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Editing & Proofreading

Three distinct passes, in the right order, by editors who read for structure as closely as for commas.

Overview

Editing & Proofreading

Editing is not one job. A developmental edit asks whether the book works; a line edit asks whether the sentences do; a proofread catches what survived both. Running them out of order wastes money — there is no point perfecting punctuation in a chapter that gets cut. We work through them in sequence.

What's Included

Everything in this service

Developmental edit

Structure, argument, pacing and whether each chapter earns its place.

Line edit

Rhythm, clarity and word choice, sentence by sentence.

Copy edit

Grammar, consistency, and a style sheet applied across the whole manuscript.

Proofread

A final pass on the typeset pages, catching what changed during layout.

Tracked changes

Every edit visible and reversible, with margin notes explaining the reasoning.

Editorial call

A conversation to walk through the structural notes, not a silent file drop.

How It Works

The process, step by step

  • Sample edit

    We edit a few pages free so you can see the standard before committing.

  • Developmental pass

    The big structural work, delivered with an editorial letter.

  • Line and copy

    Sentence-level work once the structure is settled.

  • Proofread

    Final check after typesetting, on the pages as readers will see them.

What You Receive

Deliverables

Edited manuscript with tracked changesEditorial letterStyle sheetClean accepted-changes versionPost-typeset proofread
Pricing

Every book is different, so we quote on scope rather than a fixed list. Tell us where your project stands and we will send a costed proposal within one business day — no obligation.

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Questions

Editing & Proofreading FAQs

Send the manuscript and we will tell you honestly. Finished drafts often need only a line and copy edit.

No. Editing sharpens what is there. Anything that would alter your voice is raised as a suggestion, not applied silently.

Both, across every genre we publish. Editors are matched to your genre.

A typical 80,000 word manuscript takes three to five weeks across all passes.

Related

Works well alongside

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Tell us about your book and we will come back with an honest assessment and a costed plan.

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