EDITING SERVICES
manuscript critique
A read-through of your manuscript using the Comments feature in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
Included in Report:
- Character list
- Chapter word counts
- Story calendar and timeline
- Tropes
- Potential marketing quotes
- What works/doesn't work
- Common editorial mistakes
starts at $0.0075 per word ($7.50 per 1k words)
estimated 4-week turnaround
beta read
A read-through of your manuscript using the Comments feature in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
Included in Report:
- What works
- What doesn't work
- Potential marketing quotes
- Trouble areas
starts at $0.002 per word ($2 per 1k words)
estimated 3-week turnaround
heavy copy edit
Two read-throughs of your manuscript, sending the manuscript back to you between rounds, focusing on:
- Rewriting, breaking up, and streamlining awkward sentences and Transitions
- Substituting stronger words
- Making suggestions and giving advice
- Fact-checking
- Consistency, clarity, and continuity
- Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- Correcting syntax issues
- Ensuring consistency in spelling
- Ensuring consistency in hyphenation
- Ensuring consistency in numerals
- Ensuring consistency in capitalization
starts at $0.012 per word ($12 per 1k words)
estimated 2-month turnaround (two 3-week rounds, with manuscript sent back in between rounds)
copy edit
A read-through of your manuscript focusing on:
- Correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax issues
- Ensuring consistency in spelling
- Ensuring consistency in hyphenation
- Ensuring consistency in numerals
- Ensuring consistency in capitalization
- Noting inconsistency issues
starts at $0.008 per word ($8 per 1k words)
estimated 2-week turnaround
proofread
A read-through of your manuscript focusing on:
- Grammar
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Capitalization
- Formatting errors
starts at $0.005 per word ($5 per 1k words)
estimated 2-week turnaround
consultation calls
A call to discuss any issues you're having with your manuscript to assist with plot holes, brainstorming, fixing trouble areas, etc.
$45 per hour
EDITING PACKAGES
GOLD
saves $1.50 per 1k words$25/1k words
- manuscript critique
- copy edit
- proofread
- formatting
- arc management
SILVER
saves $1 per 1k words$22/1k words
- heavy copy edit
- proofread
- formatting
- arc management
BRONZE
saves $1 per 1k words$18/1k words
- copy edit
- proofread
- formatting
- arc management
COPPER
saves $1 per 1k word$16/1k words
- heavy copy edit
- proofread
If you would like a sample edit to see if we are a good fit and/or to find out what level of editing that you need, please fill out the following form: