Editing Services

First off, a disclaimer: I work for a non-fiction-ONLY publishing house. In my day job, I am a marketer. I can point you in the right direction, but I cannot get your book published or find you an agent.

However! I can help you whip it into shape, so that your buff, six-pack-sporting manuscript looks as impressive as possible to agents and editors.

Whether you're a beginning writer seeking your first critique or a veteran hunting for another reliable beta reader, I can work for you! Shoot me an email describing what you're looking for (manuscript critiques, line-edits, copywriting, etc.), along with a brief description of your project, and I will forward you my pricing guide. Or if you have any questions in general, feel free to shoot them over to egoodlett(at)yahoo(dot)com!

P.S. -- If I don't reply within a day or two, your email may be trapped in my overeager spam filter. Please try again! (sometimes attachments or very non-specific subject lines or the use of words like "market" and "enlarge" set it off...)

P.P.S. -- I've had enough people ask about this that I feel the need to make a formal section on the website. If you aren't looking for paid edits, check out some of my editing resources:

Rewriting

Critiquing

Fluidity

How to Format Dialogue

And also some of my favorite blogs/websites (because I love to tell people what to read!):

Justine Larbalestier's January Writing Advice Month (click through the JWAM posts at top right to see them all)

AbsoluteWrite's Share Your Work forum (you need to have 50 posts before you can upload your work here, but trust me, the great feedback is worth it!)

Maureen Johnson on How to Write a Query Letter

And of course, if you're querying, you must check out the ever-popular QueryShark (otherwise known as what not to do)

Editorial Anonymous's Publishometer (How to Tell if a Manuscript Will be Published)

I also recommend checking out Stephen King's On Writing and E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel. Two of my favorite books about writing!