Manuscript Editing & Review

Janna Marlies Maron is available for editorial review of short- and long-form manuscripts on a limited basis. Select your word count and book your spot by selecting the month when you will submit your work to Janna.

Editing with Janna focuses on development of your draft, also known as developmental editing. She will review 1) what’s working, 2) what’s not working, and 3) recommended next steps. Each review is an in-depth look and covers feedback on these specific craft areas: structure, opening/introduction, conflict, characters, setting/context, show vs. tell, language, point of view/voice, formatting, grammar/spelling (if needed).

What’s Included

• Up to 5,000 & 5,000–10,000 words includes:
  • review of your manuscript
  • an audio recording of feedback including review of major craft elements such as structure, conflict, point of view, etc., and recommended next steps as necessary
• 10,000–30,000 words includes:
  • review of your manuscript
  • audio recording of feedback (as described above)
  • One 45min 1:1 to review feedback
• 30,000–75,000* words includes:
  • review of your manuscript
  • audio recording of feedback (as described above)
  • one 30min 1:1 in advance of manuscript delivery
  • one 45min 1:1 to review feedback

*Please email to inquire about feedback on your manuscript if it exceeds 75,000 words.

About Janna

Janna is a professional editor with nearly 20 years of experience helping writers to complete their projects and produce the best work possible. Her experience includes time as a magazine editor, college professor, agency editorial director, and content director for a popular internet brand. She has worked on a number of book projects from self-published Amazon bestsellers to traditionally published New York Times bestsellers. She’s also the founding editor and publisher of Under the Gum Tree, a literary arts magazine publishing creative nonfiction and visual art. All of this adds up to editorial feedback designed specifically to help nonfiction writers complete the best book possible.