MANUSCRIPTS / STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
You have a draft, but you may be too close to it to see where the story loses momentum. Our developmental editing service examines structure, pacing, character and point of view where relevant. Choose a manuscript assessment with an editorial letter, add comments inside the text, or get a chapter-by-chapter outline to organize the next revision.
Editorial assessments from $490 USD
01 / Up to 150,000 words
02 / Specific revision priorities
03 / Comments and chapter outline by package
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Basic assesses up to 60,000 words and delivers an editorial letter. Standard covers up to 100,000 words with a letter and in-manuscript comments. Premium covers up to 150,000 words and adds a chapter-by-chapter outline. This is developmental feedback, not sentence-by-sentence correction.
BASIC
An editorial letter for up to 60,000 words
$490 USD
3 days · 1 revision round
For comments inside the manuscript
STANDARD
Editorial letter and comments, up to 100,000 words
$890 USD
5 days · 1 revision round
PREMIUM
Letter, comments and chapter outline, up to 150,000 words
$1,390 USD
8 days · 2 revision rounds
Delivery is 3, 5 or 8 days after the complete manuscript, language and brief are accepted. Basic and Standard include one correction or clarification round on the assessment; Premium includes two. A newly rewritten draft is a new assignment.
More than 150,000 words, several volumes or an unusual format? Send the word count, synopsis and a sample before choosing a package.01 / EDIT WITH A PURPOSE
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The editorial letter connects the manuscript's strengths and weaknesses, so you can distinguish structural work from smaller distractions.
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Standard and Premium add comments inside the manuscript, linking observations to the scenes or sections that prompted them.
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Premium's chapter outline helps you consider cuts, moves and expansion before spending time polishing material you may remove.
Plot, character motivation, point of view and pacing considered in relation to your intended readership.
Narrative focus, chronology and the relationship between lived events and the story on the page.
Structure, argument and reader progression, with subject and manuscript suitability confirmed before ordering.
Provide the editable draft, word count, synopsis, intended audience and the questions you want the assessment to address.
We agree the version, language and focus. The assessment considers your intentions rather than imposing a different book.
We prepare the editorial letter and, where included, comments and a chapter outline. AI agents work under human supervision, and a person reviews the recommendations.
Read the deliverables and gather any clarifications into the included revision rounds. You retain the decisions about rewriting.
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A written assessment of strengths, structural issues and priorities, delivered as a readable PDF and editable document.
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Your draft with developmental comments at relevant passages, in an agreed editable document format.
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A chapter-by-chapter map of the current draft with recommendations to help sequence your revision.
We assess the manuscript and recommend changes; the author does the rewriting. Line editing, proofreading, fact-checking, ghostwriting, book design and submission to agents or publishers are excluded. We do not promise representation, publication or sales. This is a closed assignment, not ongoing coaching. All pictured books are fictional examples.
Before you order
Basic is $490 USD for an assessment up to 60,000 words. Standard is $890 for up to 100,000 words with comments. Premium is $1,390 for up to 150,000 words with comments and a chapter outline.
No. The focus is the book's structure, pacing and development. We do not correct every sentence, spelling error or punctuation mark in these packages.
Basic, Standard and Premium take 3, 5 and 8 days after we accept the complete manuscript and brief. Send the actual word count and a stable draft so the right package can be confirmed.
A synopsis including the ending, genre, audience, language and your main concerns. These help us assess the book you intend to write rather than guess at its purpose.
No. You receive feedback, and the higher packages add comments and an outline. Revision rounds clarify or correct those deliverables; they do not include rewriting or assessing a replacement draft.
No. We provide a manuscript assessment, not representation or a publishing decision. The aim is to give you clear, usable information for your next draft.
COLONFILM is David Colón and Flor's studio in Zaragoza, Spain. We work with AI agents supervised by a person, who reviews the editorial recommendations. Tell us about any restrictions on tool use before sharing your manuscript so suitability can be agreed.