Editing services
Line and copyediting
You’ve put your all into writing your book, and you know it’s almost ready to share with the world. A line- and copyedit will clarify your voice and enhance the power of your words while ensuring that your writing is clear, flows smoothly, and is free of distracting errors or inconsistencies.
This type of edit addresses both stylistic and mechanical elements at the sentence level, including:
Clarity and effectiveness of phrasing and word choice
Logic and continuity of timeline, character traits, and environment
Consistency of point of view, tense, and tone
Active vs. passive voice, filter words, and showing vs. telling
Effectiveness of dialogue
Sentence pace and flow, with attention to repetition and overwriting
Dialogue tagging and punctuation
Spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation, hyphenation, and capitalization
With a line- and copyedit, you’ll receive:
Your edited manuscript, with tracked changes and comments
An Editorial Report, recording key strengths, recommendations, and areas for improvement
A personalized Style Sheet, outlining stylistic and spelling preferences, character and place descriptions, and worldbuilding details
Rates: $0.015 - $0.025 per word, depending on the degree of editing required
Contact me to discuss details or request a free sample edit.
copyediting
Your story is finished, you’ve self-edited, and you’re ready for the final steps. A copyedit will ensure that your writing is free of distracting errors or inconsistencies.
This type of edit addresses mechanical elements, including:
Correcting errors and inconsistencies in spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation, spacing, hyphenation, and capitalization
Correcting errors related to dialogue tagging and punctuation
Suggesting minor revisions to improve clarity and effectiveness of phrasing and word choice
Identifying issues in logic and continuity
Applying basic formatting
With a copyedit, you’ll receive:
Your edited manuscript with tracked changes and comments
A personalized Style Sheet outlining stylistic and spelling preferences, character and place descriptions, and worldbuilding details
Rates: $0.01 - $0.015 per word, depending on the degree of editing required
Contact me to discuss details or request a free sample edit.
Manuscript Assessment
You think you’re ready for a line edit or copyedit, but you want to make sure your manuscript doesn’t have any lingering big-picture issues before you get down to the nitty-gritty. A manuscript assessment will comment on the overall effectiveness of your manuscript and identify any developmental issues that should be addressed before editing at the sentence level.
A manuscript assessment is less detailed than a developmental edit and does not include in-text markup. This assessment will consider and comment on:
Overall pacing, logic, and effectiveness of plot
Characterization, including character continuity, motivations, and arcs
Effectiveness and clarity of setting
Accuracy within the time period and setting
Continuity issues
Appropriateness of the story and scenes to the intended audience
With a manuscript assessment, you’ll receive:
A revision letter outlining overall effectiveness of your manuscript and any big-picture issues that should be addressed
Rates: $0.01 per word
Contact me to discuss details or to request a free sample edit.