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Our Expertise
Our training with the ACES Society for Editing and Southern New Hampshire University allows us to give you the roadmap to make your manuscript better. We take a hands-on approach and guide you along the creative writing process. Our editing addresses the common nuances in a story such as flat characterization, slow and difficult-to-understand plots and plots that have no effective resolution. We do it all and all we do is for writers like you!
Copyediting
Starting at $.015 a word, our copyediting service is a light overview of your work to capture common grammatical and spelling issues with your manuscript. This is not an exhaustive edit but is designed for manuscripts that have already undergone some editing from a professional editor.
Developmental Editorial Assessment
Starting at $.025 per word, our developmental editing is a comprehensive, high-level overview of your manuscript that addresses the ‘big picture’ elements of your narrative. This edit address issues with the plot development, characterization and character profiles, pacing and other broad creative writing elements.
Plot and Character Analysis
Starting at $100 per hour, we will consult with you to help you structure your plot, develop your characters and ensure that your story has a cohesive outline that will aid you in finishing your novel. This consultation is designed to help you before you begin writing your story. If you have already written your story, the Developmental Editorial Assessment will be better suited.
Substantive Line Editing
Starting at $.031 a word, our substantive line editing services will edit your manuscript at the macro level. We will dissect each line, word by word, and ensure the manuscript flows and that your voice accurately narrates the the theme of your story. This editing in intrusive as it will address ‘how’ a writer tells their story and the language and word choices being used.
General Proofreading
Starting at $.005 a word, our proofreading services conducts a light read-through of your manuscript to catch typos and mispellings that have not been caught with the copyediting process. This is not an exhaustive service and should only be used when a previous major edit, rewrite and copyedit and been done on your manuscript.
Research, Fact Checking, and Plagiarism
Starting at $.039 a word, our fact-checking service combs through your non-fiction work for inaccuracies in claims and references that are stated as fact in your manuscript. We also will check for plagiarism and recommend proper citation methods for any material that has been quoted or borrowed.
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The Road to a Good Story is Paved with Editing
Editing is a must for a story to be well-received by your target audience. Don’t skip out on the editorial process for your manuscript! Click below to set up a FREE consultation.
Editing Underway
Imagine your book is a highway undergoing some major work and your reader is the driver. There are times where the shutting down of lanes can inconvenience you and cause frustration. Editing is similar to this. When we edit your work, it’ll feel like we are closing lanes on you and delaying your progress, but we assure you that we are not.
Ensuring that your manuscript is properly edited helps a reader not feel a traffic jam in their imagination as they take a willful journey into a fictitious word that you have created for them. Our goal as your editor it to make sure you never make the reader remember they are reading a story, but yet give the them a smooth road and with that, they’ll forget they are even driving. This is what a good editing job does for your manuscript! We are ready to help you. Click below to get started.
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