I want to help you tell your own story.

Congrats! You’ve finished your manuscript. But what happens now? Working with a professional developmental editor, line editor, or copyeditor can give your draft the push it needs to reach its full potential.

“Meg was professional and timely with her work. She had clearly thought deeply about my manuscript during her review, in some places I felt like she knew the characters as well as I did!”

– S.L. Hansen, Author

As a specialist in “dark fiction,” I’m here to help you pull off the ultimate plot twist or polish your prose until it gleams like a blade in the moonlight. I particularly love working with authors of horror, mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, speculative fiction, dystopian fiction, and witch lit. I accept projects in other genres on a case-by-case basis and have experience editing everything from memoir to romance to self-help.

Take a spin around this page to learn more about the individual services and bundled packages I offer, and don’t forget that payment plans are always available!

  • This cost-effective service helps you see your story from a reader’s perspective to better understand audience expectations and help guide your self-revisions.

  • More technical than a beta read and less costly than a full-blown developmental edit, a manuscript evaluation offers big picture feedback to strengthen the bones of your story.

  • The most in-depth level of content-focused editing, with personalized feedback and resources on everything from structure, scene dynamics, and character arcs to point of view, pacing, and setting.

  • This sentence-level review ensures your manuscript is clear, accurate, and grammatically sound, all while maintaining your unique creative voice and style. It includes two phases of editing: one for stylistic elements like word choice and flow, and one for spelling and mechanics.

For more details on these individual services and what they entail, please take a look at my Services and Pricing Guide. Additional information about my comprehensive packages is listed below.

  • Plot Thickens Package

    The Plot Thickens package offers the best of both worlds with a content-focused manuscript evaluation and a basic copyedit to unmask any typos or errors. If you feel pretty solid about your story but want professional feedback and polish that goes beyond a beta read, this package is for you.

    You’ll receive:

    • Manuscript evaluation, including lightly annotated manuscript and short (5-10 pages) editorial letter

    • Time to revise

    • Copyedit, including two passes for spelling, grammar, and consistency and a bespoke style sheet

    Starting at 4 cents per word

  • Syntax Sleuth Package

    Get all the big picture feedback and sentence-level polish of the Plot Thickens package, plus a coaching call to finetune your story and an added round of line editing to help ensure the writing really sings. The Syntax Sleuth package might be ideal for you if you struggle with tenses, repetitive sentence structure, point-of-view, clarity, and flow.

    You’ll receive:

    • Manuscript evaluation, including lightly annotated manuscript and short (5-10 pages) editorial letter

    • A 60-minute coaching call to talk through feedback

    • Time to revise

    • Line and copyedit, with one pass for style, syntax, and flow, two for spelling, grammar, and consistency, and a bespoke style sheet

    Starting at 5 cents per word

  • Master of Suspense Package

    My most comprehensive package launches a full-scale investigation of your manuscript, analyzing plot, structure, pacing, characterization, language, and more to identify the suspects keeping your story stuck. You may be a good fit for the Master of Suspense package if you’re working on honing your craft and want more personalized hands-on support.

    You’ll receive:

    • A full developmental edit, including thoroughly annotated manuscript and detailed (15+ pages) editorial letter

    • A 90-minute coaching call to talk through feedback

    • Time to revise

    • Line and copyedit, with one pass for style, syntax, and flow, two for spelling, grammar, and consistency, and a bespoke style sheet

    Starting at 7 cents per word

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