Copy Editing
Get clearer, more concise, and more consistent.
Correct your typos, spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, hyphenation, numbers, and internal inconsistencies. Polish your prose.
Apply Chicago Manual of Style publishing industry standards.
Ideal for most authors. For traditional publishing and self-publishing. Fine-tunes your manuscript to impress readers and/or publishers.
Line Editing
Tighten your prose, pacing, and flow.
Make it more concise; improve the flow/transitions between paragraphs, sections, and chapters; get suggested fixes for confusing, unclear, repetitive, bland, or poorly paced sentences and paragraphs.
Great for first-time authors, for those with a broad audience, those who write fast, and those who want to improve their writing style.
Includes:
- corrections in your document with MS Word Track Changes
- a cover letter
- (for copy editing) a copy editor’s style sheet listing the key edits and standardizations applied
Copy editing rates: $0.025 per word
Line editing with copy editing rates: $0.030 per word
Add a book description for self-publishing or pitching to publishers: $75
Yes, I check and format captions, notes, and bibliography entries in Chicago style.