Boucher Editorial
Services
I am a fiction editor of short-stories, novelettes and novellas, and novels. I have over ten years of editing experience and I offer a full suite of editorial services, including big-picture developmental editing, style-focused line editing, and mechanic-focused copy editing. I work with independent authors of any experience level preparing to self-publish or submit their work to magazines, contests, and literary agents. As a writer myself, I recognize the importance of editors who truly understand one's authorial voice and vision and, as such, when I work with clients I endeavor to always use these as a guiding light for my recommendations.
If you're interested in working with me, please fill out the contact form below. For potential clients, please note that I would be thrilled to provide a 500-word sample edit from your project before we commit to working together, but do understand that I cannot show you any edited work belonging to my clients.
For all services I charge by the word, and my rates begin at 3.0ยข/word.
Developmental Editing
For developmental edits, I will first seek to understand your goals and vision for your project, and then analyze it with an eye for structure, pacing, plot, and characterization. My goal is to ensure that when we're done, your vision can be more meaningfully and effectively executed.
Line Editing
My line editing services will help you strengthen and elevate your prose, with a focus on style, clarity, and rhythm. My approach is always kind, constructive, and authentic to your voice.
Copy Editing and Error Checking
Work that's already been heavily edited, both developmentally and stylistically, may still benefit from a copy edit that ensures mechanical soundness and freedom from spelling errors and typos. In fiction, there is a nuance to copy editing that must recognize and respect the voice of the narration and the characters while still adhering, as appropriate, to the rules of language, usage, grammar, and punctuation. I seek to walk this line as deftly as possible. Please note that while this service does include editing for consistency within a project, I do not perform fact-checking services.
AI Policy
I do not use generative AI in my editing process and will never enter a client's work into a generative AI program. Additionally, I choose not to edit work that was generated in whole or in part by AI.