As of 2026, Pine State is offering editorial in both developmental editing and editorial coaching from long-time, multifaceted editor, Marisa Siegel.

More information about editorial offerings is below.

  • Wherever you are in the drafting process, a skilled editorial hand can help move your book project forward. I accept coaching clients on a limited basis, depending on availability. This service is tailored to each client’s specific needs and goals. At base, it includes:

    • An initial thirty-minute Zoom or phone consultation to best understand your goals and concerns.

    • Close reading of newly drafted pages, including line edits and notes toward revision.

    • Once-monthly hour-long Zoom meeting or phone call to discuss progress, ask questions, and plan next steps.

    PRICING:

    • Rates for editorial coaching are project-specific. Please send a one-page project synopsis, a five- to ten-page sample of the work, and a brief description of what you hope to accomplish in working together, and I’ll thereafter be in touch to let you know whether I have openings for coaching clients and whether I might be a fit to assist you.

    • Inquire about pricing for editorial coaching and finished manuscript developmental editing

    • All page counts account for double-spaced text in Times New Roman font, size 12.

    • Disclaimer: Editorial work and publicity work do not overlap. If a publicist is working on a campaign that requires editing, that publicist will do the editing of companion pieces and excerpts. Marisa’s pricing on publicity projects does not include editing at this level.

  • Contact Marisa@pinestatepublicity.com for more information on editorial.

  • A big-picture, developmental edit of a completed book-length manuscript that includes:

    • An initial thirty-minute Zoom or phone consultation to best understand your goals and concerns.

    • A close reading that includes line edits and notes.

    • A detailed editorial letter (5-7 pages) summarizing my thoughts on the manuscript and offering substantive suggestions for revisions.

    • An hour-long Zoom meeting or phone call to ask follow-up questions, discuss the provided feedback, and plan your next steps.

    PRICING:

    The cost of a developmental edit is dependent on the status of the manuscript; to receive a quote for your project, please share a one-page synopsis of your project and the first twenty-five pages of the manuscript.

  • If you haven’t finished your manuscript but are well on your way, this is a great option for you—the first fifty pages of a book offer a useful window into the project as a whole. This service includes:

    • An initial thirty-minute Zoom or phone consultation to best understand your goals and concerns.

    • A close reading of your manuscript’s first fifty pages, with line edits and notes.

    • A substantive editorial letter (3-5 pages) summarizing my thoughts on the presented pages and offering substantive suggestions for revisions and toward strengthening the larger project.

    • An hour-long Zoom meeting or phone call to ask follow-up questions, discuss the provided feedback, and plan your next steps.

    PRICING: $1500

  • Whether you’re ready to hit the “submit” button or are still polishing, I can help you get your standalone piece into its best final shape—and find its strongest home. With this package, you’ll receive:

    • An email consultation to best understand your goals and concerns.

    • Sentence-level, page-level, and piece-level line edits and notes.

    • A focused editorial letter (2-4 pages) detailing the work’s strengths and weaknesses, offering revision suggestions (with concrete strategies for implementation), and sharing my thoughts on possible submission strategies and venues to submit to.

    • One round of line edits and notes on a self-drafted query letter.

    • A thirty-minute Zoom meeting or phone call to ask follow-up questions, discuss my suggestions, and plan your next steps.

    PRICING:

    Prose: $200 for up to five pages, $375 for up to ten double-spaced pages, $625 for up to twenty pages; for any piece longer than twenty pages, reach out to discuss details.

    Poetry: $300 for groupings of 3-5 poems up to ten pages; $575 for groupings of 6-10 poems up to twenty pages.