Editorial Services
Your ideas fuel captivating cover copy that entices readers to dive into your book.
For authors seeking polished text on their book covers, we offer expert copywriting services. Whether it’s for paperback or hardcover formats, our professional copywriters enhance text on back covers, flaps, and more.
Here’s the scoop:
- Comprehensive Coverage: We optimize back cover text, hardcover dust jacket flaps (if applicable), author bios, and keynotes, along with any other cover material you provide.
- Efficient Turnaround: Typically completed within a week, depending on workload and project complexity.
Let our in-house copywriters transform your cover text into compelling marketing material.
Comprehensive Coverage: We optimize back cover text, hardcover dust jacket flaps (if applicable), author bios, and keynotes, along with any other cover material you provide.
Efficient Turnaround: Typically completed within a week, depending on workload and project complexity.
Following a rigorous editorial process, our copyeditors meticulously scrutinize your manuscript. They rectify spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax errors while ensuring consistency with industry-standard style guidelines and verifying cross-references.
Rest assured, you maintain complete autonomy over your work. You’re welcome to accept or decline any suggested changes, maintaining full control of your manuscript.
Our editors will meticulously scrutinize your manuscript for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, and word-choice errors. Additionally, they ensure consistency and accuracy of content.
Here’s the breakdown:
- For Fiction Titles: Our editors focus on maintaining consistency in plot details, characters, and setting.
- For Nonfiction Titles: The emphasis is on consistency of information and ideas.
Key details:
- Minimum Charge: A 5,000-word minimum applies to all editing services.
- Turnaround Time: Typically completed within two to four weeks (excluding author revision time), depending on workload and project complexity.
Our editors will meticulously check your manuscript for intricate spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. They also focus on refining syntax, word choice, and overall readability, providing recommendations for improvement.
Here’s what you should keep in mind:
- Minimum Charge: All editing services have a 5,000-word minimum charge.
- Turnaround Time: Typically, this service is completed within two to four weeks, depending on workload and the complexity of your manuscript.
We carefully evaluate sections of your manuscript to determine the type or level of editing needed for enhancement. As part of this process, we edit a portion of your work (usually the first chapter or around 1,700 words) to provide a sample. You’ll receive a comprehensive assessment and constructive feedback to improve your manuscript.
Key points:
- Estimated Time Frame: The Editorial Assessment typically takes two weeks.
- Recommendations: Based on the assessment, we suggest services such as line editing, content editing, or developmental editing.
- Next Steps: If you opt for recommended editing services, your manuscript will be assigned to an editorial specialist for a thorough editing process. Alternatively, you can choose to work with your own editor or implement the suggested changes yourself.
Important note:
- Not a Replacement: The Editorial Assessment is a diagnostic tool to identify areas for improvement and does not replace our editorial services.
We understand the dedication you’ve poured into your manuscript, but even seasoned authors can miss mistakes. To ensure your book’s editorial quality and ultimate success, it’s essential to have professional editors give it a thorough review before publication.
Our comprehensive editing service covers your entire manuscript (up to 5,000 words), making it an ideal choice for children’s books. Here’s what you can expect:
- Line Editing: We perfect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and syntax, offering recommendations for word choice and enhancing overall readability.
- Content Editing: We ensure consistency of information and ideas throughout the book, with a focus on extensive sentence restructuring if needed.
Our editors use Microsoft Word® to track changes, ensuring you retain control over the final edits. Turnaround time is typically three to four weeks, after which your editor will provide their edits and improvement suggestions.
Important note:
- Service Scope: This service combines Editorial Assessment, Line Editing, and Content Editing and does not include advanced services like Developmental Editing.
- Timeline: The typical timeline for this service is three to four weeks, depending on workload and manuscript complexity.
