Services

We can usually schedule your work to begin within 3-6 weeks. Once we begin, our turnaround time is generally 7-14 days. Our editors are highly qualified, ethical, and insightful, with graduate degrees and years of experience between us (see Credentials).

You will notice our fees are extremely competitive—for more information about industry-standard rates, see the Editorial Freelance Association. We focus quality time on your projects, but we are also realistic and empathetic to the economic fluctuations in a writer’s world.

If none of the following service descriptions seem to meet your needs, please feel free to contact us.

Topic development and Outline Consultation.
One of us would be happy to have a phone or Skype conversation with you, discussing the focus and development of a piece of writing (book, pamphlet, blog, article, grant, etc.), no matter the stage of the project. For example, we can help build an outline or synopsis, or tweak what you already have, based on your goals for the manuscript, both internally and in the market.
A thirty-minute consultation is $60, sixty minutes for $100

This is basically a mini developmental edit, assessing the first fifty pages of your manuscript. The audience, voice, and marketability of both fiction and non-fiction projects will be considered, as well as the structure and movement of the content. Reviews are truthful and constructive.
Basic fee is $450
Fee may be higher if the content is technical

Mechanical errors are corrected, such as spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Basic formatting will be addressed, such as paragraphing and page breaks. Corrections and comments will be digital, made through track changes in Microsoft Word so you have the option to reject objectionable editing suggestions. If you need a hard copy proofread, we can work that out.
Basic fee is generally $40 an hour 
Fee may be more if manuscript needs an intensive edit, or the content is highly technical
Sample Quote: 85,000 word book/250 words per pg = 340 pages
340 pages/10 pages edited per hour = 34 hours
34 hours x $40 per hour = $1360 for an 85,000 word book

Line edits include proofreading corrections as well as a “common sense” read to evaluate sentence focus, cohesiveness, structure, characterization, etc. For instance, if a character starts using slang that doesn’t fit their personality, we might re-word the dialogue to fit the situation. Or if a sentence is awkwardly phrased or contextually out of place, we will suggest a fix. Basic formatting will be addressed, such as paragraphing and page breaks. Corrections and comments will be digital, made through track changes in Microsoft Word, with the option to easily reject objectionable edits.
Basic fee is generally $50 an hour 
Fee may be more if manuscript needs an intensive edit or the content is highly technical
Sample Quote: 85,000 word book/250 words per pg = 340 pages
340 pages/10 page edited per hour = 34 hours
34 hours x $50 per hour = $1700 for an 85,000 word book

The big ideas are considered, including elements such as theme development, character development, scene development, and plot points in novels, and information layout and construction in non-fiction. The audience, voice, and marketability of both genres will also be assessed. Reviews are truthful and constructive, provided in a four to six-page critique detailing examples of problem areas and possible solutions. We can review manuscripts in digital or paper versions for a developmental edit.
Basic fee is generally $50 an hour 
Fee may be more if manuscript needs an intensive edit or the content is highly technical
Sample Quote: 85,000 word book/250 words per pg = 340 pages
340 pages/10 page edited per hour = 34 hours
34 hours x $50 per hour = $1700 for an 85,000 word book

This includes both a developmental review and a line edit (see descriptions and fee development above). Again, reviews are truthful and constructive. Corrections and comments will be digital, made through track changes in Microsoft Word so you have the option to reject objectionable edits. Four to six pages of developmental notes, in a separate document, are also provided.

Basic fee is $2100 for a book under 85,000 words

Basic fee is $2500 for a book 85-125,000 words 

Fee for a word count 125,000+ is negotiable

Fee may be more if manuscript needs an intensive edit or the content is highly technical

PROPOSAL SERVICES are offered by Holly Lorincz, owner of Lorincz Literary Services and a one-time literary agent with MacGregor Literary, where she was mentored by the top-ranked agent in the nation. She has written a book on the subject and teaches proposal writing at conferences. Her proposals meet industry standards while also grabbing the attention of acquisition editors. She is in a unique position to know how to present your material in the strongest marketing light possible, coming at the project as an industry professional, an editor, and a published writer.

Holly can usually schedule a proposal within 2-6 weeks, with a turnaround time of generally 7-14 days.

You will notice our fees are extremely competitive—for more information about industry-standard rates, see the Editorial Freelance Association. We focus quality time on your projects, but we are also realistic and empathetic to the economic fluctuations in a writer’s world.

If none of the following service descriptions seem to meet your needs, please feel free to contact us at hollylorincz@gmail.com.

Proposal Consultation: Ready to send your manuscript out to prospective agents and editors? You will need to put together a proposal. A thirty-minute phone or Skype consultation will give you an understanding of industry standards as well as help you establish a focus.
A thirty-minute consultation is $50

Proposal Assessment and Edit: Your proposal content will be assessed for industry standards, mechanical errors, and marketing appeal.
An edited proposal, including written responses, is $250

Proposal Creation: Holly will create a query letter and marketing overview, line edit your synopsis and the first 50 pages of your manuscript, and then put it together in a properly formatted proposal package that will attract the attention of publishers.
An industry standard proposal is $500 for fiction, $650 for non-fiction