We specialize in editorial services for writers of fiction and creative non-fiction. With the confidence and clarity that come with years of working with writers and publishers, we can help. Our approach is practical, personalized and holistic. We read deeply and with intention to provide you with actionable feedback to better your book.
The Parlay Advantage
Manuscript Assessment
A manuscript assessment includes: a six to ten-page feedback report identifying strengths, weaknesses, recurring issues, and areas for improvement, plus a thirty-minute phone or video call. The customized assessment offers general feedback with examples from the manuscript and is usually performed in advance of a developmental edit. It does not include line edits or a marked-up manuscript.
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Developmental Edit
Choose a developmental edit when you’ve taken the manuscript as far as you can on your own. A developmental edit includes: an editorial letter identifying areas for improvement and a marked-up manuscript with suggestions and queries. It includes detailed and comprehensive feedback on the manuscript’s major elements, for example, plot, structure, character development, point of view, pacing and voice. It also includes a thirty-minute phone or video call for questions and clarifications. The edit may identify recurring writing issues on the sentence level, but does not usually involve line edits.
$0.05/word CAD+GST
Book Coaching
Book coaching can be the right choice if you are starting a novel, trying to finish one or need consistent support through the revision process. Coaching includes: two one-hour consultations per month and review of up to
10 000 words per month. Working with a coach means different things for different writers, but generally coaching offers support in the following areas: craft instruction, publishing advice, quick edits, a sounding board, moral support and encouragement, and accountability.
3 months $ 1500 CAD+GST
6 months $ 2800 CAD+GST
Custom Editing Services
Don’t see exactly what you’re looking for? From light edits and proofreading to ghostwriting and help with revisions, we can create a custom editing or writing service that fits any need or budget.
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Micro Review
Have a completed piece of short fiction or creative nonfiction? Before hitting ‘send’ to that contest or publication, consider a micro review–critical feedback with a quick turnaround. Max 3000 words.
$250 CAD+GST
Query Submission Package Edit
Pitch with confidence! An editorial review of your query submission materials:
- query letter (max. 425 words, includes two passes) +
- synopsis (max. 750 words, includes two passes) +
- the first three chapters of your novel or memoir (max. 10 000 words).
$ 450 CAD+GST