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Developmental Editing Services

V. Jolene Miller, MFA offers affordable, thorough developmental editing services. Click here to read testimonials and see the types of manuscripts she's edited. To request a quote and schedule your developmental edit, complete this form.

Accurate POV, depth, voice, unique qualities, completion, and authenticity make every character count.

Sense, Setting, Description

Let your story come to life through the senses. Your readers will appreciate a book they can see, hear, taste, touch, and feel.

Pace and Structure

Readability, clarity, voice, and speed are not just necessary for your characters but your readers also to ensure they can be part of the living and the book.

Dialogue

How your characters speak gives insight into their depth and authenticity. Let's make them clear, precise, and unique.

Suspending Disbelief

Your book can be about anything so long as your readers believe what you've written. Suspending disbelief ensures plausibility, accuracy, and realism.

Plot

Every story needs a reason for being told. That means the plot needs to be forward moving; fitting for the era, the place, and characters. It has to contain dynamic action, clear plot lines, and offer an element of closure.

Time & Sequence

Regardless of the shape, orderly stories make sense. Let's review the time and sequence of yours.

Theme

Is your story's thematic foundation subtle yet clear? Convince the reader, don't preach.

Transition & Flow

From scene to scene and chapter to chapter, a review of transition & flow ensures your book moves seamlessly from one page to the next.

Tense

Past, present, or future. Capture the essence of when your story is being told with a thorough review of tense.

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