Editorial Services

Developmental editing services

I offer developmental editing services for fiction manuscripts, specializing in works geared toward the speculative. Throughout our collaboration, I will provide extensive feedback on your work, including suggestions for plot improvements, character development, pacing, and more.

If you are interested in working with me, please contact me with a short sample (2,500 words) of your work, along with a brief summary and your goals for the project. I am also available for video consultations.

Reviews

  • I am still reeling from the care, depth, and concrete methods of improving my manuscript Daisuke provided to me.

    This was the first professional editor I've ever worked with and part of why I waited so long was I was afraid of mistreatment. My novel is still "something to be" and I have no important "name" but I was treated as if I did. I was treated like my work matters. I especially enjoyed that their feedback was rooted in tangible issues with tangible fixes based on the needs of my specific story--and not just stories in general. I'm not writing for everyone and they understood this and has gotten me closer to finding my ideal audience.

    L.E. SULLIVAN

  • Can I just say that I've never received such a wonderful letter in my whole life?

    I agree with every suggestion you've made. You read my novel and understood it better than I did in terms of its story. I don't know how you did it, but you touched on everything, understood everything, and then gave me more to consider. Your comments in the manuscript are so helpful—your likes and why you liked them, so clear.  The novel will be so full and complete once I've made those additions.

    ELI WALKER

  • Daisuke has been an absolute pleasure to work with.

    As a first-time author, there were many aspects in the editing and review process that I was unfamiliar with, but Daisuke walked me through it and made the entire experience very comfortable and rewarding. In addition to that, I was very impressed by their ability to parse through my manuscript and provide key insight and ideas on how my story could be better told (which is a challenge given the unorthodox and somewhat disorganized style of my writing). I'm glad to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Daisuke and should the opportunity arise, I'd be more than happy to work with them again.

    ANDERSON P.