Tutin Editing

My aim as an author has always been ensuring my stories are the best they can be. Whether that involves fleshing out the narrative or filling plot holes, tightening sentences or finding the right word to encapsulate the mood. All so that the reader can envision the scene, feel the emotion, and remember and share what they have read.As an editor, you can expect me to strive for the same with your stories. New or established, we artists could use that little extra help with feedback that identifies issues and suggests improvements or solutions, done so with an encouragement and understanding of the work and its author. And you can trust you will receive this from me.

Experience

My experience spans almost seventeen years (and counting) of education and achievements in both the writing and editing industries.I have an undergraduate BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree with the Open College of the Arts. In addition, I have completed the courses Developmental Editing: Fiction Theory and Developmental Editing: In Practice from Liminal Pages.My own works have been published in Nocturne Magazine, Creepy Podcast, Kaleidotrope, Lamplight, and Luna Station Quarterly. Find more on my portfolio.I have also reviewed numerous works for members of the Codex Writer's Group and Online Writing Workshop communities. I'm currently an Emerging Professional Member of the Editorial Freelancers Association.

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Rates

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FAQ

  • Which editing service should I choose?

    While there may be some overlap in what elements each service focuses on, it mainly depends on scale.

    For example, where developmental editing essentially zooms out to assess the overall content and structure, line editing narrows the lens to concentrate on paragraphs and sentences, and so forth.

  • What genres do you edit?

    My strengths lie with speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, and horror), but I’m always trying to familiarise myself with other genres, such as romance, erotica, crime, thriller, and historical fiction.

  • Do you edit short stories?

    Yes, but editorial report lengths may have fewer pages due to the shorter word count.

  • Do you edit other mediums?

    Unfortunately not. This includes poetry, screenplays, and non-fiction.

  • Do you accept AI-generated and/or assisted projects?

    No, nor will I use AI on your work under any circumstances.

  • Do you offer any other discounts?

    Not at this time. However, I'd be open to negotiation as long as it is reasonable.

  • Do you offer samples?

    Definitely for line edits, yes, which is deducted from the overall cost too.

    Developmental and/or sensitivity edits are trickier to sample due to examining a snippet for a whole manuscript. For example, what could be presumed as a plot hole in one chapter becomes resolved several chapters down the line, rendering that note useless.

    If you understand this, but you would still like to get a sense of my editing practices, then we can discuss it further.

    However, this sample is not deducted from the overall cost.

  • What's the process?

    Initial discussions involve possibly filling out my questionnaire and trading samples, depending on the service. We can discuss your project for as long as necessary before making any commitments to ensure we are compatible.

    If we are in agreement, we must both sign a contract, and the deposit be sent and received. Work will not commence until then.

    Prices are recorded as two invoices and transferred via PayPal only. This includes an upfront 50% deposit, and a final payment prior to the return of completed work. Payments are non-refundable.

    Correspondence can continue after project completion if you need me to expand on my feedback.

  • How should my documents be compiled?

    Word or equivalent (.doc/.docx) or PDF. In my case, the latter would only be suitable for reading purposes, not comments or annotations.

  • How long will the editing take?

    Turnaround times can vary from two weeks to two months. It all depends on word count, service, and if you have a deadline.

Contact

Developmental Editing

Once you have completed your own revisions and edits, you may decide to have someone else dive deep into your manuscript. That would be a developmental edit, which examines the overall content and structure of your story, including but not limited to the areas of:

  • Worldbuilding: history and/or backstory, setting

  • Pacing

  • Dialogue

  • Theme(s)

  • Devices (epistolary formats, narrative distance, metaphors, etc)

  • Point-of-view

  • Characters

  • Voice, style, tone, and mood

  • Plot and sub-plots

  • Sensitivity reading for queerness, mental health, and PCOS

You will receive an extensive editorial report of 5–25 pages providing detailed explanations about potential issues as well as suggestions for improvements.In addition, you will receive your manuscript annotated with comments to highlight specific examples of what is discussed in the report.

Manuscript Evaluation

Manuscript evaluation covers the same as developmental editing but with the editorial report only.You will receive an extensive editorial report of 5–15 pages providing detailed explanations for issues found and suggestions for improvements.

Line Editing

After developmental edits, you might consider moving onto the next stage. And that would be line editing. This means combing through the text for the smaller and finer elements, including but not limited to:

  • Structure (of scenes, paragraphs, and sentences)

  • Voice, style, tone, and mood

  • Pacing

  • Clarity

  • Flow

  • Rhythm

  • Word choice, showing vs telling, repetition, redundancies, ambiguities, and filter words

  • Point-of-view, such as head-hopping

  • Narrative distance

  • Sensitivity issues, e.g. offensive or stereotypical language

  • Light copyediting (a missed or misplaced comma, double spaces removed, and correcting obvious spelling mistakes, etc)

You will receive your manuscript annotated with comments and tracked changes explaining potential issues as well as providing suggestions for improvement.You can ask for a free sample edit. With the full project, the sample (equivalent to the rate per word) will be deducted from the total price.Heavy edits for punctuation, grammar, and spelling fall under copyediting and thus not included in this service.

Sensitivity Reading

Sensitivity reading focuses on particular identities and topics in detail, recognising stereotypes and misrepresentation, which, in my case, involves:

  • Queerness, including sexuality and gender fluidity

  • Mental health, specifically anxiety

  • PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome)

This service can be purchased as an editorial report and copy of your manuscript marked with comments, or as an editorial report only.

Developmental Editing: £0.022/wordManuscript Review: £0.016/wordLine Editing: £0.018/wordSensitivity ReadingWith report and comments: £0.0075/wordWith report only: £0.0055/word

New clients and their first projects receive 10% discount.The free line edit sample is equivalent to the rate per word, i.e. 1,000 words x 0.018 = £18.