line-by-line enhancement of every sentence to improve clarity, flow, and rhythm. 

• Genre-Specific Tone & Voice Consistency: Ensuring your unique, dark tone and the specific conventions of the dark fiction genre remain consistent and impactful throughout the manuscript. 

• Pacing & Narrative Flow: Fine-tuning transitions, sentence pacing, and paragraph structure to create a smooth, gripping reading experience that builds tension effectively. 

• Impactful Word Choice: Identifying and enhancing descriptive language, eliminating weak words, repetition, and cliches to make every word count. 

• Authentic Dialogue: Strengthening character interactions by ensuring dialogue feels natural, authentic, and consistent with each character's voice. 

• Point of View & Consistency: Pointing out any POV slips, minor inconsistencies, or head-hopping issues that could pull the reader out of the narrative. 

• Enhanced Readability: Eliminating awkward phrasing, convoluted language, and convoluted sentences to ensure maximum readability and a professional, polished manuscript. 

With the line ending service, you will receive:

• one round of line edits of your manuscript

• Editorial letter: A detailed report (typically 2-5 pages) detailing my findings with suggestions for improvements 

• In-line comments: Detailed edits, comments, and suggestions embedded directly in your manuscript via Track Changes 

• Email support: One hour of follow-up support via email

All edits are made using The Chicago Manual of Style and Track Changes unless otherwise requested.