Revision Support Options

Curious about options for ongoing support once you’ve gotten your feedback or next steps once you’re done revising? Here’s some information that may be helpful before diving in.

Many authors choose to revise independently after receiving their initial evaluation or annotation, using the feedback as a guide for strengthening the manuscript and improving its chances of successful publication. That’s often a very effective approach. But if you’d like additional guidance along the way—or simply don’t have the time or bandwidth to handle everything on your own—we offer a range of flexible options designed to provide as much (or as little) hands-on support as you need to move forward with confidence and maximum efficiency.

1. Interim Review and Consultation
If you plan to revise on your own but want to be sure you’re heading in the right direction as you do so, this option allows for ongoing check-ins with your editor. You might discuss revision ideas before getting started, submit one or more revised chapters for feedback as you go, or use consultations for guidance, course correction, and encouragement during the process.
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2. Author Coaching
For writers who want to strengthen a particular aspect of craft or who want to hone their storytelling skills before revision work begins in earnest, we offer author coaching. This is one-on-one, collaborative work centered on craft, creative process, writing skills, and problem-solving, with the goal of helping you grow as a writer and approach revision with greater clarity and confidence.
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3. Developmental Outline and Revision Planning
If what you need most is clarity and direction before diving into revision work on a novel or nonfiction work, we can help you create a clear roadmap through our developmental outline process, which turns editorial feedback into a practical, step-by-step plan. This is ideal for working collaboratively with your editor through any plot, content, pacing, and structural matters that may need thinking through before revision work begins in earnest.
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4. Book Doctoring
Some authors prefer a more hands-off approach and ask their editor—or another experienced writer on our team—to revise the manuscript directly. Book doctoring involves hands-on rewriting in line with the goals and guidance established in the evaluation, while preserving the author’s voice and intent.
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5. Ghostwriting or Collaboration
If you’d prefer to step away from revision entirely and place the project in the hands of a professional writer, we may be able to help through ghostwriting or collaborative authorship. This option is best suited to projects where the core vision is clear, but execution or time constraints make independent revision impractical.
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6. Feedback on a New Draft
If you revise on your own, we’re of course still here to support you. Once you have a new draft, we can provide a reread report—a fresh editorial assessment focused on what’s working in the revision, what’s been strengthened, and what opportunities may still remain. Many authors find this a reassuring way to check in, gain perspective, and make sure they’re on the right track before taking next steps.
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Next Steps
Once revision is complete, we can also help guide you through the final stages of preparing the book for publication. This can include line editing and/or copy editing to polish and correct the manuscript at the sentence level, as well as strategic guidance and hands-on support for both traditional and independent publishing—from submission strategy and publisher outreach to preparing a manuscript for self-publication.

Wherever you’re headed next, our goal is the same: to help you finish strong and move forward with clarity and confidence.

For more information about any of these options, including pricing, turnaround times, and help choosing the best fit for your project, please contact your editor or Ross Browne in the Tucson office.