Homunculus Editing Services: August 2011

Tuesday 30 August 2011

The Butcher's Boy wins silver medal

Congratulations to Michael Robb Mathias whose The Butcher's Boy won the Readers Favorite silver medal for Horror.

The Butcher's Boy
Fall 1984 - This story begins with a trial. A man was accused of killing his family. Richard King the defense, attorney cared little whether his client was guilty or not. He took the case for the publicity. The accused (Buxley the Butcher) declared his innocence... Read More >>

I worked on a literary edit for this great horror story last year. It's had a stream of excellent reviews and this award is well deserved. M.R.'s a prolific writer who's not afraid of hard work. This book is one of the best examples of his natural story-telling ability and ability to find just the right words for his characters, action, and exposition.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Coldhearted Son of a Witch

Just finished a three-stage literary edit of Coldhearted Son of a Witch by M.R. Mathias and will now be taking a short break until the next commissions start in October. Coldhearted is book 2 of M.R.'s Dragoneers saga. It's a tightly written action-packed adventure and great fun to read.

I'll be spending the next few weeks finishing off final edits for my own Best Laid Plans (Shader book 2), as well as drinking fine wine in France.

Tuesday 2 August 2011

Check out C.F. Levy's interview with Derek Prior on Contemporary Fantasy Review:

Editing Services

Fees:

Payment should be made either by direct bank transfer (details on request) or via Paypal to derekpprior@gmail.com (please add 3.9% to cover PayPal fees). I will invoice you for 50% at the start of the edit and the remainder at completion, before I send the edited manuscript.

Developmental Edit: $0.034 per word

Focuses on plot, characterization, style, pace, narrative voice, continuity and structure. Note: This does not include corrections to spelling or grammar. You will be provided with detailed notes in the margins of the text and a summary. Typically take 4-6 weeks.

Copy Edit: $0.028 per word

Line by line scrutiny of grammar, spelling, repetition, word choice, capitalization, continuity etc. Issues such as dangling participles, comma splices, split infinitives will be highlighted, and suggestions will be offered for corrections. Typically take 4-6 weeks.

Proof Read: $0.024 per word

Prior to using this service, your manuscript should have been professionally copy-edited as proofreading is concerned with picking up any human errors that may have crept in during the editing/revising process, as well as ensuring stylistic consistency. No developmental issues are looked at during the proofread.

BOOKINGS and ENQUIRIES:

derekpprior@gmail.com