McNair Edits
Here's the deal. My name's Don McNair, and I've been a professional
editor for more than 40 years. I’ll edit that first chapter and return it with a
4- to 6-page, single-spaced critique, pointing out things you may have
been doing wrong your whole writing career. Areas will include
appearance, hooks, plot, motivation, dialogue, setting, point of view,
research, conflict, voice, and more.
But--just as important--I’ll also apply the 21 Steps to Fog-Free Writing.
With them we'll edit weak verb forms, strip away author intrusions,identify
character filters, ban redundancies, eliminate foggy phrases, correct
passive voice sentences, slash misused and overused words, and correct
other writing bugaboos. These are all problems an editor or agent won't
tell you about. But they could keep you from being published!
The edited chapter and report will give you much more than a listing of
first-chapter problems. It will be a major education, tailored to help you
identify and overcome specific, personal writing challenges found in your
whole manuscript. When you apply this new knowledge to the rest of your
book you'll immediately make it a better read. And you'll learn much more
in the process than if you took an evening or on-line writing course.
Much, much more!
The first-chapter (up to 20 pages) comprehensive edit and critique costs
$125, payable when you submit the chapter. If you want, I'll then edit the
rest of your book for $2.00 per 250-word page (pay half the fee when you
submit the full manuscript, the rest when you approve the first half's
editing).
Ready for me to get to work? E-mail that first chapter as an attachment to
Don@McNairEdits.com. Please send it as a MS Word.doc or .rtf file,
double-spaced in 12 pt. Courier New or New Times Roman font. Either
pay through PayPal (click button at right, below) or, if you prefer, send a
check or money order to:
133 Pennbrooke Loop
Foley, AL 36535
| Tune up that first chapter! |
Note: My editing your manuscript is no guarantee that a publisher will want to buy it. Such decisions, unfortunately, are often based on factors unrelated to writing quality. |
| Publishers and agents reject 99 percent of received manuscripts based simply on glancing at their first chapters. Send me that chapter and I'll show you WHY they rejected it. And tell you how to fix it! |
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