Developmental edits are an essential part of the editing process.

Your developmental editor, aka me, takes a close look at the big picture to identify your story’s strengths and potential.
A developmental edit focuses on plot, character and relationship development, POV, pacing, story structure, emotional impact, and all the things on a story level that make your story an immersive experience for your reader and meet readers’ expectations.

A developmental edit’s job is to show you your story’s strengths and its areas that might hold more potential.
It’s job is to help you make sound editorial decisions regarding all these aspects. 

Do you need one?

In my humble Smuditor opinion, completely unbiased of course, every manuscript profits from a professional developmental edit.

You live and breathe your story because you CREATED it. *head pats*

But this also means you have more detailed knowledge than your reader. You know literally everything.

This can make it hard to determine whether your plot, characters, or their development make sense to someone who is not you.
It’s difficult to look objectively at your own story, into which you’ve poured so much passion, and, I’m quite sure, tears.

Or, maybe you just know that show & tell, pacing in general, or creating compelling characters is not your strongest suit?
Maybe your plot is not plotting, your middle is saggy, your spicy scenes read like a manual, or somehow your protagonist is not as morally grey as you want them to be?

Get in, hottie!
You & I = A story juicy AF!