If you're looking for a deep dive into your project, or need help building it into what you want it to be, pick Developmental editing.
Developmental Editing focuses on the bare bones of your project, but it goes a lot deeper than a beta read would. It focuses on plot, pacing, and character development as well as readability, and believability specific to your genre. It's important to know that developmental editing is not someone else writing your story for you.
Consults are provided as a way for us to get to know each other, discuss your project and goals, and is the first step in deciding if I'm the right editor for you.
After the consult, if we decide to move forward, I'll provide a sample edit of the type of editing you've requested on a section of your manuscript, up to 1,000 words. That way you can get a feel for my style of feedback. If you like what you see, we can move forward in the editing process!
If you're looking for an overall review of your project, or wanting to gauge reader interest, pick Beta Reading.
Beta Reading focuses on the overall story, giving basic feedback from a reader's standpoint. I'll read your project, and then provide you with a basic report on readability, interest, believability, or any other specific feedback you're looking for.
Copy and Line Editing are very similar to each other and tend to get grouped together as one service but they do serve different functions. One way to think of Copy Editing as "science editing" and Line Editing as "art editing". Choose Copy Editing if you're looking for a focus on the technical side of things, such as spelling, punctuation, and consistency of voice and/or verb tense. Choose Line Editing if you're looking for a focus on the flow of the story, such as consistency of tone, and adherence to the story itself as well as to the genre as a whole. Copy and Line Editing typically come after the round(s) of Developmental editing.
Choose Proofreading if you're at the end of your editing process, and looking for a final look-through before you move on to publication. Proofreading is the final look-through of your project, checking for any missed errors or minor tweaks.
Formatting is preparing your book for print and/or eBook publication. I use Microsoft Word and Kindle Create to format books to the specifications of your chosen distributer.