Ghostwriting

Ghostwriters make you shine.

Many different walks of life have hired us to ghostwrite for them and, in each case, we’ve had varying degrees of involvement. Sometimes we’ve been hired to edit and clean up a rough draft, and other times we’ve done the majority most of the writing ourselves, based often on an outline provided by the author. For some projects, a substantial amount of research was required, like taping and transcribing interviews. One non-fiction project took a full year to research, write, and edit for a client. We’ve also completed projects as short as query letters to agents and acquisitions editors, and press releases for book launches.

Email us at info@cogitatestudios.com: in your message, include a description of your project and its word count, as well as a sample of the writing if you want to attach one. We’ll be in touch about availability, turnaround time, and rates.……………………………………………………………………………………………

Developmental Editing

Developmental editing digs deep.

More radically address the content of your work:

• Main premise
• Plot structure
• Character development
• Overall organization
• Writing style
• Word choice
• Dialogue

This kind of editing, because it requires rewriting and/or reorganization, should be completed before submitting to publishers and agencies, or before self-publishing.

Email us at info@cogitatestudios.com: in your message, include a description of the work and its word count, as well as a sample of the writing if you want to attach one. One of us will be in touch about availability, turnaround time, and rates. Whichever editor you choose (and/or whomever we think would be the best fit) to read your work then marks-up your document using track changes in Word. We ask for a minimum turnaround time of 4–6 weeks for each pass of developmental editing on a full manuscript. When your mark-up is complete, we send it back to you with an invoice. Net-30 terms with PayPal or check.

Our rate for developmental editing is $40–60/hour. As always, we follow the Editorial Freelancers Association rates.