Writing a play or novel and need an outside perspective? I’ll work with you as a developmental editor, dramaturg, or beta reader– the person who will help make sure that the story that ends up on the page is the story you want to tell. 

In this role, I do not focus on copyediting and proofreading, but on overall story, character, and narrative structure. 

I’m happy to offer prices in USD, just send an email! 

about me 

I hold an MFA in Dramaturgy from Columbia University with a focus on new play development, as well as a PhD in English Literature from King’s College London in collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe. I have worked as a research dramaturg for directors and companies in the US and the UK, including at the Globe. I have also informally edited narrative fiction for friends and colleagues, and in addition to extensive experience providing feedback in both peer workshop and educational settings.

getting-to-know you rate 

For every new client or project, we will begin with a partial edit to ensure that I am a good fit for the material and, if we’ve never worked together before, that you find my feedback useful and productive. This rate includes a half hour meeting (or equivalent via email if preferred). We will discuss feedback pace and style, general goals for the project, and ensure that we’ll be happy working together before moving forward with a full edit. 

Length: Varies depending on total length of project.  
Cost: £45 (goes towards total cost if we move forward)

Email me at the link at the top of the page to book your first session!

next steps 

Where we go next depends on what you’re working on! Details are illustrative: every process will be tailored to your plans and specific developmental needs, including whether you prefer written or in-person feedback. Very long projects may incur an additional cost.

new play development 

Monologue, one-act, or full length, in any style or genre. Initial fee includes a full reading with marginal notes, summary with concrete next step recommendations based on our getting-to-know-you conversation, one follow-up reading with summary, and a total of one hour of meetings (or email equivalent) either all at once or divided over shorter sessions. Follow-up conversations and readings can be added at a smaller additional fee. 
Cost: £250

Hailey’s critical eye, insight, and breadth of knowledge never fails to amaze and inspire me. She is a hardworking and generous collaborator whose input brings my work to previously unimagined heights. – Jen Fingal, Dramaturg/Arts admin extraordinare

fiction editing 

Short stories, novels, and prose fiction of any genre, at any phase of development. I am also happy to edit query letters and proposals. Initial fee includes a full reading with marginal notes, summary with concrete next step recommendations based on our getting-to-know-you conversation, and a total of one hour of meetings (or email equivalent) either all at once or divided over shorter sessions. Follow-up conversations and readings can be added at a smaller additional fee. 
Cost: £350

Hailey is an incredible developmental editor, who can take the tiniest seed of an idea and help you make it blossom. Her feedback— from the initial brainstorming stage to final draft edits— is consistently kind, clever, and helpful. – Elyse Martin, novelist 
 

research

Historical or literary research to support the story you’re developing. While there are a range of time periods and subjects I am more familiar with, including the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, I am happy to discuss any era or region for which there are sufficient English-language sources. Fee includes a write-up with bibliography. 
Cost: £75/day

classical consulting

For directors or producers, a consultation about a pre-modern play you are working on– Shakespeare and his contemporaries are my specialty, but anything is on the table! The fee includes preliminary email conversations to establish your questions and interests and an hour-long meeting (or email equivalent), with additional fees to be negotiated if you would also like to follow-up with a dramaturgy packet or other written summary or guide. NOTE: This service does not require the getting-to-know you step/fee. 
Cost: £35