Book Mapping Services

Book Map Package – Full Manuscript (Freestanding)

For authors wrangling with their manuscript structure who’d like direction on plotting, pacing, and character arcs, a Book Map Package serves as a guide in revisions to produce a coherent storyline and compelling narrative.

My work product includes:

·       A draft book map (PDF, Excel, or an agreed-upon other format) which outlines the manuscript’s:

o   main plot

o   major subplots (up to two)

o   main character(s) goal, motivation, and conflict (GMC), “lie that they believe,” and growth arc (up to two main characters)

o   more than two subplots and/or more than two main characters mapped for an additional fee over base rate (please request when booking for a quote)

·       Two video chat sessions of up to 60 minutes each in which we review the draft book map, discuss changes to align with character GMC, identify story elements to be preserved for future books in a series, uncover new themes or potential plots, etc.

·       Final version of book map as edited per video chats and/or email discussions.

Note – Discounts are available for boxed sets, future books in a series, and books in a shared story universe.

$0.0175 per word, rounded to the nearest 1,000 words.

For example, an 80,000-word manuscript would cost $1,400.

Book Map Package – add-on from Developmental Edit Package

For manuscripts with a Full Developmental Edit Package or Developmental Edit Letter Package, the author can add a Book Map Package at a discount (half the price of a freestanding Book Map of a full manuscript).

My work product is the same as that of the Book Map Package (Freestanding), above.

Note: Must be booked within six months of the Developmental Edit to be considered an add-on service.

$0.00875 per word, rounded to the nearest 1,000 words.

For example, an 80,000-word manuscript would cost $700.

Book Map Package – Outline / spreadsheet / other source materials

For authors working on their first draft or brainstorming, this Book Map Package can help you sift through your ideas and source materials to come up with a cohesive story structure for your manuscript. This service may be useful for authors putting together a family history memoir or novelized version of historic events. The Book Map Package guides a writer searching for a theme and/or a compelling narrative story arc in old notes, diary entries, or assorted documents.

My work product is the same as for the Book Map Package (Freestanding), above, except this package includes two additional video chats, for a total of four (up to 30 minutes each) to flesh out the author’s intentions for the work.

Note – any handwritten source materials must be legible and in suitable condition for review, as determined by Ms. Darrow.

$1,000 to review up to 12,500 words (equivalent to 50 double-spaced pages) of notes, outlines, spreadsheets (printable onto letter-sized paper).

$.08 per word (rounded to the nearest 100 words) for review of source materials in excess of 12,500 words.