Bring Your Own Book
If you have a complete draft of a book, however rough, I will help you get it into the best possible shape with one (or all) of the services described below.
Some things to note:
- I can edit British or American English.
- Members of The Writers Workshop get 10% discounts on all services.
- I offer editing samples for detailed and copy edits so that you see the level of work involved and so that I can offer you an accurate quote.
MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT: A Big-Picture Assessment
I will write an easy-to-follow report that offers an analysis of the story's strengths and opportunities for development in terms of its content, structure, and the quality of the writing. This report will help you redraft the book yourself, or with help from a writing coach. This service includes a 1-hour consultation to discuss the report's recommendations and strategies for implementing them.
Fee:
£3.50 per page (1 page = 300 words)
CONTENT EDIT: A Line-by-Line Edit with a Focus on Story
You will receive a fully marked-up manuscript that includes the following:
Fee range (depending on the needs of the manuscript): £2.00-3.00 per page (1 page = 300 words)
COPY EDIT: A Line-by-Line Edit with a Focus on Language Quality
This service improves correctness, clarity, concision and consistency of the manuscript, and involves the following tasks:
Fee range (depending on the needs and length of the manuscript): £0.008-0.015 per word
PROOF READ: A Final Editing Pass with a Focus on Errors
This is the final stage of the editing process that is ONLY carried out when the book has been formatted for publication in a PDF format. The service looks at the front and back covers, as well as the body of the book and includes:
Fee: £20 per hour (my quote will state the estimated hours required)
Check out my blog for editing insights and advice.
Some things to note:
- I can edit British or American English.
- Members of The Writers Workshop get 10% discounts on all services.
- I offer editing samples for detailed and copy edits so that you see the level of work involved and so that I can offer you an accurate quote.
MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT: A Big-Picture Assessment
I will write an easy-to-follow report that offers an analysis of the story's strengths and opportunities for development in terms of its content, structure, and the quality of the writing. This report will help you redraft the book yourself, or with help from a writing coach. This service includes a 1-hour consultation to discuss the report's recommendations and strategies for implementing them.
Fee:
£3.50 per page (1 page = 300 words)
CONTENT EDIT: A Line-by-Line Edit with a Focus on Story
You will receive a fully marked-up manuscript that includes the following:
- Suggestions for tightening prose or dialogue
- Suggestions for deletion or relocation of text
- Suggestions for improving clarity or concision
- Light reorganisation of content (sentences, paragraphs) for clarity and flow
- Suggestions for stronger word choices
- Highlighting of weak or inconsistent characterisation
- Queries regarding content that is missing, unclear, inconsistent, contradictory or contentious
- Recommendations for adding material
Fee range (depending on the needs of the manuscript): £2.00-3.00 per page (1 page = 300 words)
COPY EDIT: A Line-by-Line Edit with a Focus on Language Quality
This service improves correctness, clarity, concision and consistency of the manuscript, and involves the following tasks:
- Correcting spelling/grammar/punctuation/usage
- Eliminating repetition and redundancy at the sentence and paragraph levels
- Light revising for clarity and flow
- Ensuring language and style choices are consistent
- Querying content that is missing, unclear, inconsistent, contradictory or contentious
Fee range (depending on the needs and length of the manuscript): £0.008-0.015 per word
PROOF READ: A Final Editing Pass with a Focus on Errors
This is the final stage of the editing process that is ONLY carried out when the book has been formatted for publication in a PDF format. The service looks at the front and back covers, as well as the body of the book and includes:
- Correcting remaining spelling/grammar/punctuation/usage errors and typos
- Ensuring consistency of headline style and other text styles throughout the book
- Identifying bad line breaks
- Identifying inconsistent design elements
Fee: £20 per hour (my quote will state the estimated hours required)
Check out my blog for editing insights and advice.