Editorial Services

Professional manuscript assessment, editing, and agent-ready packages to strengthen your work at every stage.

Editorial support that honours your voice whilst elevating your craft.

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  • £50 per 1,000 words

    A comprehensive editorial report providing honest, detailed feedback on your manuscript’s strengths and areas for development. An objective assessment to help you understand what’s working, what needs strengthening, and clear guidance on next steps—without hands-on editing.

    What’s Included:

    • Detailed editorial report (minimum 1,500 words for excerpts, 2,000+ words for full manuscripts)

    • Structural analysis covering plot, character development, pacing, voice, and narrative coherence

    • Thematic development assessment

    • Clear identification of strengths and areas requiring revision

    • Practical developmental guidance for your next draft

    • Market positioning insights where relevant

    • Follow-up email to discuss feedback

    The report focuses on key developmental areas specific to your manuscript. This is editorial feedback to move your project forward—not copy-editing or proofreading.

  • £65 per 1,000 words

    Hands-on structural editing with line-by-line annotations to strengthen plot, pacing, character development, and narrative flow. This service combines the big picture analysis of manuscript assessment with detailed mark-up throughout your manuscript.

    What’s Included:

    • Comprehensive editorial report addressing structural and developmental issues

    • Detailed mark-up throughout the manuscript using track changes and comments

    • Line-level feedback on style, voice, tone, and flow

    • Specific suggestions for improving scenes, transitions, and character moments

    • Identification of pacing issues, plot gaps, and inconsistencies

    • Follow-up email to discuss feedback

    This is creative, hands-on editing focused on elevating your storytelling—ideal for manuscripts that are structurally sound but need refinement before final polish. Not a rewrite, but guided improvement showing you exactly what needs work and how to fix it.

  • £40 per 1,000 words

    Sentence-level refinement for manuscripts that have already been structurally edited and are in their final stages. Comprehensive polish for clarity, flow, consistency, and readability whilst preserving your authentic voice.

    What’s Included:

    • Sentence-level refinement for clarity and impact

    • Grammar, spelling, and punctuation corrections

    • Style and tone consistency

    • Formatting consistency

    This service is for manuscripts that are structurally sound and need final polish. If your manuscript needs developmental work, start with a Manuscript Assessment.

  • £950

    Complete submission preparation for writers ready to approach literary agents. 

    What’s Included:

    • Query letter review and edit

    • One-page synopsis review and edit

    • Developmental edit of first three chapters (up to 10,000 words)

    • Comprehensive editorial letter with revision guidance for submitted chapters

    • Agent shortlisting and querying best practices

    • Template questions to ask agents who express interest

    • Two 45-minute strategy calls (initial consultation + feedback review)

How It Works

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Request a Quote – Complete the form below and receive quote in 48 hours

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Contract & Payment – 50% deposit secures your spot

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Submit Manuscript – Send via Google Docs or Word

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Receive Feedback – Detailed editorial feedback within agreed timeline

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Follow-Up Support – Discuss questions via email or strategy calls

  • Suad is a brilliant editor. She is incredibly talented, with a discerning eye and a unique voice. Her feedback was extremely valuable in shaping the pieces and bringing out the best in them, without compromising my ideas or the readers' needs. She is punctual, diligent and professional.

    – Lulu Badr

  • Suad is an exceptional editor. Her keen editorial eye combined with her thoughtful insights bring a unique depth to the content she works on. She is committed to consistently delivering high-quality work and makes the entire editorial process a collaborative and enjoyable experience.

    – Raeesah Akhtar

  • Suad's approach to editing is nothing short of meticulous. Her dedication to refining sentences on a granular level is unparalleled. Whether it's line editing to enhance clarity or developmental editing to sculpt the narrative structure, Suad demonstrates an insightful understanding of the craft. Her proficiency extends across genres, seamlessly navigating the worlds of fiction and nonfiction with equal finesse.

    – Sherine Elbanhawy, Founder of Rowayat

  • As the saying goes: to write is holy, to edit is divine. There's a kind of blessing given to Suad as she works—not only taking the red pen through what needs to be fixed, but holding your hand along the way. She's a true teacher as well as an editor, empowering her writers with the tools they need to create the works that will change the world.

    – Hannah Alkadi

  • Suad has a keen eye for the micro and macro elements of storytelling, as well as the technical factors that turn the written word into something publishable. Not only is she a talented, experienced and traditionally qualified writer and editor, but she has an eye for creativity and honesty that is hard to come by!

    – Islam Mohammed

  • I count myself as extremely lucky to have worked with Suad on a number of editing and writing projects. Her expertise as an editor and writer is exceptional, standing out in the field for its clarity and precision. Her skill in articulating complex ideas and narratives is not just impressive, it's a significant asset to any project she is involved with. Suad possesses a unique blend of technical editing skills and creative storytelling ability, which she applies with finesse and dedication in every task she undertakes, making working with her an incredibly rewarding experience.

    – Fatima Said

  • Suad is a brilliant editor! I have utilised her services on so many occasions and cannot thank her enough. She has an amazing way with words and unlike others, who will stop at grammar and spelling, she goes above and beyond. My favourite thing remains that she will ask reflective questions to help me think about how to develop my points further. This way, my work remains authentic and my voice unchanged.

    – Fatoumata

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Complete the form below with details about your manuscript. You’ll receive a personalised quote within 48 hours.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Literary fiction, commercial fiction, young adult, memoir, creative non-fiction (including experimental non-fiction), and psychological/self-help non-fiction.

  • Yes. 50% deposit secures your spot, with remaining balance due upon delivery of editorial feedback.

  • The quoted price covers one round of feedback. If you'd like editorial support through multiple drafts, The Book Studio may be more suitable and cost-effective.

  • Manuscript Assessment provides a comprehensive editorial report on structural and developmental issues—what needs work and why. Line Editing & Proofreading is sentence-level refinement for manuscripts that are structurally sound and in their final stages before submission.

  • Manuscript Assessment is ideal if you want to understand the big picture issues (plot, structure, character) and can apply the feedback yourself.

    Developmental Editing suits writers who benefit from seeing exactly where and how to make changes, with detailed line-by-line annotations alongside the broader report.

    Line Editing & Proofreading is for manuscripts that are structurally solid and just need sentence-level polish.

    Not sure? Describe your manuscript in the quote request form and I'll recommend the most suitable service.

  • Developmental editing will be opening in the second half of 2026. This service focuses on deep structural work—character arcs, narrative development, and story architecture.

  • Yes. Please mention in your description if you’re interested in this.