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A good editor doesn't rewrite words, she rewires synapses.—S. Kelley Harrell

Seattle Editing began in Seattle, but my clients come from all over Washington and beyond. I help writers at every step of the writing process. Our services include coaching, manuscript assessment, developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading. I've included the detailed descriptions and rates for these services here.

Over the years, I’ve edited everything from letters and reports to book-length manuscripts. For the past 15 years, I've helped writers wishing to self-publish prepare their manuscripts for publication. My favorite genres are memoir, young adult fiction, fantasy, romance (and "romantasy"), and literary fiction, but I've also edited mysteries and horror fiction. Currently, I'm honing my skills at editing website content and middle-grade fiction.  See testimonials from past clients here:

What are your editing needs? Are you looking for a writing coach to help you write your first draft? Would you like an editor to read and carefully assess your manuscript? A manuscript assessment, also known as a manuscript critique, examines key aspects of your manuscript, identifies strengths and weaknesses, and sets out a detailed revision plan, complete with examples. If you are writing a book, beginning the editing process with a manuscript assessment makes good sense.

Once you’ve revised your first draft and received sufficient feedback, you’ll be ready for copyediting or line editing to fine-tune your manuscript. After your manuscript has been carefully edited, it will be ready for proofreading.  

If you aren’t sure which type of editing you need,  no worries.  We'll figure that out when you submit  1,000  words for your free sample edit.

 

 

     

 

Melanie Austin, freelance editor/owner of Seattle Editing 

 

Contact me:

Email: [email protected]
Message phone: (206) 784-7070