What we do
Our aim is to provide you and your manuscript with what you most need.
To begin, we design an editorial plan tailored to your project. After we've read and reflected on your manuscript, we write a detailed and comprehensive editorial commentary.
The package we send you will usually include our guide to revision and advice on reading editorial notes. We may also include a manuscript markup, answers to your questions about craft or process or the specifics of your project, and/or other forms of guidance helpful to your project and your development as a writer.
When your work is ready for submission to a publisher, we're happy to offer guidance in making a plan.
To begin, we design an editorial plan tailored to your project. After we've read and reflected on your manuscript, we write a detailed and comprehensive editorial commentary.
The package we send you will usually include our guide to revision and advice on reading editorial notes. We may also include a manuscript markup, answers to your questions about craft or process or the specifics of your project, and/or other forms of guidance helpful to your project and your development as a writer.
When your work is ready for submission to a publisher, we're happy to offer guidance in making a plan.
Chat, enquire, submit
We would love to hear from you, and we are happy to answer your questions. Please don’t hesitate to be in touch—send a note if you have questions about how we might work together, or about a workshop or seminar in your area.
When you have a manuscript you'd like to submit for editing, please contact us before you send it. In your email, you might want to briefly describe your writing project. You may wish to describe your previous writing or publishing experience, if any. If you'd like to include a small sample of your manuscript (5–10 pages), we can provide you with an estimate of cost and timing.
Fees vary, depending on the nature of the project (length, degree of completion, style, complexity, etc.) and the kind of attention it might need. We assess your manuscript carefully in order to design an editorial plan tailored to your needs.
When you have a manuscript you'd like to submit for editing, please contact us before you send it. In your email, you might want to briefly describe your writing project. You may wish to describe your previous writing or publishing experience, if any. If you'd like to include a small sample of your manuscript (5–10 pages), we can provide you with an estimate of cost and timing.
Fees vary, depending on the nature of the project (length, degree of completion, style, complexity, etc.) and the kind of attention it might need. We assess your manuscript carefully in order to design an editorial plan tailored to your needs.
What writers have said
. . . about us
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Bethany has an extraordinarily acute editorial eye ...
Struan Sinclair saw so clearly both what my novel was and what it could be ... Joan Thomas has an eye for the refined smaller details as well as the global issues ... Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer the sharpest ear for tonal discrepancies, the greatest wit…the canniest, most comprehensive understanding of story ... Margaret Sweatman is a joy to work with. Scott Fotheringham |
Valerie has developed carefully thought-out processes for engagement … offers sage advice, a keen eye, and expert knowledge of the craft ...
Marni Amirault is the kind of highly intelligent and passionate mentor that any writer would be lucky to have ... Marie Hanifen afforded me valuable insight into what a writer's obligations to his readers ought to be ... Adam J. Malcolm never let me forget that my stories are mine and encouraged me in trusting my process. Iris Boulton |
. . . about our work
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Bethany gives extensive, detailed notes, asks just the right questions of the work, leads me toward the next draft without taking away my own sense of exploration and discovery ...
Margaret Sweatman an intelligent perfectionist who won’t undersell your project. She’ll be there for the long haul. Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer |
Valerie is able to articulate what is and isn’t working in clear terms that are easy to understand and apply ...
Marie Hanifen her feedback is thorough, balanced and useful, and given with great care and understanding. Georgia Grundlingh |
. . . about our workshops
Workshops are thoughtfully laid out and rich with distilled wisdom.
Martha Cooley
Workshop sessions remain respectful and on point due to her quiet confidence in her subject matter and her leadership skills. People are passionate in their opinions, and differences are encouraged.
Iris Boulton
I have come away each time with new friends and valued colleagues.
Georgia Grundlingh
We learn a lot from her and from one another, and have fun doing it!
Pat d’Entremont
Martha Cooley
Workshop sessions remain respectful and on point due to her quiet confidence in her subject matter and her leadership skills. People are passionate in their opinions, and differences are encouraged.
Iris Boulton
I have come away each time with new friends and valued colleagues.
Georgia Grundlingh
We learn a lot from her and from one another, and have fun doing it!
Pat d’Entremont