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Content Advisory + Trigger Warning Review
Starting at $0.012 per word
The Gore & Grace is a specialized editorial review service for dark fiction authors designed to identify and catalogue all sensitive, disturbing, potentially traumatic, or explicit content within a manuscript.
Being transparent about the potentially triggering content found within the pages of your novel offers readers the assurance needed to make informed choices about the content they consume—which is highly valued in the dark fiction community.
I complete a careful read-through of your manuscript to pinpoint all instances of potential triggers, ranging from physical and psychological abuse to non-con sexual content, extreme violence, or substance abuse.
Next, I craft a categorized list of all identified content, formatted for easy inclusion in your book's opening pages or on retailer websites (e.g., "Warning: May contain themes of kidnapping, dub-con/non-con, and gore").
By utilizing The Gore & Grace package, you can confidently publish your work knowing you have taken the necessary steps to provide clear communication to your readers about the sensitive material within your story.
You will receive a ready-to-use, detailed list of content warnings for your novel, plus one hour of follow-up support via email. However, if you have a question or concern, don't hesitate to send me a message.
Starting at $0.02 per word
Your dark fiction, whether it's a tale of forbidden romance or chilling horror, deserves to bloom in its full, captivating power. The Belladonna package is designed to cultivate the inherent intensity of your story, ensuring it is both compelling and polished to perfection.
A thorough copyedit acts as the careful tending of your narrative. I examine the structure, flow, and consistency of your manuscript. The language is refined, inconsistencies are addressed, and awkward phrasing is smoothed out. The goal is to strengthen the core of your story, making sure the foundation is solid and the atmosphere is palpable.
Proofreading is the final stage and delicate finish. This involves a meticulous read-through to catch any remaining typos, grammatical errors, and formatting issues. This ensures that the reading experience is seamless and that nothing distracts from the dark beauty of your prose.
With The Belladonna, your manuscript will be prepared to entrap your readers, leaving a lasting impression with its refined narrative and polished presentation.
You will receive one hour of follow-up support via email. If you have a question or concern, don't hesitate to send me a message.
Starting at $0.03 per word
The Summoning package combines the essential stages of a line edit and a copy edit. this is where the intricacies of your story are refined and polished, ensuring it leaves a lasting impact.
This package provides a comprehensive approach to perfecting your dark romance or horror narrative. The process delves into the core of your manuscript to enhance its impact, sharpen its prose, and ensure technical precision.
The line edit is a focused examination of your sentences and paragraphs, where I delve into the very texture and rhythm of your writing. I work to enhance the atmosphere, solidify the tone, and ensure your prose flows with an unsettling grace.
Once the style and flow are perfected, we secure your manuscript with a final layer of meticulous detail. The copy edit focuses on achieving absolute clarity, accuracy, and consistency throughout the text. This crucial polish ensures that nothing mundane pulls the reader from the immersive world you've built.
For authors of dark fiction, this package offers a thorough and specialized editing experience. It provides both detailed feedback on the creative elements of your story and meticulous attention to technical accuracy, all while respecting your unique authorial voice.
You will have all the time you need to make your revisions.
You will receive one hour of follow-up support via email. However, if you have a question or concern, don't hesitate to send me a message.
Line Edit + Copy Edit + Proofread
Starting at $0.04 per word
The Ritual is a sacred convergence designed to elevate your manuscript from the mundane to the masterful. This isn't just editing; it's a three-phase communion with the essence of storytelling, meticulously tailored for the raw, visceral worlds of dark romance and horror.
The line edit is where your narrative's soul is revealed. I will work to sculpt every sentence, ensuring a flow as smooth as a venomous serpent and a style that cuts to the bone. I will refine your voice, enhance your story's rhythm, and make every word work harder to evoke the desired emotion and meaning.
Once the soul is strong, I bind it with unbreakable rules with a thorough copy edit. This is process of ensuring clarity, consistency, and correctness. I will hunt down and eliminate the grammatical mistakes, punctuation errors, and spelling slips that can distract your reader from the dark, delicious world you've created.
The last step is a final, exacting look for any remaining imperfections. This is where I check for those tiny, insidious gremlins that hide in the shadows: repeated words, awkward spacing, and other typographical curses. The goal is a flawless, professional finish that leaves your reader with no doubt of the story's power.
You will have all the time you need to complete your revisions. You will receive one hour of follow support via email. However, if you have a question or concern, don't hesitate to send me a message.
Manuscript Evaluation of the first 50 pages
Flat rate of $300 (up to 12,500 words)
In horror and dark romance, the opening pages are paramount. They need to hook your reader instantly. Are your opening pages creating the intended impact, leaving your readers eager for more?
The First Encounter service is a deep-dive into the initial 50 pages of your manuscript—the initial threshold where atmosphere is everything and the hook must sink deep. It's a critical assessment to ensure that alluring tension is established from the very first word.
I perform a partial manuscript evaluation, digging deep into the grave of your narrative's potential. I assess how effectively your opening pages seize the reader, establishing the pervasive atmosphere and the promise of impending doom. I analyze the rhythm of your narrative, ensuring the tension builds with a creeping inevitability. You will receive an editorial letter (5-10 pages) with a detailed critique of the story's strengths and weaknesses and constructive criticism to help guide you with your revisions.
I include one hour of follow-up support via email after you receive your editorial letter to answer any questions and ensure you're confident in your revision suggestions.
Manuscript Evaluation + Line Edit + Copy Edit
Starting at $0.06 per word
The Obsession package offers a comprehensive, multi-stage process designed to sharpen the edge of your dark fiction, making it a truly chilling and compelling experience for your readers. This journey involves a deep dive into your manuscript to refine its every element for maximum impact.
The process begins with a macro-level analysis of your narrative's foundation. This is where the core of your dark vision is examined. An editorial letter (typically 5-10 pages) is provided that delves into the major elements of plot, character motivations, pacing, and overall structure. This stage ensures the story's groundwork is solid and all its dark components resonate with the intended intensity and clarity. Plot holes, character inconsistencies, and structural issues are identified, ensuring all the main elements connect and flow coherently.
Once the structure is sound, attention shifts to the sentence level, where the language is sculpted for maximum effect. Here, the focus is on enhancing your unique voice and style, making every word contribute to building a haunting atmosphere or an intense emotional connection. This stage refines the rhythm and flow of your prose, the power of your dialogue, and the strength of your descriptions. The tone is enhanced, syntax is sharpened, and the overall reading experience is elevated, drawing the reader deeper into your narrative.
The final stage is a meticulous polish to catch any lingering errors before the manuscript faces the world. This involves a thorough check for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency issues. All mechanical problems are corrected, and every last typo is addressed. This step ensures a professional, seamless read that keeps the reader fully immersed in the world you've created.
With The Obsession, your manuscript will be transformed into a finely tuned instrument of dark storytelling, leaving readers captivated by its power.
You will have all the time you need to complete your revisions. You will also receive unlimited email support throughout the process. If you have a question or concern, don't hesitate to send me a message.
A full read-through of your revised manuscript.
Starting at $99
The Second Coming is for those manuscripts that need one final, driving push into the grave of perfection.
Your revised manuscript is finished. The first draft has been put through the wringer, bled dry, and reassembled. Yet, a persistent whisper haunts you; Is it truly ready for the light... or the dark? You've purged the demons of plot holes and grammatical ghouls, but is its soul intact? Does it truly captivate with the delicious tension and unsettling dread your readers crave?
This is the final, essential anointing—a resurrection for your already-revised work, ensuring its journey from your lair to a reader's trembling hands is nothing short of transcendent.
I perform a final, meticulous scour of your manuscript. This pass focuses on the ultimate refinement of prose—tightening language, excising any lingering inconsistencies, and ensuring the style is as sharp as can be. I will ensure the unique spins on established themes (obsession, redemption, forbidden desires) are perfectly realized, addictive, and deeply satisfying. The final result is a manuscript that is not just clean, but hauntingly powerful and professionally prepared for publication.
When your story is ready to rise from the grave of the first draft, entrust its final form to an editor who understands the beautiful, terrifying depth of your vision.
Let's make them scream. Or swoon. Or both.
You will receive a brief editorial letter and one hour of follow-up support via email. If you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to send me a message.
Blurb/Back Cover Editing
Flat rate of $200 (up to 250 words)
Every great dark tale begins with a single, silken thread of promise. Your blurb is that thread—it must lure them in, appealing to their deepest, most forbidden desires before the true horror is revealed. The world of dark romance and horror is a delicate, dangerous dance, and your invitation must be irresistible.
With The Spider's Web, I don't just edit your blurb; I help you spin an inescapable snare. I'll meticulously polish the words, ensuring every promise of tension, every hint of shadowed desire, and every whisper of dread is perfectly placed. I will fine-tune the tension, ensuring your reader is caught, held captive by curiosity, and desperate to know what happens when they step into the darkness you've woven.
Let's make your blurb the bait they can't resist.
Includes two rounds of revisions and one hour of follow-up email support to answer any questions.
Query Letter Review + Synopsis Review
Flat rate of $350
Your manuscript yearns for a proper debut, to step from the shadows into the light of agent consideration. The Unveiling is a specialized service bundle designed for authors of dark romance and horror, aimed at stripping away the mundane and revealing the chilling heart of your narrative to the publishing world.
With The Unveiling package, you will receive detailed feedback and guidance to enhance your most important submission documents. This includes line edits, practical advice, and thorough commentary to help ensure your submission package stands out.
The query letter is your manuscript's first impression, the carefully constructed note left on an agent's doorstep. I will hone your query into a compelling hook, ensuring it encapsulated the dark, magnetic draw of your story. I will review your query for impact, tone, marketability, and grammar, making sure that an agent cannot ignore.
The synopsis is the story's soul laid bare, a necessary evil that must be as gripping as the narrative itself. Here, I delve deep into the structure of your plot, refining how you present your narrative arc, character motivations, and the crucial twists that define dark fiction. I won't just offer suggestions; I'll perform a full line-by-line edit, ensuring your synopsis is a concise, polished document that maintains the dark atmosphere and narrative drive of your manuscript.
The Unveiling ensures your submissions are forged in the fires of professional insight, ready to open the way for your dark romance or horror story to find its audience.
You will receive one hour of follow-up email support. If you have any questions or concerns during the process, don't hesitate to send me a message.
Beta Read Service
Starting at $0.0125 per word
Your manuscript is a journey into the heart of darkness—a place where fear and desire intertwine in a macabre dance. I step into the world you've created, following the scent of dread and the electric hum of illicit romance, not as a passive observer, but as a seasoned guide.
My job is to listen for the things that go bump in the night—the plot holes, the lagging pace, the character motivations that don't quite ring true. I'm here to ensure the atmosphere is thick enough to choke on, the tension makes the reader's heart pound, and the dark romance leaves a permanent mark.
I provide the raw, honest feedback you need to turn your draft into a masterpiece of terror and twisted love, a story that will linger in the reader's mind long after they've turned the last page.
Don't let your manuscript wander aimlessly in the dark. Bring it into the eerie glow of The Graveyard Shift and let me help you bury the flaws and resurrect its true, terrifying potential.
You will receive an editorial letter (2-3 pages) summarizing the experience from a target reader's perspective, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and potential areas for refinement.
You will also receive one hour of follow-up support via email. If you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to send me a message.
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