The work of making a good manuscript into the best version of itself.
A spellcheck pass is not editing. Editing is a stranger reading your book the way your reader eventually will, and telling you, specifically, where it stopped working. We offer three levels, and we'll tell you honestly which one your manuscript needs rather than upselling you into the most expensive one.
Every manuscript we publish goes through editorial review — it isn't optional. If you're not publishing with us but want editorial support on its own, we offer that as a standalone service too.
Editorial pricing depends on which level (or levels) your manuscript needs and its length — a developmental pass on a debut novel and a proofreading pass on a finished manuscript are different amounts of work, and we price them differently.
Talk to us about your bookIt depends on the level of editing and the manuscript's length. We'll read a sample before quoting anything, because pricing a manuscript we haven't read is just guessing.
Developmental editing typically runs six to ten weeks. Line editing is four to six weeks. Copy editing and proofreading usually take two to three weeks.
You do, fully, whether or not you go on to publish with us. Editorial-only clients keep every right to their work.
If you've already started developmental editing with someone you trust, tell us — we'll review their notes and build our process around the work already done instead of redoing it. If you're publishing with us, we do require a final editorial sign-off from our team, since the book carries our name too.