Which edit should you choose?
We have two types of editing for nonfiction works. Both are important for your final product to be excellent and engaging. We have separated them out in case you feel that you have a strength in one area, but need help in the other. However, we recommend both types of edits, because an editor can recognize inconsistencies and errors that a writer might miss due to familiarity with his manuscript.
Line Edit
- A line edit is exactly what it sounds like. We go through your manuscript line by line. We will read through your manuscript with a detail-oriented view. We are looking at style, clarity and tone. We want your words to be specific, detailed, and clear, and we’ll help you polish your book to be the best it can be.
- Although we may fix a few spelling and grammatical errors, this is not a copy edit. That is a separate category.
- Line Edit Cost: Your cost would be 2.5 cents per word. (Sample price: a 70,000-word manuscript would cost $1,750.)
Copy Edit
- A copy edit can be different things to different people. Some include looking at style and tone in the copy edit. But because we are assuming that you have already had a line edit completed by either us or someone else, our definition of copy edit follows a different line.
- This is the very last step before your book goes to print. We will examine your manuscript for mistakes in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax, and make any necessary corrections.
- Copy edit cost is 2 cent per word. (Sample: a 70,000-word manuscript would cost $1400.)
What Happens Next?
Once you figure out what type of editing you need, here’s what comes next.
- Read through our “About Us” so that you can get to know us as editors. If you think we are a good fit for you, then take the next step.
- Fill out the contact form.
- We will respond by email asking for your first 10 pages of your manuscript (probably about the first 2500 words). We do this to verify that we will be a good fit for your editing needs.
- Once we accept your manuscript to edit, we will call you or email you to discuss what type of editing needs you have.
- We will make up a contract with pricing for you to approve by email.
- Once approved and digitally signed, we require a 25% deposit before we can begin working on your manuscript.
- The balance of the fee will be due when our edit is complete. All of this will be written up in the contract.