Brianna McCabe – Editor

Hello! I’m Brianna. I’m a coach and editor, and I love helping my clients write and finish their book, identify the essence of their book, and filter and shape that essence with clarity and personality. And no surprise, this makes for powerful books that people actually want to read!

I work at the earlier stages of editing when all the big questions are being addressed—what is my book really about and who is my ideal reader and how will it help or impact them?

My editing superpower is my ability to read your manuscript (and read between the lines of what you’re saying) to find the potent and essential aspects of your book and what your book is trying to do/solve/shift for the reader and where your book is missing the mark. Then I share that vision with you in my feedback and provide my method for re-structuring or re-focusing your book accordingly.

I do this “essence-finding” or “thesis-finding” in all my editing services—editorial assessments, developmental editing, and coaching (I don't copyedit or proofread).

I work on essay collections, memoirs, and nonfiction that engages topics of personal transformation, mindfulness, and spirituality. I also love writing that has a sense of humor and playfulness. I also specialize in poetry manuscripts and hybrid nonfiction/poetry manuscripts.

RATES/DETAILS:

Book Coaching:

-We'll meet for at least 4 sessions to help you pursue your book goals

-You'll send me up to 5,000 words at least 48 hours prior to each session (if you want to send me more than 5,000 words, I charge an additional .02 cents/word)

-Our 1-hour zoom sessions will include discussion of your writing process, big-picture editorial feedback on the submitted material, and planning next steps

-You'll get a copy of your pages with my sidebar editorial comments and a recording and transcript of the session

-$175/session (min. of 4 sessions)

Author Coaching:

-Most people focus on the outer aspects of writing a book and forget the inner work—and then folks wonder why the book is floundering!

-Our 1-hour zoom sessions help you find a more courageous and settled writing practice and offer accountability and ongoing support during the book-writing and publishing process

-You'll access your own writing wisdom, move through resistance, and put your work in motion

-$115/session (min. of 2 sessions)

Editorial Assessment (when you have at least half of your first draft completed):

-I provide an editorial report detailing the strengths and weaknesses of your manuscript and ways to take it to the next level

-I'll address big-picture issues with the overall thesis, pacing/flow, structure/organization, logic, voice/tone, accuracy/clarity

-We’ll meet for a 1.5-hour zoom call to discuss your manuscript and my suggestions

-Pricing: .025 cents/word + flat fee for shorter manuscripts

Developmental Editing (after you've written most or all of your first draft):

-Includes everything that is part of an editorial assessment (see above), plus extensive sidebar comments in your manuscript to help illustrate the developmental editing feedback

-Pricing: .04 cents/word + flat fee for shorter manuscripts