WORK WITH ME
— Alice Hoffman
Magic Words offers book editing for authors of fantasy and other speculative genres, specializing in revealing the magic of your words: the style, voice, flow, clarity. Can’t remember those long-forgotten grammar rules? I’ve got you covered! Whether through a professional critique or a complete review of every letter and sentence, I make sure your book is free of goblins and gremlins—so you can publish your work with confidence.
The whole enchilada—critique to tweak. A Full Editing Journey is a long-haul trek
through your story and its words to make sure your book is the absolute best, beginning to end.
(MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT + LINE EDIT + COPYEDIT + PROOFREAD)
INVESTMENT RANGE: $.03–.05 PER WORD
A Style Tune-Up smooths anything that might jolt a reader out of your story, keeping them hooked
on your mesmerizing fantasyland and gushing about how brilliant a writer you are.
(LINE EDIT + COPYEDIT + PROOFREAD)
INVESTMENT RANGE: $.02–.04 PER WORD
A Nuts and Bolts catches those slipups and typos that crept in during the arc of writing
your manuscript—you know, everything sharp-eyed readers like to point out in reviews. Oops!
(COPYEDIT + PROOFREAD)
INVESTMENT RANGE: $.01–.02 PER WORD
A review of your story from a professional reader who knows how to point out what works and
what doesn’t without killing your motivation. It’ll get you back on track or set you on a new, better road to publication.
(MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT)
INVESTMENT BEGINS AT $500
Standalone Story Diagnostics (i.e., not requested as part of a Full Editing Journey, see above) are on hiatus until further notice. Check back in the near future to see if they’re available again, or join The Magic of Words, the Alchemy of Editing community to be notified of their availability.
A thorough diagnostic of your manuscript’s query letter and synopsis, addressing what will make
an agent’s eyes pop and what might get your story tossed in the “no” pile.
INVESTMENT RANGE: $200–350