EDITORIAL
SERVICES
Sucked into the vacuum of space? I can help!
I'm currently offering picture book editorial services to a limited number of clients!
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Primarily, my professional focus continues to be on writing and developing
my own picture book and graphic novel texts.
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Offering editorial services to a small number of developing picture book authors
will help to fund my continued education and development in illustration.
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I would be a great fit for funny and strange stories and/or lyrical texts.
I am NOT a great fit for rhyme, nonfiction, didactic, or religious texts.
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$200
MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION & CRITIQUE:
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Thoughtful review of your 750-word-or-less picture book manuscript
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Big picture feedback
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Margin comments on character, voice, plot, & pacing
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Does not include recommendations on agents, editors, or publishers
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$50
1/2 hr PHONE CONSULTATION:
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Optional add-on if you have a few things you'd like to discuss post-critique
Why might you hire me?
"Michelle asks thoughtful questions that go right to the center of your story. Her insightful comments are a winning combination of imaginative and precise, both full of craft and full of heart.
When I read Michelle's books, I always marvel at how she knows the rules and then expands them so beautifully and with so much humor, opening my mind to what books for children can be.
I've been fortunate to have had Michelle's constructive critique on my stories, giving me license to go further with my work and to lean into what makes my writing special."
Lolly Ward