You’ll find Maya Rock behind the Fresh Ink curtain. Maya graduated from Princeton and has worked in book publishing ever since. She began at Anderson Grinberg Literary Management, then moved to Writers House. In 2010, she founded Fresh Ink Book Editing.

Fresh Ink specializes in YA, memoir, literary fiction, women’s fiction, thrillers, romance, personal growth and development, business, and lifestyle. Fresh Ink books include New York Times bestsellers and Eisner, Glyphy, Nautilus, and RITA award winners. Fresh Ink authors have been published by Hyperion, Random House, Berkley, Soho Press, Harlequin, and more. Fresh Ink authors have also successfully independently published.

Maya’s a member of Publishers Marketplace and the Editorial Freelancers Association. (Plus, she’s a writer herself.)

Seeds of great books are everywhere. Whether they’ll reach their highest potential depends on a little bit of fate and a whole lot of work. Maya is so glad to play a part in this process and help bring thoughtful, fearless, imaginative books into the world.

Editorial Letter
$1200-$2000

…4-6 page document offering broad strokes editorial feedback with a one-hour follow-up phone call. (Here’s a sample.)

An editorial letter works best for

• manuscripts that have never been looked at by a professional editor before

• manuscripts that agents have said need revision

• authors wanting advice on broad strokes issues such as characterization, structure, plot, setting, and more

Substantive Edit
$2000-$6000

…line-edited manuscript, with an average of 2-3 comments and 2-3 additions/deletions per page, with one-hour follow-up phone call. (Here’s a sample.)

A substantive edit works best for

• manuscripts that have gone through several rounds of revision

• manuscripts that no longer need major structural changes

• manuscripts that are close to publication

NONFICTION BOOK PROPOSAL EDITING
$500-$1500

…line-edited nonfiction book proposal with 1-2 page editorial letter.

A nonfiction book proposal edit works best for

• proposals with barebones or no marketing sections

• proposals with industry lingo that needs to be refined for a general audience

• proposals whose chapter by chapter outlines need firming up

AGENT PREP PACKAGE
$500

edited query letter, synopsis, and first 10 pages along with 15-minute phone conversation.

The agent prep package works best as

• a final step before submitting to publishers

• a means to tighten, refine, and bring down queries and synopses to the industry standard one page double-spaced

• a way to get an overview of the submission process
   

MANUSCRIPT PHONE FEEDBACK
$500-$1000

A phone conversation about your manuscript

Manuscript phone feedback work best for

• authors who respond well to feedback through conversation

• authors who are confident in their manuscript with a few outstanding questions

• authors on a budget

PhonE/ZOOM CONSULTATION
$100 per hour

scheduled phone/Zoom conversation

A phone consultation work best for

• writers new to the publishing industry

• writers with questions about approaching agents

• writers who want coaching

CHAPTER BY CHAPTER EDIT
$300-$700

line edits on partial manuscripts.

A chapter by chapter edit works best for

• writers wanting feedback on style issues

• writers concerned about how discrete scenes or chapters are working

QUERY OR SYNOPSIS DEVELOPMENT
$300

2 rounds of editing on a query or synopsis

Query or synopsis development will

• ensure the query and synopsis industry standards.

• spotlight the author’s accomplishments

• market the author’s manuscript to agents

notes on payment and scheduling:

• Prices vary according to word count.

• All payments are half on agreement and half on delivery of edits.

• All payments are invoiced through PayPal (credit card and debit cards can be used.)

• If we decide to move forward, there will be exact delivery dates agreed to.