Editorial Services

Need help with a writing project? Television and film treatments, press releases, news articles, scripts, cover letters, book proposals, novels, business plans—I’ve written and edited a wide variety of media and I believe in the power of the written word. Let me help you reach your full written potential!

Contact me for one-on-one coaching, manuscript editing and proofreading services: shawna dot kenney at gmail dot com

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Excellent references available.

Editing & Writing Services

Initial 15-minute phone consultation – FREE

Line editing – $5 per 12-point font doublespaced page

Developmental Editing (detailed written comments/feedback/organizational advice on manuscript) – $20 per page (doublespaced Word doc) or $50 per reading hour

Agent query letters: – $100 per letter

TV treatments with logline – $200 per page (singlespaced Word doc w/double-spaced paragraphs)

Letters and emails – $100 per page (singlespaced Word doc w/double-spaced paragraphs)

Script reading (notes) – $1 per page

Script editing – $5 per page

Script writing – $1000 per page

Skype feedback only – $100 per hour

Web content writing – $50 up to 200 words; $100 for 500; larger projects by bid

Coaching may be needed for help with bigger projects such as website revision, books, book proposals and business proposals.

Starter Package

Get your project going with 4 one-hour meetings within a 30-day period (1 hour weekly or broken into smaller increments), includes manuscript critique with written & verbal feedback, developmental editing, and email contact. Up to 200 pages read total (up to 50 pages per week). Meetings may be done via Skype, Facetime or in person. If you do not have a full manuscript yet but need writing prompts and goal-setting, this is a good place to start.

$400

Finishers Package

Up to 10 hours of scheduled phone, Skype or in-person coaching per month, up to 300 pages of manuscript reading with critique, editing & emailing. If you have a semi-completed manuscript but need some guidance with revisions or structure, try this.

$1000

Rocky/Mickey Package

Daily 30 minute phone sessions excluding weekend and holidays for one month (as needed), up to 10 hours or 500 pages of manuscript reading and critique with line-editing and back-and-forth email access. Best for writers in the throes of a deadline who may need handholding or tough-love encouragement.

$2500

Coaching contracts usually range from 1 -3 months. Minimum commitment is one month. Half payment is due upon signing, with remaining balance paid upon completion. Together we will set appointments for phone sessions and deadlines for you to send newly written material, preferably at the same time each week. If you must reschedule either, 24-hour notice is required. Missed sessions must be made up during that same calendar month or be forfeited.

Proposals

Revision: reading, written critique and line-editing entire already-written proposal including sample chapters – $20 per page (most proposals running 30-60 pages)

Writing: I will write complete book proposal from scratch, including writing or revising your sample chapters. Requires at least 2 hours of phone, Skype or in-person research time with author. Work completed within 30 days. – $5,000

Testimonials

“Shawna is a true friend to writers. She possesses a wealth of knowledge that she shares unconditionally. I have taken her workshops and hired her  for coaching in order to learn the business of submitting my work.  I learned in four meetings what it has taken colleagues years to figure out on their own or in masters programs.” -Kym Ghee

 

“Shawna Kenney has not only helped me shine by editing my English magazine and news translations, she is also my guru and inspiration. As a creative writing instructor, she’s helped me tighten up copy, write new intros and endings, and she has encouraged me to experiment with my story telling.”-Majsan Boström

 

“Shawna is a brilliant writing coach who helped me to take natural talent and hone it into writing that is getting published. The moment I started taking classes with Shawna I began to get results that included becoming a regular blogger for the Huffington Post, completing a book proposal that caught the eye of agents, and really enjoying the process of writing well.”  -Marni Battista

 

“Whatever you write, Shawna will be there for the duration, to let you
know what’s beautiful about it and what needs uncovering still.” – Johnny Blackchurch

 

“I have had the incredible experience of not only taking several of Shawna’s classes but also hiring her to edit my memoir.  What I learned in her classes opened the door to becoming a published author in leading cancer magazines, guest expert blogger and author of ebooks for cancer survivors and caregivers.” – Tambre Leighn