Editorial Excursions
If you’re here looking for editorial services, it means you’ve already written a manuscript or perhaps even self-published a novel. However, if you’ve gotten this far without the help of trained professionals, your first excursion into the world of publishing may not be living up to your dreams. Have your beta-readers bailed? Are you discouraged by one-star reviews or low-page reads on Kindle Unlimited? Don’t distress. Book Bound Coaching has editorial services based on the needs of the indie author in mind. With fast turn around times and some of the lowest prices on the market for manuscript evaluations, we can identify what is going well, what needs improvement, and provide you with the tools you need to increase reader engagement while remaining true to your voice and vision for your novel.
Editing Services
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Full Manuscript Evaluation
This service is for writers with a completed or partially finished manuscript who need guidance on the revision quickly.
You will receive an in-depth Manuscript Evaluation that highlights your writing strengths and weaknesses, a step-by-step plan to guide you through your revision, in-line comments on the first chapter (similar to a content edit), and a one-hour follow up video conference to discuss your feedback an address your questions.
Manuscripts up to 50K word: $500 USD
51K to 80K words: $800 USD
81K to 100K words: $1000 USD
101K to 125K words: $1250 USD
126K to 150K words: $1500 USD
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First Fifty Fix
This service is for writers with a partially finished manuscript that need assurances their writing is going where they hope, but aren’t ready for a full manuscript evaluation.
Writers will submit the first 50 pages of their manuscript. You will receive an in-depth Manuscript Evaluation that highlights your writing strengths and weaknesses, a step-by-step plan to guide you through your revision, and a one-hour follow up video conference to discuss your feedback an address your questions and/or brainstorm. For an additional fee, writers can choose to add-on a content edit of their pages.
$250 USD
Content Edit: .02 cents USD per word
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NEW! First Chapter Report
This service is for writers with a completed manuscript that want to ensure their first chapter is strong enough to convert the free-sample chapter on Amazon into sales. This service is also beneficial to authors wishing to pursue an agent and would like assurances that their writing sample is perfect.
Writers will submit their first chapter as well as a 1-2 page synopsis of the entire story. You will receive a report that highlights your writing strengths as well as ways to improve reader engagement. For an additional fee, writers can choose to add-on a content edit of the chapter.
$150 USD
Content Edit: .02 cents USD per word
Coaching and Editing FAQs
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A book coach wears many hats—mentor, editor, sounding board for creative ideas, and cheerleader. As a committed partner with a vested interest in your success, we provide accountability, consistency, and independent expertise. For a more in-depth look at book coaching, read my article The Ins and Outs of Book Coaching.
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While editing is a service book coaches may provide, developmental and copy editing is considered a one-time service for hire and is undertaken after a manuscript is complete. If an editor discovers underlying structural issues with your story, you may be facing a page one rewrite. A coach seeks to prevent these type of issues from occuring.
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If you’re looking into coaching and editing because something doesn’t feel quite right with your story, that points to the fact that you need a new perspective on your draft. Other reasons you may be ready for a coach include:
You’ve had an idea in your head for a novel for a year or more, but you simply don’t know how to get started.
You start writing chapters, but never seem to get to the end of the story.
Your give your pages to family and friends for input, but their guidance isn’t helpful.
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All pages submitted for coaching must be written in Word or Google Docs with 1 inch margins, double-spacing, in Times New Roman font.
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Your privacy matters at Book Bound Coaching. Please be assured that, as with every publishing professional, your words, intellectual property, and identity are never shared with any third parties.
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All prices quoted are in USD. We accept all major credit cards, personal check, and Afterpay (for services over $1000). There will be a $35.00 USD charge for returned checks.
Coaching packages are billed monthly. There are no refunds after invoices are paid.
We are a values driven company. As such, we never require our clients to purchase multi-month packages.
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Ivy specializes in romantasy, but she also coaches fantasy, select romance and erotica, as well as women’s fiction.
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Book Bound Coaching does not coach or edit any materials promoting the exploitation of children, incest, animal abuse, political propaganda, or rape in a favorable light.
Consent is sexy writers.
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Yes. I offer a free, one hour coaching session for writers at all stages of the creative process. If you would like a free 2-page sample of in-line editorial feedback, please click the Free First Coaching Session button at the top of this page, or use the contact form to get in touch with me. Please note, I do require 48 business hours between the time I receive your writing sample and our free coaching session to ensure I provide you with valuable feedback and actionable items.
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Author Accelerator is on a mission to raise the bar on book coaching – to help book coaches run successful, sustainable businesses helping writers do their best work. They have trained and certified more than 200 book coaches (including me!) through their Book Coach Certification program. If you’re interested in doing this work yourself, click here to become a certified book coach yourself.