Copy Editing/Line Editing/Substantive Editing

 

This editorial service goes by a lot of names—copy editing, line editing, substantive editing.

Copy editing includes reading closely and correcting spelling, incorrect word choice (e.g., shone instead of shown, your instead of you’re), grammar, punctuation, awkward sentences and phrasing, flow of paragraphs, presentation of dialogue, formatting, etc.

When I copy edit a manuscript, I work directly in your Word document using a built-in tool called Track Changes. This tool allows you to see each and every edit I make, even the addition or removal of spaces. When I return the edited manuscript to you, your next task will be to go through my edits and accept or reject them.

Copy/Line Editing: $0.005 per word … Minimum $50.00

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

 

Content Editing

 

I will look over your manuscript with a fine tooth comb. I will catch things like inconsistent character behavior/speech, style issues, thematic variances and readability. I will help you make sure everything makes sense, has believable dialogue and a plausible plotline.

I will consider how to reword awkward sentences, while still maintaining the author’s voice, or how best to replace a word or phrase that is not what the author meant to use, noted redundancies, or an important inconsistency.

Content editing involves the flow of a sentence, the sense of a paragraph and section, the organization of the work as a whole.

Content Editing: $0.01 per word … Minimum $50.00