10,000-word agent teaser for fiction writers

10k-word agent teaser

You’ve nailed your story and are happy with the structure. Now you want to focus on sentence-level readability.

A full line- and copyedit feels like a stretch too far because you've yet to secure representation. Polishing the first 10,000 words will increase your chances of getting an agent's attention.

I'll correct and smooth your prose while respecting style and narrative voice.

PRICE: £450 for 10,000 words
FORMAT: Microsoft Word doc

What you get

1. A line-by-line edit of the first 10K words

I'll edit 10,000 words of your novel. Front of my mind will be clarity and flow. I'll address the following:

Authenticity of phrasing and word choice in relation to character voice
Spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation, hyphenation and capitalization
Dialogue expression: style, tagging and punctuation
Effectiveness of sentence-level narration
Character-trait consistency
Pace and flow: special attention to repetition and overwriting
Told versus shown prose
Cliché and awkward metaphor
Use of tenses
Layout guidance
Letter, word, line and paragraph spacing
Chapter sequencing
Standard document formatting using Word’s styles palette: indentation, paragraph style, section breaks

2. An editorial report

My extensive report details my observations while editing your book. I'll focus on where your strengths and weaknesses lie in relation to the topics listed above.

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Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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Louise has the rare ability to refine and polish sentences with a perceptive lightness of touch, revising only where necessary, and somehow, magically, what is left on the page better captures the very essence of exactly what you wanted to say.

Deft and precise in her edit, she enhances what is written so at once it is crisper and more elegant, revealing the writer's voice by making it stronger, clearer and more eloquent. Add that she is a pleasure to work with and clearly loves what she does, and it really does become impossible to find fault with her service.

In short – if you want your writing to be better, then you need to get Louise to edit it. I can't recommend working with her highly enough.

Kess Goldland, thriller author

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Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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I saw the art of skilful editing at its best. What I received back is the novel at its best – it’s my story, how I wrote it, but masterfully and brilliantly edited to become a work I can truly be proud of.