"I worked with Karla to turn a first draft manuscript with an unsatisfying ending into a story that works. Her insights, imagination, and encouragement made a huge positive difference. Karla sees story the way the best photographers see light. I would climb over other book coaches to work with her again."
— K. Rudolph, Statute of Limitations

Editing Services: ​

Manuscript Evaluation and Developmental Editing

You finished your first draft. You think it's ready. Now you need to know if it actually works, and where to focus your revision energy before you query or publish.

This is a manuscript assessment. I'll read your entire draft, identify what's working and what needs attention, and give you a clear revision roadmap so you know where to start.

​These editing services are a good fit if you have a completed or near-completed draft and want expert feedback on story structure, character arcs, pacing, and overall direction before you revise or query.

Manuscript Evaluation

Developmental Editing
Perfect for a FIRST LOOK at your global story
What you get:
✓ A 1-page foundation worksheet, completed by the Client, covering genre, motivation for writing the story, ideal reader, and a broad sense of plot and characters
✓ Guided instruction in building an Inside Outline for the story, a tool the Client will be able to reuse on every story they write or revise to check cause-and-effect trajectory, spot plot holes, and track timelines and POV characters
​✓ Full manuscript read
✓ Written report with story and structure analysis
✓ Clear breakdown of what's working and what needs attention
✓ Suggestions on structure and solutions to the problems I identify
✓ 60-minute Zoom call to discuss your manuscript and the report
✓ 30 days of email support after delivery
ⅹ Notes and feedback on each chapter
ⅹ Manuscript comments
Perfect for a DEEPER ANALYSIS of your scenes and story
What you get:
✓ A 1-page foundation worksheet, completed by the Client, covering genre, motivation for writing the story, ideal reader, and a broad sense of plot and characters
✓ Guided instruction in building an Inside Outline for the story, a tool the Client will be able to reuse on every story they write or revise to check cause-and-effect trajectory, spot plot holes, and track timelines and POV characters
✓ Full manuscript read
✓ Written report with story and structure analysis
✓ Clear breakdown of what's working and what needs attention
✓ Suggestions on structure and solutions to the problems I identify
✓ 90-minute Zoom call to discuss your manuscript and the report
✓ 30 days of email support after delivery
​✓ Notes and feedback on each chapter
✓ Manuscript comments
Investment: $0.034/word
Investment: $0.0395/word