With Cee from the AuthorShip
With Cee from the AuthorShip
Having a good editor on your team will help you navigate revisions while staying true to your story.
Hi, I’m Cee from AuthorShip Editing. I specialize in filling plot holes, wrangling character arcs, and reshaping story structure. If you’re in the market for a manuscript critique, a full developmental edit, or a book coach to guide you through the writing process, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s a little more about my editing philosophy:
Collaborative
Editing is about you and your story. An editor should work with you to ensure your vision comes across on the page, not impose their goals upon your own. I’m here to find solutions that that fit the story you want to tell. I deliver constructive feedback via analysis and suggestion, not criticism.
Educational
Whether you’re a new writer polishing your first manuscript or a seasoned author with a wealth of knowledge, I aim to help you learn something new about your writing. I believe the editing process should improve not only your current work, but your next one, too.
Fun
I have high standards and will apply those to your work, but I practice and prize empathetic feedback. I seek not only to tell you what isn’t working, but what’s working great, and get you amped for your next round of edits.
Collaborative
Editing is about you and your story. An editor should work with you to ensure your vision comes across on the page, not impose their goals upon your own. I’m here to find solutions that that fit the story you want to tell. I deliver constructive feedback via analysis and suggestion, not criticism.
Educational
Whether you’re a new writer polishing your first manuscript or a seasoned author with a wealth of knowledge, I aim to help you learn something new about your writing. I believe the editing process should improve not only your current work, but your next one, too.
Fun
I have high standards and will apply those to your work, but I practice and prize empathetic feedback. I seek not only to tell you what isn’t working, but what’s working great, and get you amped for your next round of edits.
“Cee’s feedback was a mix of highlighting the places where the book wasn’t landing, explaining why it wasn’t landing, [and] joyously reacting to the bits where it did land, validating a series of choices through that alone.”
Mónica Bacatelo Guerra, author, Portugal
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“Cee’s feedback was a mix of highlighting the places where the book wasn’t landing, explaining why it wasn’t landing, [and] joyously reacting to the bits where it did land, validating a series of choices through that alone.”
Mónica Bacatelo Guerra, author, Portugal
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Coaching
One-on-one coaching with Cee.
Rates vary.
Editing
A structural edit of your work.
From $0.03/word
Evaluation
A big-picture critique of your work.
From $0.01/word
Pass
A deep dive into your first 5k words.
From $300
Developmental editing is the first step of the editorial process. It’s the deepest edit I offer, delivering a close reading and analysis of your manuscript with an eye on big-picture story elements. This is an ideal choice both for self-publishing authors and for newer writers interested in querying their manuscripts.
Detailed feedback will discuss characterization, point of view, plot, structure, pacing/tension, scene dynamics, worldbuilding/setting, and premise. My feedback process is three-part. I’ll point out what works well, describe what needs improvement in detail, and suggest structural changes to help bring the story more in line with your vision.
With a developmental edit, you’ll receive:
- A heavily annotated manuscript full of marginal comments
- An editorial letter (15+ pages) analyzing strengths, weaknesses, and areas for revision and improvement
- A book map: a structural, bird’s eye overview of the story
- An hour-long editorial call
Because of the level of detail involved in a developmental edit, I offer it only for 1) complete manuscripts that 2) have gone through at least one round of revisions.
Pricing starts at $0.03/word.
“I was so excited to work with Cee, and she didn’t disappoint. I went into my Manuscript Evaluation aware of my major problem areas, but with no idea how to fix them. Cee’s feedback helped me navigate what I already knew was wrong and tackle issues I wasn’t aware of yet. Her feedback was tailored to my goals and ideas and challenged me to look at my writing in new ways. Editing with her feedback as a guide has been a breeze. In all my time writing, this is the easiest round of self-editing I’ve ever done.“
Teresa J. Martin, author, USA
teressajmartin.com
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“I was so excited to work with Cee, and she didn’t disappoint. I went into my Manuscript Evaluation aware of my major problem areas, but with no idea how to fix them. Cee’s feedback helped me navigate what I already knew was wrong and tackle issues I wasn’t aware of yet. Her feedback was tailored to my goals and ideas and challenged me to look at my writing in new ways. Editing with her feedback as a guide has been a breeze. In all my time writing, this is the easiest round of self-editing I’ve ever done.“
Teresa J. Martin, author, USA
teressajmartin.com
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This is for the writer who has finished a draft and seeks editorial guidance going into revisions, the writer who isn’t yet ready for a full developmental edit, or the writer who has completed revisions, but has the sense something still isn’t quite right with the manuscript.
Though a manuscript evaluation follows the same process of close reading and structural analysis as a developmental edit, it’s a ‘lite’ version that addresses big-picture issues without the expense or (perhaps overwhelming) detail.
With a manuscript evaluation, you’ll receive:
- An editorial letter (10+ pages) giving an overview of strengths, weaknesses, and areas for revision and improvement*
- An hour-long editorial call
At this time, I only offer manuscript evaluations for completed works.
Pricing starts at $0.01/word with a $360 minimum.**
*Note: an evaluation doesn’t include marginal markup or a book map.
**Add a First 5k Pass for only $200 more!
“Cee gave actionable advice in terms of showing more of my character’s thought process so I gave the reader more insight and emotional connection to the character’s journey. Much of her advice helped inform the way I approached the remainder of this novel from start to finish.”
Alistair Reeves, author, UK
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“Cee gave actionable advice in terms of showing more of my character’s thought process so I gave the reader more insight and emotional connection to the character’s journey. Much of her advice helped inform the way I approached the remainder of this novel from start to finish.”
Alistair Reeves, author, UK
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*Note: I am not currently taking on new clients on the Captain Plan.
The Midshipman Plan
Starting at $300
Get organized before you start drafting with an outline critique and brainstorming session.
- A structural critique of outlines up to 10k words
- Heavily annotated in marginal comments
- A review of additional story- and worldbuilding material
- A 5+ page summary of feedback
- One 60-minute brainstorming call with Cee
The Captain Plan
$349 / session
Book coaching to help you get your story in shape. Ideal for first-time authors and/or folks looking for flexible, professional feedback on unfinished projects.
- Up to 10k words per session
- Line edited with track changes
- Heavily annotated in marginal comments
- Editorial & educational resources to help you learn
- 60-minute 1:1 coaching call with Cee
Pick Cee’s Brain
$60 for an hour
Want to pick Cee’s brain about a plot problem or story idea? Want Cee’s help explaining an element of story craft? Interested in watching her cat repeatedly walk back and forth on her desk? Get in touch and hop on for a 60-minute consultation call.*
*Note: ‘Pick Cee’s Brain’ doesn’t include editorial work on or a review of any written materials.
Get detail-oriented, professional eyes on the first 5k words of your manuscript. The First 5k Pass is a deep look at your work that combines developmental feedback with a line edit. On a structural level, I’ll focus on your opener, hook, premise, characterization, and worldbuilding. On a prose level, I’ll provide a line edit with suggestions for strengthening and tightening style and voice where applicable.
This is an ideal choice for querying writers looking for feedback on their package, new writers trying to identify where to work on their craft, and self-publishing writers looking to identify what level of editing their manuscript requires prior to publication.
With a First 5k Pass, you’ll receive:
- An annotated copy of your first 5k words
- Full of marginal comments
- Line edited with track changes
- A short (1-2 page) cover letter summarizing strengths and weaknesses
- Links to craft resources where applicable
Cost: $300
Genres:
- Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Horror (cosmic/atmospheric)
- Note: I don’t love vampires. I’ll edit works with them, but if they’re your central characters, I might not be a good fit.
- Cozy Mystery
- Historical Fiction
- Dual-genre Romance
- (SFF, Historical, Paranormal, etc.)
Specialties:
- Novels, novellas, series
- Give us your chonky epics!
- Looking to self-publish a doorstopper or cut a manuscript down to query-able size? I can help!
- Nautical settings
- Adult and Upper-YA
- LGBTQIA+ characters and themes
Not a Good Fit For:
- Nonfiction, Screenplays, Short Stories, Poetry
- Literary Fiction
- Procedural/Slasher/Serial Killer
- Religious Fiction
- Erotica or very spicy erotic romance
- On-page sexual assault, dubiously consensual sex, or extreme domestic violence
- Middle-grade or Lower-YA
- Any writing created or modified by an AI reinforcement learning or natural language processing system, such as Chat-GPT.
