Now that you’re satisfied with your plot, characters, and structure, your manuscript is ready for sentence-level editing.
With a full-manuscript line and copyedit, you get the best of both sentence-level edits in one combined service. Line editing homes in on what I like to call the “lyrical feel” of your novel. Copyediting tightens the prose by sharpening the mechanical aspects.
Because both these edits address potential errors and enhancements at sentence level, they complement each other well.
What’s included?
The edit:
A sentence-by-sentence examination of your manuscript, addressing style and grammar matters such as:
- Word choice
- Use of tense
- Awkward phrasing
- Sentence structure
- Unintentional repetition
- “Telling” versus “showing”
- Dialogue usage, including tagging and punctuation
- Comprehension and readability
- Consistency of character attributes
- Adherence to the Chicago Manual of Style
- Consistent application of preferred style choices
- Standard manuscript formatting (font, paragraph indents, line spacing, etc.)
The deliverables:
You’ll receive the following:
- A fully edited manuscript using MS Word’s Track Changes and Commenting features
- A clean copy of the edit with all changes accepted
- An editorial letter (about three to six pages) summarizing the overall changes and suggestions
- A style sheet listing your preferences such as spelling variations, capitalization, and punctuation choices to maintain consistency throughout your writing
Fine-tune your edit
The following add-ons are available:
- A second pass—a second read-through catches issues that may have slipped through the cracks the first time.
- Proofreading—purchase your proofread at the same time as your edit and receive a 20% discount on the proofreading service.
Please let me know you’d like to add these services when you send your sample so I can provide you with accurate pricing.
Pricing:
All prices for the line and copyediting service and add-ons
are subject to a sample edit.
All prices are in USD.