You’ve written a book and are now seeking to have it professionally edited. We’ll take care of that so you can feel confident about sending it to a literary agent or self-publishing. If you want your book to succeed in the publishing marketplace, it must be well-structured and free of errors. Readers have a low tolerance for poorly written, unedited books. You can minimize bad reviews and rejection by having your manuscript professionally edited.

The services we offer are manuscript critiques, developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading. We edit fiction and nonfiction in nearly every genre and subject matter.

Our editing rates range from $20 to $50 per thousand words (or 2 to 5 cents per word) and are aligned with Editorial Freelancer Association rates.

Receive 10 percent off by bundling two or more services!

Manuscript Critique

Editorial letter

A manuscript critique is a big-picture assessment of your manuscript and is a recommended first step. After our editor reads your manuscript, you'll receive 10 to 15 pages of editorial feedback that addresses your book's strengths and weaknesses, structure and organization, character and setting, thesis and argument, narrative pacing, and more.

Developmental Editing

Editorial letter + margin notes

Developmental editing is a big-picture edit of your book that includes a written critique and margin notes. You'll receive an editorial letter that addresses the strengths and weaknesses of your book, structure and organization, character and setting, thesis and argument, narrative pacing, and more, plus you'll get feedback and suggestions inserted in the margins of your manuscript. This is an excellent choice for every writer.

Line Editing

A Deep Sentence-level Edit

Line editing is when we review your manuscript on the sentence and paragraph level and address awkward or unclear writing, wordiness, redundancies, word choice, point of view, telling versus showing, and more. This is not a copyedit, but obvious errors will be corrected. With a line edit, we aim to elevate your writing to an artful level and get your book ready for the next step.

Copyediting

Corrections to Grammar & Spelling

Copyediting is a technical correction of your manuscript, to make your writing correct, clear, and consistent (the three C's of copyediting). We'll correct errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling; improve readability on the sentence level; and ensure consistency in facts and style.

Proofreading

A final polish Before You Publish

Proofreading is the final polish of your book before it’s published. We'll comb through your layout for any remaining typos, including formatting errors that were introduced during the design process. This step is strongly recommended before you self-publish your book on Amazon and distribute it in bookstores.

Everything Edit Package

A COMPREHENSIVE EDIT

The Everything Edit Package is a comprehensive edit that includes two rounds of editing: a developmental edit and a line edit. In other words, you’ll receive big-picture feedback during the first round, and then, after you revise your draft, you’ll get detailed line-by-line edits. This is the best option if you plan to submit to literary agents or self-publish and want your book to stand out from the crowd.