Services ยท Stage 3 of 4
Copy editing
Sentence-level clarity, consistency and style, to Chicago Manual of Style.
How it works
- You send the manuscript, and say which style you want kept (spelling, dialect, house style).
- Every sentence is edited for grammar, word choice, clarity, flow and consistency, and keep a style sheet of names, spellings and choices.
- All changes are made with Track Changes in Word, so you can accept or reject each one. Questions go in comments.
What you get back
Your manuscript with every change marked, a clean copy with the changes accepted, and the style sheet.
Sample: before and after
Invented text written to show the service. It is not from a client's book.
Walking into the kitchen, the smell of bread reminded him of his mother who had died the year before, and he sat down at the table, which was the same one they had always had, and started to cry.
WalkingWhen he walked into the kitchen, the smell of bread reminded him of his mother, who had died the year before,. and heHe sat down at the old table, which was the same one they had always had, and startedbegan to cry.
When he walked into the kitchen, the smell of bread reminded him of his mother, who had died the year before. He sat down at the old table and began to cry.
Ask about your book
Send the word count, the genre and the type of editing the book needs. For a formal estimate, send the manuscript or at least a 4-page sample.
The other services
- Manuscript assessmentA read of the whole book and a written report on what works and what to fix.
- Structural editingPlot, pacing, structure, character and argument.
- ProofreadingThe final check before publication.