Emily R. King is now offering editing services! To have your work considered, please read through the following information, guidelines, and rates before contacting her.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Emily critiques middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction. She does not critique picture books, early reader books, and non-fiction.
Reading is subjective. You may agree or disagree with Emily’s feedback, as you would with any editor’s. What Emily can promise is that her critique will be thoughtful, honest, thorough, and based on knowledge gained through years of professional writing, critiquing, and teaching about the craft.
Emily will not be able to offer a professional endorsement or blurb for any work that she has been paid to critique.
All projects must be formatted in a .doc/.docx file, be double-spaced, and use point-size 12 Times New Roman font. (This is the industry standard.)
Turnaround times are listed with the rates below, but they are also subject to availability. For example, critiquing a query letter will take up to three days for Emily, but she may be booked out for two weeks before she can begin that project. She will set an agreed-upon project date with you before you pay for any services.
SERVICES & RATES
Query Letter Critique: $25. 1 page/up to 300 words. 3-day turnaround.
Synopsis Critique: $40. Up to five pages. 5-day turnaround.
Partial Manuscript Critique: $2.50/page. Up to fifty pages. 12-day turnaround. The Partial Manuscript Critique includes the same type of feedback (in-document editing + an editorial letter) as the Extensive Manuscript Critique (listed below).
Reader Report: $0.0075/word. Completed manuscripts only. 14 to 21-day turnaround. A Reader Report does not include any line edits, in-document comments, or markup. It does include a multi-page edit letter that identifies the manuscript’s overall strengths and weaknesses, as well as major issues concerning characters, plot, setting, world-building, pacing, voice, POVs, and dialogue.
Extensive Manuscript Critique: $0.01/word. Completed manuscripts only. 21 to 28-day turnaround. The Extensive Manuscript Critique includes everything that the Reader Report does, as well as in-document markup, comments, deletions, and insertions (using MS Word’s track changes). The Extensive Manuscript Critique also includes some technical editing, such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation, but it is not a full line edit.
PAYMENT
All payments must be made via Venmo. Query Letter Critiques, Synopsis Critiques, and Partial Manuscript Critiques must be paid prior to services rendered. (You will be billed upon agreement of a date.)
For Reader Reports and Extensive Manuscript Critiques, a 50% deposit is required prior to beginning. The remaining half is due upon receipt of completed services. A services contract between Emily and the author must be completed for all Reader Reports and Full Manuscript Critiques.
READY TO SIGN UP?
Please email Emily at kingemilyr@gmail.com. Be sure to include what service(s) you’re interested in. If you’re interested in the Reader Report or Extensive Manuscript Critique, please mention how many words your document is.
Emily will contact you within three business days for further consideration and to discuss her soonest availability.
Emily R. King 