Services

My services cater for the beginning and end stages of your work in progress. I highly recommend you employ a professional editor in between these two stages if you plan to self publish or go through a small publishing house.

Appraisal

I will read the first 5 pages and comment on …

Sentence length and structure

Word usage

Plot weaknesses or flaws

Show don’t tell suggestions

Sequencing and transitional prose

Characterisation

Point of View

Proofreading

This is the service you would need after your manuscript has been through several rewrites and edits. I will recommend a deeper edit if I find the manuscript isn’t tight and ready to submit.

Rate $10 per 5000 words

Testimonies…

With a keen eye and attention to detail, Michelle was able to find continuity and point-of-view errors in my manuscript. She offered tangible suggestions, was honest and encouraging. I recommend the services of Michelle for editing, especially for the Young Adult market.  ~ Angela Hunter

I have been extremely blessed to have Michelle Evans as a critique partner. She suffered through the first draft of my manuscript offering valuable insight and helpful tips about successfully crafting a novel. Through this process she was always kind and encouraging ─ two much needed traits in a partner and mentor. Her constructive tutelage guided me though the rewriting and editing process.  Michelle is wonderful at seeing the big picture of a story as well as picking up on the little details such as grammar and writing mechanics, characterization, and sensory descriptions.

Now, as I prepare to send my work out to agents and editors, I feel confident that I have an excellent finished product. Michelle deserves part of the credit for that. The importance of a competent and patient critique partner cannot be emphasized enough. I am so thankful that Michelle was there to help me through my writing journey.

As I look down the road and begin crafting the next book in my series, the process doesn’t seem nearly as daunting because I know I can let my creative juices flow and look to Michelle for ways to strengthen my writing. I would recommend Michelle Evans to anyone looking to craft a riveting and well-structured story. Her assistance has been a God-send to me. So don’t spend another day looking for ways to improve your novel. Contact Michelle Evans and be one step closer to writing the world’s next great story!  ~ S.L. Brimm

Michelle was one of three proof readers who read through the final drafts of two of my books. Michelle picked up small errors that were missed by all of us and I recommend her for the important task of helping to polish a manuscript to completion ~ Tracey Hoffmann – author