Writing for Children Options
What we offer:
Assistance with all the types of writing books for children, including board books, early readers, young readers, young adult readers, & putting together a manuscript. Stories and novels OK. Contact us about your specific needs.
Individual Consultation:
Send 30 pages (including sample, proposal, synopsis, or outline). Includes: Reading your materials, plus a 45-minute consultation by phone or in person about your book's viability, ideas for publishers, proposal development, & manuscript direction. Fee: $150.
Read, Review, & Strategize: Option A
Send up to 100 pages (including entire manuscript, various drafts of chapters, outline notes, or synopsis), & we'll get into the details with you. Includes: Reading your materials, plus a one-hour or more consultation by phone or in person about ideas & strategies for revision, general narrative & thematic arc, character development, & style. Fee: $195
Read, Review, & Strategize: Option B
Send 100-200 pages (including entire manuscript, various drafts of chapters, outline notes, or synopsis), & we'll get into the details with you. Includes: Reading your materials, plus a one-hour or more consultation by phone or in person about ideas & strategies for revision, general narrative & thematic arc, character development, & style. Fee: $295
Ongoing Manuscript Development
Jump into your manuscript project with accountability and gusto. This level provides you with ongoing editing & critique for six months or a full year. Details & strategies to be worked out between editor & writer. The most complete arrangement we offer to fully develop your mansucript. We use a retainer system to initiate & maintain this service, plus editing fee to be determined depending on blocks of time for copy-editing, thematic critique, & private consultations.
6-month retainer fee, $275, plus hourly rate for editor.
Annual retainer fee, $495, plus hourly rate for editor.
