Thorough developmental editing support for savvy authors seeking to polish their manuscripts for submission or publication.

You’ll receive:

• Detailed written feedback using a structured form

• Extended commentary on promising elements, and areas to improve

• In-text markups and suggestions

• Structural and line-level insights

• Rhyme and metre guidance, if this applies to your story

• Clear, practical next steps

• The opportunity to ask follow-up questions in the week after your assessment, if needed

This editorial service is best suited to revised picture book drafts (fiction and non-fiction). If you’re still experimenting or early in the process, my quick review or self-editing toolkit may be more appropriate.

Perfect for: Authors with some knowledge of the children’s writing landscape who are preparing polished work for submission to trade publishers, or for high-quality independent release.

Turrnaround time: 5 to 7 business days

A note on AI and children's writing: I believe children's stories should be created by people, not generated by AI. While technology can have a place in organising ideas or handling practical tasks, the storytelling, language and creative decisions should remain the writer's own.

My assessments are grounded in human judgement, a deep understanding of children's books and a respect for each writer's unique voice. I work with writers on their own creative work, not AI-generated or AI-rewritten manuscripts.