Services
[Update:: With our current commitments, we are NOT accepting new requests. We’ll update this page if/when our status changes. Please ignore the rest of the details on this page.]
On a selective basis we are offering author mentoring and book editing services to writers hoping to get published. For now there are two basic packages that we offer.
1. The BooksoarusTM Mentoring Package
2. The BooksoarusTM Critique
You’ll find more details of our book editing services below.
The BooksoarusTM Mentoring Package
Description:
At Booksoarus your writing is in safe hands. We are objective third-party professionals who read your submission, form an expert editorial opinion, give you an honest assessment and make suggestions that will benefit your writing.
Read about the BooksoarusTM Mentoring Package
Benefits of hiring a writing coach / mentor
How it works: Click here to read more
Recommended for Writers:
- Who want to develop their writing into a conclusive body of work (example: a completed novel or a short-story collection, a completed collection of essays etc) after thorough assessment of your ideas and goals.
- Who are serious about their writing and are looking for guidance in the form of both editorial assessment as well as suggestions on how to proceed
You require mentoring if you answer YES to any one of the following questions:
- I have an idea for a novel but I am not sure if it will work
- I have written 3 chapters and I don’t know how to proceed further
- I have an idea for a short story collection and I have written only one or two stories and I am unsure as to what to do next
- I want to write a novel and I am very serious but I only have a vague idea.
What you can expect:
– We will work together with you to understand your writing goals
– We will help you set definitive writing goals (example: completion of 70,000 word novel by the end of <realistic and agreed date>)
– Irrespective of how much you have written until this point, we will read the work you have completed so far, review it, critique it, suggest improvements and come up with a customized writing solution for you to achieve your end goal
Interested? Here’s what you have to do:
Write to us at info at booksoarus dot com with your name and what you intend to write. If you have already written a few chapters/pages tell us a bit about your body of work. Give us a brief bio including any writing related qualifications that you may have.
Here’s what we’ll do:
Once we hear from you we will review your mail. In the event we need more information we will ask you for the same. We will call for your manuscript; it is okay if it is work in progress. We will customize a solution for you.
Deliverable:
Calls with your mentor and a high-end editorial assessment of your work which includes the following sections:
- Overall Impressions
- Efficacy of Language Employed
- What is effective in your writing
- What needs improvement
- Suggestions for Improvement
- Possible plot advancers for you to consider
- Recommended Time-frame to complete your work
Note: The report is optional (since calls with your mentor will touch upon the same factors) but is highly recommended considering that it is a robust one-stop document with complete information and guidance related to your writing.
Pricing:
Since it is a customized solution depending entirely on how much writing you have completed or how much you intend to complete, we will quote to you only after ascertaining your writing goals and what you intend to achieve with our service.
The BooksoarusTM Critique
Description:
The Booksoarus team will read your work and customize a high end, unbiased critique of your work.
How it works: Click here to read more
Recommended for Writers:
- Who are sure of their end writing goals
- Who want an unbiased and honest editorial opinion about work done
What you can expect:
– Complete reading of your work
– Exhaustive and comprehensive report on its creative potential including exhaustive comments on various elements of the novel including plotting, characterization, time, place and setting
Optional:
– Add on developmental editing and line editing
– Calls with the Assessor
Interested? Here’s what you have to do:
Write to us at info at booksoarus dot com with your name and a brief description of your work including genre and intended audience. Tell us how much you want us to read. Minimum: 3000 words. Give us a brief bio including any writing related qualifications that you may have.
Here’s what we’ll do:
Once we hear from you we will review your mail. In the event we need more information we will ask you for the same. We will call for your manuscript; it is okay if it is work in progress and we will customize a solution for you.
Deliverable:
- Overall Impressions
- Efficacy of Language Employed
- Comments on Characterization, Plot, Time, Place, Setting, Narrative Voice Employed
- What is effective in your writing
- What needs improvement
- Suggestions for Improvement
Pricing: Please write to info@booksoarus.com with details of quantity of reading required and optional services required and we will provide a quote.
Testimonials
“I have gone through the Mini critique and have found it to be really valuable. Thank you again. I intend to do as per the suggestions. Also I have decided to submit my whole manuscript to you for your critical comments and suggestions.” – Critique Package Client
“Thanks a lot for the feedback. I will use that as a checklist for my future work.” – Mentoring Package Client
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Write to us with a brief bio for more details.
Email: info [at] booksoarus [dot] com
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Note: We are editors, not literary agents. Our focus is clear and there’s no conflict of interest in what we do. We work with you, not for publishers. Whether you are thinking of self-publishing or pitching to a traditional publisher, we’ll help you make your writing better.
If the insatiable urge to tell a story and to tell it really well keeps you awake in the dead of night, then you have reached the right place (my humble opinion). One can trust the Booksoarus team to help in getting the ‘idea’ out to its logical conclusion, in a much better shape and perhaps most important, in a timely manner. What Lavanya did best to me was to challenge to rise to the world of fresh writing; almost free from clichés, urging to bring the best out. Her discerning eyes and professional expertise with an almost down-to-earth attitude can make all the difference for new writing souls. And then the sheer joy of having published authors coming on board as ‘mentor’ is just exhilarating (unheard on this side of atlantic till now). In my personal opinion, the team, with a non-commercial perspective, is out there to help people in bringing out the story they feverishly wish to tell. The mentoring package has helped me in identifying major/minor flaws with my plot, people, pace etc. and suggested ways to improve through lots of suggestions as well as asking uncomfortable questions that need introspection at a granular level, keeping the reader FIRST. I would strongly urge any one serious about writing to benefit from the beautiful synergy that follows. Happy writing….as the mails to me end with 🙂
Hi Lavanya,
You edited my book. Now it is printed and out on shopping sites. The book is doing well.
The name of the book is The Claim, if your remember it is about an insurance claim.
I have mentioned about you in the acknowledgement page.
The book is doing well.
I lost your phone number and e-mail id due to some reasons.
Would like to reconnect.
Regards,
Sanjay Bordia
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