Start with the difficult question
A consultation is useful when you know the draft needs work but cannot yet identify the most valuable intervention. The discussion can address audience, structure, editing scope, or how to sequence a revision.
Bring a specific question and enough context to make the conversation useful. A short outline, a representative passage, and a description of the intended reader often reveal more than a vague request to make everything better.
Prepare the conversation
We agree beforehand which materials will be reviewed and what the consultation should help you decide. Reading a full manuscript requires a different scope from discussing an outline or a sample chapter.
Leave with a next step
The agreed handover can include a concise summary of priorities, questions to resolve, and a suggested revision sequence. The aim is a usable decision, not a promise that every issue in the document has been identified.
When a full edit makes more sense
If the structure is settled and the document needs detailed attention throughout, a line edit, copyedit, or proofread may be the more direct choice. We can discuss those options before work begins.