Short stories and Kindle Vella serials

Short story developmental editing

Short stories and Kindle Vella serials take more time to edit per word and require a different approach to longer pieces, which is why the pricing is a little different from my usual services.

Cost to edit a short story

For works below 30,000 words there will be a baseline charge of $50 plus $0.008 per word. For example, the cost for a short story 15,000 words would be $170 ($50 + 15,000x$0.008). For 10,000 words, the cost would be $130 ($50 + 10,000x$0.008).

Inclusions

You will receive one round of feedback and 10 minutes of follow-up questions as part of your edit.

These must be standalone stories or consecutive chapters from a series. In other words, you can’t give me two unrelated 5,000-word stories under a single edit, but you could give me the first three chapters from a series. This is because the editorial report is always tailored to the needs of your overall piece, and having two unassociated stories means you would not get cohesive feedback.

If you have short pieces you would like assessed on an ongoing basis, such as a Kindle Vella serial, please contact me and I will work with you to figure out the best way forward.

For novels over 30,000 words, I suggest you take a look at my developmental editing services.