I can help you finish your drafts, revise your projects and put your best work into the world. As an award-winning author, an experienced editor and an expert in motivation and productivity, I can provide clear, helpful feedback with a manuscript evaluation, offer detailed notes and revision suggestions as a developmental editor or support your writing process as a mentor/coach. You can trust me to approach you and your work with care, attention and respect. I’m featured on the QWF’s professional Hire-a-Writer Directory and I’ve helped writers of all levels and stages of their careers. Example rates in Canadian dollars are below, but please get in touch for personalized options, rates and availability.
Manuscript evaluation
- $80 per 5000 words (ie. a 75000-word novel manuscript = $1200)
- Add a one-hour virtual meeting for $150
Are you looking for feedback on a finished draft of a story, a story collection or a novel? I’ll provide a written assessment with insights into big-picture issues in pacing, structure, characters and story. If you book a meeting, we’ll discuss my feedback and your questions so you can tackle revisions with confidence.
Developmental editing
- $80 per 2000 words (ie. a 75000-word novel manuscript = $3000)
- One-hour virtual meeting included
Are you looking for guidance and support as you revise a writing project? In addition to a manuscript evaluation, I’ll provide in-line feedback, a structural map of the manuscript and detailed editorial notes to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses in your work, as well as concrete, specific suggestions for next steps. For book-length projects, a one-hour meeting is included to discuss my feedback and help you develop a step-by-step plan for revisions.
Mentorship & coaching
- Mentorship = $600/month. This includes 2 meetings & feedback on up to 10000 words per month
- Coaching sessions = $150/hour
Struggling to finish a manuscript or feeling stuck in your writing career? I’ll be your mentor, your accountability partner and your cheerleader! Ongoing coaching is also an option for writers working on revisions after a manuscript evaluation or developmental edit. Covering all elements of writing and publishing, coaching includes biweekly meetings and written feedback. I’ll help you organize your ideas, develop your craft and revise your work to give you real momentum with your writing.
I recently engaged Rebecca to evaluate my debut novel’s manuscript. I found her professionalism, clarity of communication, and the constructive specificity of her critique so useful that I will be working with her in a mentor/coaching relationship to help me take it to the next level.
Victoria Gladwish
“Rebecca is a fabulous teacher. She knows how to show you (not tell you) how to write more—and better.”
Carolyne Van Der Meer, author of All This As I Stand By (2023)
“In her manuscript evaluation/developmental edit, Rebecca Morris thoroughly read the first draft of my novel and offered five pages of detailed notes, divided into what was working well and what needed work. She gave detailed feedback on character arcs, pacing, themes, plot, narration and setting, then helped me map a revision plan. When I hired her as a strategic writing coach to work through these revisions, Rebecca was incredibly encouraging, deeply engaged in the work, and generous with her time and feedback. We worked together virtually for four months and she always led with care throughout the writing process, acting as a literary midwife of sorts. Rebecca has been instrumental in helping me reimagine and rewild my project from a creative writing PhD dissertation to its own shape as a novel. I would highly recommend Rebecca to any fiction writers who are looking for a developmental editor or mentor.”
Shannon Webb-Campbell, author of Re: Wild Her (2025) & Lunar Tides (2022)
“Rebecca was encouraging in recognizing the strengths of my hundred-thousand-word novel, a debut long-form work. She gave specific examples, such as praising the world building involved in creating my characters’ environment. She told me where she thought pacing could be improved and showed me where there were non-sequiturs or puzzling moments for the reader. She let me know where she would have liked to know more and made comments on weak points in the over-arching goals of the characters. […] I have no hesitation in recommending her as a coach, mentor or provider of critique. She respected the timeline we established together and I am very grateful to have had her input.”
Isobel Cunningham
Rebecca Morris 