EDITING SERVICES

EDITING IS MORE THAN FIXING GRAMMAR AND SPELLING. You should expect more.

Editing not only helps you develop and polish your manuscript but should be a collaboration between you and the editor and, ultimately, an invaluable learning experience. Your editor should challenge you to improve your manuscript and your writing skills while forging a lasting professional relationship that will empower you to grow in your craft and need less editing over time.

You are the only person who should make permanent changes to the content of your manuscript. Expect to work with professionals who are well versed in the tool of our trade and willing to help you understand how to use that tool. Track Changes is a feature inside Word’s Review section that empowers you to have the final say on all revisions. And if you’ve never used it before or just aren’t really comfortable with this tool, your Managing Editor will teach you at no extra charge.

An editor should always respect your voice, your style, and know how to help you bend—and even break—rules for the enjoyment of your readers. And we’ll demonstrate this by providing a no-strings-attached free sample edit, assessment, and detailed proposal for you.

WHAT KIND OF EDITING DO WE OFFER?

The following range of editing services are available for Fiction and Nonfiction books of all sizes, US and UK English, most genres.

DEVELOPMENT EDITING w/ Assessment Report	Helps the writer work forward from a rough draft or proposal to produce a complete manuscript.
SUBSTANTIVE/STRUCTURAL EDITING	Clarifies or reorganizes a manuscript for content and structure, pacing, flow, plot and character development fine tuning, etc. Applies to manuscripts that require more clarifying or structural-specific work that will yield too much revision work for Copy Editing to be done also.
LINE EDITING	Essentially Substantive/Structural Editing & Copy Editing combined for manuscripts needing development fine tuning and line-by-line, paragraph- and word-choice-level attention.
COPY EDITING	Focus is at the paragraph, sentence, and word choice level for grammar, word choice, sentence structure, paragraphing, and other mechanics of style. Some consideration is given to pacing and reading rhythm (specific to technical changes of sentence structure and wording choices), so there is some subjectivity in this editing type, though most of it is rule based.
PROOFREADING	Technical accuracy of spelling, punctuation, italics use, capitalization, mechanical errors. Strictly rule based, the focus is at the word and keystroke level.

A more detailed breakdown of exactly what each editing type accomplishes is available upon request. Your proposal will provide that level of detail, plus an outline of how the work is delivered step by step.

Critique and Editorial Review services also offered on case-by-case basis.

WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT READY TO START PROFESSIONAL EDITING SERVICES YET?

Even if you’re not 100% finished with writing and/or self-editing, you need to start thinking about finding the right editor now to take on your manuscript because the good ones are booked in advance. And not only can you secure the right editor and the right start date for when you’re ready, but the process will give you a great deal of insight that can help you finish your manuscript with more confidence and skill that could ultimately end up reducing your editing costs.

Imagine the wealth of information you’ll receive in a sample edit and assessment. Some authors are just done writing and ready to work with an editor while some are eager to circle back and practice what they learned right away. We encourage authors to pursue whichever avenue feels right for them and are happy to answer questions before any contract is signed to help them do just that. If you want to apply what you learned, and always when advance scheduling in either scenario, your Managing Editor is going to do a new assessment of condition when you return later for editing to begin so your actual costs are based on your completed work. If your work removes the need for an editing step or reduces the per word cost of an editing step, we’ll be thrilled to have helped save you some money!

So, with no cost, no risk, and the opportunity for receiving valuable insights that can help you finish writing and/or self-editing your manuscript and reduce editing costs, plus a head start on the whole process so you won’t have to wait when you are ready to begin, what have you got to lose?

Nothing, but plenty to gain. We don’t use your contact information for anything more than replying to you. We don’t sell your information or drop you into a marketing machine, and we don’t have any salespeople. The Managing Editor you’ll work with through the entire process will reply via email and you can request phone, Skype, or Zoom meetings to be scheduled at your convenience while never having to worry about being cold-called or sales-pushed.