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The Gentle Editor's Editing Packages & Coaching Services
Welcome, Storyteller!
Do you want to improve your writing but feel lost and confused by the flurry of advice on the internet?
Dream of publishing a novel someday but tremble at the thought of showing your work to an editor?
Posting on Substack every week but not seeing any growth with your newsletter?
You’ve come to the right place.
Greetings!
I’m Allana Walker—writer, editor, and literary cheerleader.
I offer editorial services for writers at every stage of the literary journey.
If you’d like personalized feedback on a manuscript, rough draft, or collection of short stories and essays, take a peek at the various editing packages I offer:
The Coaching Package
For essayists, bloggers, and aspiring storytellers who want to refine their craft
This package includes a combination of developmental & line edits, including:
Feedback on plot development, character arcs, and continuity
Notes on literary structure, organization, and thesis development
A summary analysis of strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement
Recommended readings for craft development
The coaching package is designed to teach you how to become a more confident and persuasive writer.
With this package, writers may submit sample chapters of their work-in-progress (WIP) or a collection of short stories, essays, and/or blog posts for professional feedback.
Cost: $0.02 per word (minimum $50.00 fee)
Screenplay Fee: $1.00 per page
The Developmental Package
For authors who have just completed the first or second draft of their manuscript
This package provides an assessment of large-scale storytelling elements, including:
Fiction manuscripts: story structure, plot development, world-building, character arcs, etc.
Non-fiction manuscripts: literary structure, chapter organization, thesis development, etc.
This package provides you with a thorough manuscript critique designed to equip you for the revision process.
The goal of the developmental package is to make your narrative more cohesive and emotionally resonant.
Cost: $0.04 per word (includes two rounds of edits)
The Line Editing Package
For authors who have revised their stories but want to polish their prose
This package includes a detailed look at sentence-level issues, including:
Grammar
Punctuation
Syntax
Sentence structure
Vocabulary
Dialogue
The goal of the line editing package is to correct technical errors and offer stylistic suggestions that reduce redundancy and increase clarity.
Cost: $0.03 per word
Want to Work With me 1-on-1?
As part of my editing services, I offer a one-time, FREE editorial sample (maximum 1,000 words) to all my prospective clients.
BONUS!
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Paid subscribers receive a 25% DISCOUNT on all my editing and coaching services.
About the Editor
Allana Walker holds her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Liberty University. Since January 2024, she has served as a book editor for Calla Press Publishing, LLC. In May 2025, she was promoted to the role of senior editor. Her editorial repertoire includes YA fantasy novels, children’s chapter books, memoirs, and poetry.
In addition to editing, Allana runs a two-in-one Substack blog: Daughter of the King & The Gentle Editor, where she publishes Bible study lessons, devotionals, and heartfelt personal essays, as well as bi-weekly writing lessons for Kingdom-minded writers.
Allana has also written numerous articles for Core Christianity, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, and Anxious Faith.
As an editor, Allana strives to empower her clients through an educational, coaching-style approach. She desires for every writer to gain a deeper understanding of grammar and an increased confidence in their storytelling abilities.
Testimonials
“Allana has a gift that is hard to find in an editor. She is brilliant at making sentences clearer, finding better ways to word things, and identifying all the grammar glitches that are so easy for us to miss. But she's able to do all of this without losing sight of the author's voice and original vision. She truly cares not just about producing excellent work on the line level, but helping authors achieve their visions.”
~ Kori Morgan Frazier, author of The Goodbye Love Generation and Why I Dyed My Hair Purple & Other Orthodox Stories
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“Allana's approach to editing is thoughtful and thorough. The editing process can feel overwhelming to any writer, but Allana has a knack for approaching corrections and suggestions with kindness and gentleness. She's always quick to explain the rules and thought processes behind her edits, which empowers writers to present their most polished pieces and apply their new knowledge to future writing. I've worked with her enough to know any writer would be lucky to have her working on their projects, whether a book or something smaller.
Allana will bring skill and heart to the table every single time. If you work with her, you'll walk away knowing you've partnered with an editor who cares about the writing AND the writer, which is an extraordinary gift. I can't sing her praises enough!”
~ Madison Aichele, Executive Director & Publisher | Calla Press Publishing, LLC
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“Allana Walker edits with insight and precision. She is particularly strong when it comes to line edits. Her ability to point out places where prose needs to be elevated is thoughtful and accurate, and she has a great sense for places where plot should be expanded. Finally, she is a kind, wonderful cheerleader. In her hands, your work will sing!”
~ Leilani Mueller, author of All Aboard the Grandparents Express
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“Allana edited my first published novel The Painted Fairytale, and she made every line in that manuscript shine. . . . She made my dialogue alive with the realness of a teenage voice. . . . If you need an editor, I highly recommend her.”
~ Lara D’Entremont, author of The Painted Fairytale and A Mother Held*
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“Allana is awesome at her job. I was surprised at how well she was able to make grammatical suggestions without sacrificing the stylistic choices of poetry. Super encouraging.”
~ Jordan Sleed, author of Speaking of Broken Glass: Poetry Confronting My Obsession with Success