{"id":388,"date":"2025-01-03T13:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marthacarlsoneditor.com\/?page_id=388"},"modified":"2025-11-09T12:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:13:59","slug":"developmental-editing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marthacarlsoneditor.com\/?page_id=388","title":{"rendered":"Developmental Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marthacarlsoneditor.com\/?page_id=266\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"266\">Contact Martha<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for a more thoughtful, perceptive, careful, wise, professional, creative, and well-read editor.\u201d \u2014&nbsp;<strong>Jim English<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developmental editing focuses on the same \u201cbig picture\u201d story-level issues as a written manuscript assessment (like character arc, pacing, plot and structure) \u2014 but goes into greater detail, chapter by chapter, scene by scene. Selected passages may also receive some line editing. Again, my goal is to help you feel confident and excited about revising your work. Developmental editing gives your work the close attention and detailed feedback that most writers crave.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019ll receive a detailed editorial letter (5,000 to 7,000 words).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll also receive the edited manuscript, with edits and suggestions marked in Word\u2019s track changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019ll follow up with a Zoom conversation, to discuss any questions you may have about my editing of your work \u2014 and to brainstorm more options for your revisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you ready for developmental editing? Or do you have questions? Please <a href=\"https:\/\/marthacarlsoneditor.com\/?page_id=266\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"266\">contact me<\/a>. Or return to the full <a href=\"https:\/\/marthacarlsoneditor.com\/?page_id=55\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"55\">Editing &amp; Coaching Services list<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact Martha \u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for a more thoughtful, perceptive, careful, wise, professional, creative, and well-read editor.\u201d \u2014&nbsp;Jim English Developmental editing focuses on the same \u201cbig picture\u201d story-level issues as a written manuscript assessment (like character arc, pacing, plot and structure) \u2014 but goes into greater detail, chapter by chapter, scene by scene. 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