​My Book Doctoring Process
As your Book Doctor, I read your manuscript and focus on big-picture issues: Character development, plot arc, pacing, as well as the skilled use of fiction writing techniques and consistency in your storylines.

During this developmental edit, I correct grammar and any typos as I see them. But my focus during this process is to clarify where your novel is succeeding and where and how it can be improved​. ​If you would like me to also line edit, I can do this as well.
​​Is My Book Doctoring Process Appropriate For Your Manuscript?
If your manuscript is complete and ready for a professional review and ​in-depth developmental edit before you start looking for an agent or self-publish, my Book Doctoring service is appropriate for you. 
When Reading Your Manuscript, My Focus Stays On These Important Categories:​​
  • Are there any major structural problems? If so, I explain in detail where these problems are and show you how to fix them. 
  • Are your characters fully imagined and developed? Are they believable and unforgettable? If not, I show you how you can turn them into dynamic three-dimensional characters.
  • Do you use a narrator who tells too much and distances the reader from your characters while diminishing dramatic tension and pacing? If you do, I explain to you how to show instead of tell.
  • Do you have too much or not enough of a point of view character's inner thoughts? If you do, we discuss the power of point of view and how to use it.
  • Are you using enough dialogue, and is your dialogue realistic?
  • Are your flashbacks effective?
  • Is there enough dramatic tension, conflict, and action? As a professional Book Doctor as well as a published author, I'm very familiar with the complex process that's required to successfully bring these elements together.
Find Out More About Emily As Your Book Doctor!
​​I went through your critique of my novel last night and read all your comments. They were excellent throughout! Amazing how you picked up the things I felt weren’t there, yet didn’t know why or what to do about them... You have been a great teacher and friend. I'm sure there are countless others like me—​who would be trapped in our own minds and our own darkness if you hadn't coaxed us, with your gentle approach, your sincere encouragement, and your complete non-judgment of who we are—into finding our way through the words waiting to come out on our pages. ~ Susan Omilian