Get your manuscript to its best possible version with my editorial services. Your writing will get the attention it deserves with my careful and thorough editing and/or feedback. 

I currently offer two services for authors of contemporary fiction: copyediting and beta reading.

"I've been working with Lila for over two and a half years. She does an outstanding job every single time. She's also stellar at scheduling and communicating any concerns."
Lexa Luthor
f/f Romance Author
Copyedit service for $0.02 per word

THE COPYEDIT IS FOR WRITERS WHO . . .

Want someone to comb through their manuscript for

  • Awkward sentences
  • Grammar, punctuation & spelling errors
  • Typos
  • Repetition & redundancy
  • Inconsistencies & contradictions
  • Serious factual errors
  • Potentially harmful language

WHAT YOU GET:

  • 2 rounds of edits, with an author review after the first
  • In-line edits using Track Changes so that you can accept or reject each revision
  • Comments, questions & suggestions in the margins
  • An editorial letter that includes overall comments, issues & suggestions
  • A style sheet documenting capitalization, spelling, punctuation, grammar rules, style preferences, and character & place names
  • A half-hour Zoom meeting to discuss the edits, after the first or second round of editing (optional)

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"A special thanks to Lila for refining my raw creativity into a fully polished piece of fiction."
Shephard W. McIlveen Fiction Author
Beta reading for $20 per 10,000 words

THE BETA READ IS FOR WRITERS WHO . . .

Want reliable and honest feedback—from a reader’s point of view—on

  • Readability/clarity
  • Characters
  • Dialogue
  • Setting
  • Opening & ending
  • Plot
  • Pacing
  • Overall impression

WHAT YOU GET:

  • Comments (in the manuscript margins) that tell you when I had questions, made certain assumptions & predictions, or felt a specific emotion
  • A reader’s report (2–4 pages)
  • Answers to any questions regarding specific aspects of your story (I will need this list before I begin reading)
  • A half-hour Zoom meeting to ask me further questions (optional)

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"The reader's report was fantastic. You pointed out so many things I'd overlooked. Your feedback was thorough but gentle. Your suggestions and comments were easy to understand."
Darci Ann Baker Fiction Author

Are you not quite ready to hand over your manuscript to an editor?

Check out my guides designed specifically to help you with those last stages of self-editing.
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