Contact me for editing fees and to take advantage of the free, no-obligation sample edit of your first three pages.

Copyediting

The copyedit fixes grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. It ensures consistency of character names, timelines, capitalization, spelling, citation style, chapter titles, subheads,  formatting, and other details.

You’ll receive a letter outlining those changes and suggesting ways to improve the content or presentation.

You’ll receive two copies of the edited manuscript. One will show comments, questions, and editing changes, which you can then accept or reject. The other copy will be “clean.”

Line Editing

For novels and memoirs,  the line edit is a deep look at character development, plot and subplot arcs, dialogue,  pacing, and voice, as well as the grammar and style points addressed in a copyedit.

For nonfiction, the line edit examines the structure of the book and the completeness and continuity of the argument and supporting material as well as grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citation and reference style.

You’ll receive a detailed letter outlining all editing changes and suggestions and two copies of the edited manuscript. One will show comments, questions, and editing changes, which you can then accept or reject. The other copy will be “clean,” with all editing changes accepted.

Two-Stage Edit

With this package, you receive a line edit of your manuscript and and editorial letter suggesting improvements as outlined above. After you revise,  you’ll submit the manuscript again for a copyedit.

You’ll receive two copies of the edited manuscript after each round of editing. One will show comments, questions, and editing changes, which you may accept or reject. The other copy will be “clean,” with all editing changes accepted.

Proofreading

A close reading of a manuscript to catch typos such as spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and spacing errors. Proofreading ensures that chapter titles,  captions, fonts, and other design elements are consistent.

Book Formatting

Paragraph breaks, line spacing, indents. Type size, chapter breaks, fonts. Hyphens, dashes, ellipses…oh my!

A book must be formatted to look professional to agents and editors–and to avoid hiccups when you self-publish for print on CreateSpace or upload for e-book distribution on Nook Press, Smashwords, Kobo (KWL), iBook Authors, and other platforms.

Leave that headache to me!