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Line Editing and Copyediting
When you work with me, I will focus on the following:
- Adherence to a style guide of choice (e.g., the Chicago Manual of Style and/or book series style, if applicable)
- Clarity and flow
- Clichés
- Clunky sentences or awkward phrasing
- Dialogue expression (character voice, mood, phrasing, and intention)
- Dialogue tags and punctuation
- Fact-checking information and quotations
- Formatting as needed (chapter names, headings, and subheadings; letter, word, line, and paragraph spacing)
- Grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, and syntax
- Hyphenation, capitalization, and numbers
- Repetition, wordiness, and pet phrases
- Sentence-level pacing, flow, and rhythm
- Scene transitions, ensuring they flow and are logical
- Tense usage
- Told versus shown prose
- Tracked changes you can review, accept, or revise further
What you will receive:
- Your edited manuscript
- An extensive editorial report summarizing my observations, feedback on the flow of content, what’s working, what could be stronger, and how to interact with your edited document
- Custom style sheets that record:
- capitalization, spelling variations, hyphenation, numbering, punctuation style, and more
- characters trait consistency
- places consistency
- timeline consistency
- world-building consistency
- Email access to me throughout the project
$0.025–$0.031/word
(Dependent upon the state of the manuscript)
A Second Round (Add-On)
Editing doesn’t end after I return your manuscript.
What I do during a second round:
- Review your updates made in response to the initial edit
- Clarify lingering manuscript-specific questions
- Lightly refine newly revised passages, where necessary
- Ensure no new errors were accidentally introduced
- Continue conversations within comment threads
$0.009/word
Kind Words from Clients
Line editing and copyediting is the right fit for you if . . .
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Your story is in great shape and you feel good about its plot, structure, and pacing
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Your manuscript has gone through a previous round of editing (e.g., developmental editing)
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You're ready for a professional edit that focuses on readability, clarity, and accuracy
Ready to take the next step?