Editing · Developmental
“Keep It”
[Two or three sentences: what the manuscript is, what the author asked for, and the big-picture changes you recommended.]
Author: Aaron Waite
Genre: [genre]
Length: [pages / words]
Delivered: [editorial letter, margin notes]
Side by side
Key passages from the manuscript, next to the feedback I gave on each.
The manuscript
My feedback
[Excerpt 1 from the manuscript, a few sentences — e.g. the opening.]
[Theme: e.g. Pacing]
[What you noticed and what you suggested, in a few sentences.]
[Excerpt 2 from the manuscript.]
[Theme: e.g. Character motivation]
[What you noticed and what you suggested.]
[Excerpt 3 from the manuscript.]
[Theme: e.g. Structure]
[What you noticed and what you suggested.]
Thanks to Aaron Waite for graciously allowing me to share his work.