“Fantasy fiction is so complex and this manuscript has lots of loose threads.”
“I love the concept but it’s going to take a lot of work to make it publishable.”
“All I can do is suggest the author finds an editor… maybe they’ll come back.”
“I love developmental editing, but the changes seem to be endless, and the copy-editor keeps finding knock-on effects that slows the process down. Sometimes we even have to go back and rewrite large chunks!”
“The worldbuilding is vast and could do with consistency and logic checks.”
“I wish we had an expert we could send our more complex manuscripts to”
“The fantastical elements have logic flaws and the magic doesn’t make sense.”
“I just wish I had more time to work on this and help shape it!”
“I think we need specialist support”
Does this sound familiar? If so, we may be wanting the same thing! (Psst! And it’s not to replace any existing editorial teams!)
We’re looking to form partnerships!
As a fantasy fiction consultancy offering specialist services, we’re not looking to replace anyone. What we are looking to do is form long-lasting partnership with literary agencies and publishers.
If you’d like to know exactly why, take a look below!
Are you a literary agent representing fantasy fiction?
We can help with preparing manuscripts for acquistion, mastering magic systems and polishing novels to be low-risk investments for publishers!
If a potential client’s manuscript isn’t quite there, we can work with them to polish it so they don’t go elsewhere or self-publish before it’s ready!
If your own editorial capacity is pushed to its limits, we can be on hand to ease the load!
If you have more complex manuscripts and need help with magic systems or developmental editing, we’ll be here!
Are you an editor working on fantasy fiction?
If you encounter a complex fantasy novel in need of specialist support, we can help!
If the magic system in the manuscript you’re working on isn’t working, our analysis can help shape things up and future-proof it for future novels in the series!
If you’ve developmentally edited a manuscript and want to shorten the revisions process, our editorial impact assessment can save you time and support the author with tackling amends!
If you have a teetering workload stack and would like some extra support from a specialist in the genre, get in touch!
As a fantasy fiction consultancy, we are focused on the genre and can provide targeted, specialist support on:
complex manuscripts
multiple POV manuscripts
magic systems
impact assessment of editorial changes
Specialist Support
Saving You Time
With our bespoke services, we aim to reduce the amount of revisions needed during the developmental stage by proactively identifying obstacles and future-proofing manuscripts. We can help with:
mapping out impacts, big and small, of editorial changes
ironing out unrealistic characters and plots using change management templates and methodologies
strengthening magic systems for standalones and series continuation
Low-Risk Investments
The whole purpose and design of our editorial approach and bespoke services is to reduce the time needed in the editorial process, and also to produce the highest-quality manuscripts as early as possible.
This isn’t about replacing existing editorial teams and experts, but is about providing a specialist service to ease workloads and to tackle the more complex manuscripts.
By working with authors ahead of querying agents, with agents ahead of approaching publishers, and with editors in publishing houses meeting obstacles in fantasy fiction editing, we at Ivatt Editorial can be on hand to assist you, producing manuscripts that take less time and therefore less money, reaching the market (and readers) sooner.
Disability Awareness
There is always a need to raise awareness of disabilities, chronic illnesses and long-term health conditions – and the publishing industry is the perfect place to lead the way for the rest.
By forming sustainable, positive partnerships, together we can continue to highlight existing issues for those who identify as having disabilities, chronic illnesses or long-term health conditions, and turn obstacles into opportunities.
If you’re interested in forming a partnership with the Ivatt Editorial Consultancy, please contact us by using the button below. We’d love to hear from you!