I’m Jon, the Founder and Lead Developmental Editor for Creative Synthesis Editorial.

A great story requires a rare alignment: the spark of raw imagination and the drive to keep going. Creative Synthesis Editorial is here to provide you services and tools to help you when you need it most.

We’re still getting things off the ground right now, but we will be offering the following services:

• Full Manuscript Critique: A comprehensive, big-picture evaluation of a full fiction draft paired with a detailed Editorial Letter diagnosing plot holes, pacing bottlenecks, character development arcs, and world-building consistency.

• First 50 Pages Evaluation: A targeted structural critique of the opening 50 pages (~12,500 words) designed to optimize hook efficiency, character introductions, and scene-level pacing where authors struggle most.

• Custom Plotting & World-Building Templates: Strategic, downloadable organizational frameworks, world-building checklists, and skeletal structures to help writers map out beats or untangle complex plot lines.

• Developmental Story Consultation: Structural coaching and analysis to help discovery writers solve structural logic problems, fix pacing, and build reliable frameworks before or during the drafting process.

While the website is currently under construction, our mission is already live. We combine extensive craft knowledge, tactical editing tools, and a deep passion for storytelling to help independent authors build unforgettable stories.

Check back for more info in July 2026.

In the meantime you can also join our community on Substack.

~ Jon