You’ve written your story; you’ve put the last word down. What’s next? It’s all too close to your heart. You can’t tell if that scene really works, or if your character’s journey reaches a truly satisfying end.
That’s alright: leave that part to me.
With perspicacious eyes, I’ll give your piece careful polish and attention to ensure it will spark in your readers both thought and emotion.
Developmental Edit
Covers the big picture elements of your story to hone plot, pacing, and characterization. Identifies problems with point-of-view, character arcs, setting, and more. This is the edit you want if you wish to increase your story’s impact and emotional resonance.
Line Edit
Perfects your sentences, making them clear, precise, and effective, so that your writing style can glisten. A thorough edit that covers word choice, sentence flow, clarity, and more, to help your voice shine through in a way that is smooth, engaging, and that connects with your readers.
Copy Edit
Ensures that your manuscript adheres to good grammar, punctuation, and syntax. Trimming any unnecessary words and catching any continuity errors on the micro level, this edit gives your manuscript a good shine and polished finish.
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“Claudia Menin is my ideal editor: insightful, engaged, and detail-oriented. I’ve got a novel in the query trenches that she’s been with since the rough draft, and she’s been absolutely instrumental in getting it where it needs to go. Claudia’s insights on character development have elevated their arcs far beyond what I thought they were capable of; her insights on plot structure have helped a good plot become an unforgettable one.”
“Claudia was a massive help with my character arc problems! Honestly, I don’t know where my story would be without her. She’s fantastic at identifying exactly what they need to grow (not as characters, but as people) to get to a satisfying ending. Even if it’s not always a perfect happily-ever-after.”
— Penny G.
“My novel has always struggled with engaging with multiple points of view. It has several main characters and it was a challenge to juggle all the threads of narrative. Claudia’s insight and advice helped me to disentangle the narrative and make the ending clear, concise, and strong.”
— Homer A.
"So I write and post stuff regularly online, and recently I've found myself very short on time, just enough to actually write what I want to write, but not enough to tidy up the text so that it's easy on the eyes. She understood what I was going for from the get-go. She's got a great touch with people who've never involved anyone else in the writing process before. So, if like me, you're a bit of a dragon on a hoard about your writing, Claudia is exactly the person you need."
— Remus Tudorache