Editing Services for Fiction
Roberto Calas has spent the greater parts of his life either writing or editing. He’s worked as a news reporter, a news editor, a magazine writer, a magazine editor, a proofreader, and ran a popular writing critique group for more than 15 years. He has won awards for his fiction writing and has a keen feel for story and language.
If you need a skilled set of eyes on your pages, you can probably get a pair at your local morgue or a cemetery. But if you need a skilled editor who is actually alive to read your manuscript and advise you at an affordable rate, then Roberto Calas is your editor.
If you’re interested, purchase one of the packages below, or send us a message for more information.
Our Editing Packages
Roberto Calas will edit (developmental editing) all or some of your fiction manuscript.
NOTE: This is a developmental edit, not a copy-edit. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, style issues, etc., will be noted, but will not be the focus of the edit.
Roberto will point out the strengths in the work he reads and talk about areas that may be improved. Depending on the pages submitted, he may discuss dialog, characters, plot, tension, pacing or any other literary concepts that apply.
In developmental editing, Roberto will create a copy of the manuscript and make marked changes to provide concrete and practical advice. This includes line-edit suggestions, alternate structuring, ideas for tightening and strengthening the writing with examples, pointing out credibility issues or story inconsistencies, and light copy-editing.
All developmental edits include a digital file bearing comments and suggested edits, as well as a 20-minute zoom call for clarification and follow-ups.
Simply purchase this product and include your email address. Roberto will contact you for the manuscript pages and any relevant details. If your manuscript is longer than 300 pages you may purchase the 300-page variant and we’ll contact you with a discounted rate for the remainder (typically about $250/100 pages).
Roberto Calas will edit (developmental editing) up to twenty-five (25) pages of your fiction manuscript. Could be the first twenty-five. Could be the last twenty-five. Could be pages 225-250. It’s entirely up to you.
NOTE: This is a developmental edit, not a copy-edit. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, style issues, etc., will be noted, but will not be the focus of the edit.
Developmental editing includes everything in the critique packages, described in this paragraph. Roberto will point out the strengths in the work he reads and talk about areas that may be improved. Depending on the pages submitted, he may discuss dialog, characters, plot, tension, pacing or any other literary concepts that apply.
Developmental editing goes beyond the services listed above by physically changing the document to provide more concrete and practical advice. This includes line-edit suggestions, alternate structuring, ideas for tightening and strengthening writing with examples, pointing out credibility issues or story inconsistencies, and light copy-editing.
All developmental edits include digital files bearing comments and suggested edits, as well as a 20-minute zoom call for clarification and follow-ups.
Simply purchase this product and include your email address. Roberto will contact you for the manuscript pages and any relevant details.
Roberto Calas will edit (developmental editing) up to two hundred (200) pages of your fiction manuscript. Could be the first two hundred. Could be the last two hundred. Could be pages 200-400. It’s entirely up to you.
NOTE: This is a developmental edit, not a copy-edit. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, style issues, etc., will be noted, but will not be the focus of the edit.
Developmental editing includes everything in the critique packages, described in this paragraph. Roberto will point out the strengths in the work he reads and talk about areas that may be improved. Depending on the pages submitted, he may discuss dialog, characters, plot, tension, pacing or any other literary concepts that apply.
Developmental editing goes beyond the services listed above by physically changing the document to provide more concrete and practical advice. This includes line-edit suggestions, alternate structuring, ideas for tightening and strengthening writing with examples, pointing out credibility issues or story inconsistencies, and light copy-editing.
All developmental edits include digital files bearing comments and suggested edits, as well as a 20-minute zoom call for clarification and follow-ups.
Simply purchase this product and include your email address. Roberto will contact you for the manuscript pages and any relevant details.
Roberto Calas will edit (developmental editing) up to fifty (50) pages of your fiction manuscript. Could be the first fifty. Could be the last fifty. Could be pages 200-250. It’s entirely up to you.
NOTE: This is a developmental edit, not a copy-edit. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, style issues, etc., will be noted, but will not be the focus of the edit.
Developmental editing includes everything in the critique packages, described in this paragraph. Roberto will point out the strengths in the work he reads and talk about areas that may be improved. Depending on the pages submitted, he may discuss dialog, characters, plot, tension, pacing or any other literary concepts that apply.
Developmental editing goes beyond the services listed above by physically changing the document to provide more concrete and practical advice. This includes line-edit suggestions, alternate structuring, ideas for tightening and strengthening writing with examples, pointing out credibility issues or story inconsistencies, and light copy-editing.
All developmental edits include digital files bearing comments and suggested edits, as well as a 20-minute zoom call for clarification and follow-ups.
Simply purchase this product and include your email address. Roberto will contact you for the manuscript pages and any relevant details.
Roberto Calas will edit (developmental editing) up to two hundred (300) pages of your fiction manuscript. Could be the first three-hundred. Could be the last three-hundred. Could be pages 200-500. It’s entirely up to you. Is your novel more than 300 pages long? Purchase this service and we’ll contact you with a discounted rate on the remainder.
NOTE: This is a developmental edit, not a copy-edit. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, style issues, etc., will be noted, but will not be the focus of the edit.
Developmental editing includes everything in the critique packages, described in this paragraph. Roberto will point out the strengths in the work he reads and talk about areas that may be improved. Depending on the pages submitted, he may discuss dialog, characters, plot, tension, pacing or any other literary concepts that apply.
Developmental editing goes beyond the services listed above by physically changing the document to provide more concrete and practical advice. This includes line-edit suggestions, alternate structuring, ideas for tightening and strengthening writing with examples, pointing out credibility issues or story inconsistencies, and light copy-editing.
All developmental edits include digital files bearing comments and suggested edits, as well as a 20-minute zoom call for clarification and follow-ups.
Simply purchase this product and include your email address. Roberto will contact you for the manuscript pages and any relevant details.
Roberto Calas will edit (developmental editing) up to one hundred (100) pages of your fiction manuscript. Could be the first hundred. Could be the last hundred. Could be pages 200-300. It’s entirely up to you.
NOTE: This is a developmental edit, not a copy-edit. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, style issues, etc., will be noted, but will not be the focus of the edit.
Developmental editing includes everything in the critique packages, described in this paragraph. Roberto will point out the strengths in the work he reads and talk about areas that may be improved. Depending on the pages submitted, he may discuss dialog, characters, plot, tension, pacing or any other literary concepts that apply.
Developmental editing goes beyond the services listed above by physically changing the document to provide more concrete and practical advice. This includes line-edit suggestions, alternate structuring, ideas for tightening and strengthening writing with examples, pointing out credibility issues or story inconsistencies, and light copy-editing.
All developmental edits include digital files bearing comments and suggested edits, as well as a 20-minute zoom call for clarification and follow-ups.
Simply purchase this product and include your email address. Roberto will contact you for the manuscript pages and any relevant details.