The Clean Sweep
About:
Ready to send that short story to a journal, that pitch package to an agent, that grant application to a funding organization, or that novel to a publisher, but feel your submission could use some tidying up? Gail and Graham Anderson-Dargatz team up to give your project the attention it deserves.
Gail will de-clutter your manuscript with notes on strenthening story goals, conflicts, structure, character arcs, pacing, point of view, dialogue and more. Graham will help polish your manuscript, providing stylistic editing in a marked-up copy.
This is not a copy-editing or proofreading service and will not guarantee publication.
How it works:
Contact Gail's office to schedule your clean sweep and email us your manuscript. We'll send you an invoice, and once you've paid, we'll get to work. If you submit a book-length project, you can expect your notes and marked-up copy within a month and a half of your submission date. On short submissions, we'll do our best to get back to you within a week.
Manuscripts must be submitted by email as a single Word document in 12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced. The clean sweep is highly time-consuming and detailed work. To keep the cost reasonable, there's no Zoom discussion or follow-up email exchange as there is for Gail's developmental edit service.
Cost:
For projects under 5,000 words, the cost is $225. To purchase, click on the button below. Please submit only one story per purchase.
For projects over 5,000 words, the cost is four and a half cents a word, plus GST/HST for your province. For example, a 20,000-word manuscript would cost $900 plus GST/HST, and an 80,000-word manuscript would cost $3600 plus GST/HST. To purchase, contact Gail's office with word count.
Writers hoping for feedback on a project outline or synopsis are better served by a blue pencil session which allows for brainstorming in a Zoom session.
To schedule your clean sweep, contact Gail's office.
