EDITORIAL SERVICES
Professional resources for the un-agented or self-publishing author.
COMPREHENSIVE EDITING PACKAGE
If you're wanting the full experience afforded authors at a major publishing house for your work, this is the option for you. You'll go through all three levels of editing described on this page at a discounted price with the opportunity to make changes and own your story each step along the way.
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$0.075 / word
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DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
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LINE EDITING
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PROOFREADING
DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING
Also called content editing or book doctoring, developmental editing is the first step toward a professionally-edited manuscript that looks at the big picture questions of your text.
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a launch meeting to discuss your authorial goals
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suggested developmental edits and explanation within the text of your manuscript
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a fully-custom editorial letter at least 15 pages long analyzing your book's
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plot and structure​
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genre conventions
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character development
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initial marketing strategies
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narrative pacing
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point of view
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setting
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dialogue
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opportunities unique to your text
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a wrap meeting to cover questions and how to implement your suggested edits​
YOU'LL RECEIVE:
$0.05 / word
LINE EDITING
This level of editing takes a hard look at your story on a paragraph-by-paragraph and line-by-line level that addresses grammar and content simultaneously.
As it is a granular level of editing, this step is easy to implement a payment plan and return back your prose on a chapter-by-chapter basis based upon when you can pay.
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clarity of character actions and intent
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sentence length and variety
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fact checking
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limiting use of cliches
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grammar and spelling
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formatting
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wordiness
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continuity
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changes in point of view
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...and more​
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
$0.025 / word
PROOFREADING
This is the level of editing you're most likely to be familiar with: the red pen. It's the final polish on your manuscript before publishing. Dig into the details and make sure every apostrophe, comma and hyphen is in the right place with a full grammar and spelling check.
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A s it is a granular level of editing, this step is easy to implement a payment plan and return back your prose on a chapter-by-chapter basis based upon when you can pay.
$0.015 / word
