Shooting Star Editing

Note: This form is not an agreement. It’s meant for you to let me know you’re interested in receiving editing services and to give basic information so I can start to understand what kind of story we’d be working with.

I offer free sample edits for the following:

Novels and Novellas: A free sample edit will include feedback on the first chapter, up to 5,000 words.

Stories longer than 8,000 words: A free sample edit will include feedback on the first 10% the total word count.

I do not offer sample edits for first chapters or works that are 8,000 words or shorter. For these works, please instead fill out this form to indicate interest in an evaluation.

For general questions, please fill out this form.

Sample edit Request form

Name

First Name

Last Name

Which sample edit are you interested in?

Novel or Novella Sample Edit

Short Story, >8K words Sample Edit

What are you looking for in an edit?

Title of your work:

(If you don't yet have a title, you can put TBD.)

Word count of your complete work:

(If the work is not yet complete, please give an estimate.)

Genre of this work:

Target Audience Age Range of this work:

Publishing Goals with this work:

Content

Does this work contain any of the following content? Excessive graphic violence, gratuitous violence, explicit sex, sexual assault, glorification of abuse or objectification. I DO NOT edit this type of content. If the answer is yes, please find a different editor.

Yes

Unsure

Is there AI generated content in this work?

Note: I do NOT use generative AI to edit your work.

Is this work written in English?

Yes

Is this work complete?

Yes

Have you been published before?

How did you hear about Shooting Star Editing?

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