Services

Melanie Iglesias provides editorial and translation services, in English and Spanish, to publishers, literary agencies, and authors.

Editorial Assessment

Perfect for authors in the early stages of outlining or drafting a manuscript who need a fresh set of eyes to help them with a “big-picture” or “top-level” evaluation of their novel’s strengths, weaknesses, structure, and overall areas for improvement.

Included

Editorial Letter

One-Hour Follow-Up Call for Questions and Clarifications

Developmental Edit

Similar to an editorial assessment, but more detailed. Ideal for authors who have a completed manuscript and are seeking substantive feedback regarding plot, character development, pacing, world-building, etc., in order to refine their novel.

Included

Editorial Letter

Annotated Manuscript (Margin Notes Only)

One-Hour Follow-Up Call for Questions and Clarifications

Line Edit

Once the developmental edit phase is concluded, the next step would be a line edit focusing on voice and style. Suggestions at this stage include ensuring consistency of tone, refining syntax, and clarifying word choices to make each line more impactful. Highlighting any incongruences in character and plot or continuity of details that may have been introduced or accidentally left in during the developmental edit stage. And ensuring that the narrative flows well.

Included

Editorial Letter

Annotated Manuscript (In-Line Suggestions and Margin Notes)

One-Hour Follow-Up Call for Questions and Clarifications

Translation (English <> Spanish)

Melanie Iglesias has native proficiency in English and Spanish, and is available to translate your work from Spanish to English or English to Spanish. She will also be available after delivery of the completed translation to answer any follow-up questions.

Included

Full Translation of Text Provided

Answers to Follow-Up Questions

Authenticity or Sensitivity Read

An authenticity (or sensitivity) read is needed when an author is writing about a person or group of persons with whom they do not share the same ethnic, racial, or religious background or sexuality, among other identities and intersectionalities.

Areas of Expertise: Puerto Rican representation, Puerto Rican slang, and use of Spanish or Spanglish in a predominantly English-language manuscript.

Included

Editorial Letter

Annotated Manuscript (Margin Notes)

Thirty-Minute Follow-Up Call for Questions and Clarifications (if requested)