I currently offer the following services to authors:

  • Outline review
  • Editing
  • Book formatting

Outline Review
Are you getting ready to first-draft or revise your manuscript?

I’ll review your detailed outline — with story beats, character arcs, and more — to help you find logic holes, plot problems, or other pitfalls before you invest too much time and effort. I charge $200 to review and provide a report on a 6- to 7-page novel outline. I primarily work with outlines for novels but can also help with shorter works like novellas and short stories for a custom rate. Email me today to get started!

Editing
Does your manuscript need help?

My editing services include a hybrid developmental and line/copyedit. (Note: I do not provide proofreading.) I have experience editing memoirs, academic papers, technical documents, and essays, but I specialize in fiction—sci-fi, urban fantasy, and paranormal are among my favorites.

Email me today to discuss your project! I’ll ask for a sample of your manuscript so I can get a feel for your material; I’ll work up a quote for your project based on this free “test-edit” of this sample, and you can see what I would bring to your project. Typical rates for genre novels (~ 70K – 100K words) are $3200 – $6000.

Book formatting
Do you have a polished manuscript that needs formatting for publication?

I’m working with Vellum to produce elegant and professional ebooks and print-ready files for print-on-demand titles.

Below are my current rates and guidelines. Both are subject to change.

Word Count Price (Mobi & EPUB) Add Print
<20K $50 +$25
20-50K $65 +$30
50-75K $80 +$40
75-100K $90 +$50
100-150K $100 +$65
150-200K $120 +$75
200K+ negotiable negotiable

Book formatting details:

  • Your ebook (.epub) and print-ready (PDF) files will be created in Vellum using your final, edited manuscript file—accepted formats include .docx and Pages. Your final cover art (ebook and print-ready) must be submitted with your manuscript. You will also receive your Vellum file for your archives (requires the Vellum app to open/revise.)
  • Prices above are for manuscripts that include up to five images. If your manuscript contains more than five images, please inquire a custom rate.
  • For ebook formatting, turnaround is often within five to seven business days from the time your final manuscript and cover files are received and after formatting options are chosen. Print formatting takes a bit longer, with a typical turnaround around ten business days.
  • Formatted ebook and print files will be provided for your review, and this service includes up to two minor formatting edits (e.g., adjusting image placement). Additional charges will apply (at $100/hour) if you need to make content changes to your manuscript and/or if you request changes after you’ve approved your review files.

Rates and scheduling are subject to change. If you have questions, please get in touch!

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

I have been blessed to have Jennifer (Jen) Willis as an editor for my work on several projects, including a couple of short stories. Her suggestions for improving the writing were like lightbulb moments, greatly enhancing the story I was telling. 
 
When I finished my recent novel, I hired Jen for developmental editing on the project because I knew that she would see plot holes and weak points, as well as point out insightful ways to fix them. I also hired her to format my aunt’s memoir that included numerous photos and sketches. The final product was beautiful and both my aunt and I were very pleased with Jen’s work. She is so easy to work with and goes deep on how to improve a story. I highly recommend hiring her for editing and book formatting.
 
There are quite a few tech tasks associated with writing that I find challenging. I can mostly get through them if I must but dread dealing with them. I’ve found Jen’s assistance with those to be a blessing. She can talk me through them or take care of them for me. I highly recommend hiring her as a consultant on tasks you need to support your writing, leaving you more time to write.
— Laurel J. Standley, Ph.D.
 
 

Working with Jennifer was an absolute pleasure of a nightmare! I asked for no punches to be pulled and none were. Her notes were so thorough they nearly broke me. But then witnessing the improvements by accepting her notes changed all of that. The story I wanted to tell now reads like the story I want to read.
— B. G. Hackworth

Jennifer Willis was instrumental in the successful self publishing of my first book. Jen formatted the manuscript. She gave me many options and put all my choices together in the style that I requested. I have received many compliments on the finished product. Jen was efficient and professional. I would definitely use her services again and recommend her to others in the future.
— Karen Miller, author of So Much More, Finding My Mother