Copyediting

What is copyediting?

Copyediting is a meticulous process that focuses on assessing your manuscript for accuracy, correctness, and readability.

This service addresses sentence-level elements such as grammar and spelling, language, style, clarity, coherence, consistency, punctuation, and mechanics.

Who is this for?

Copyediting is a crucial service for writers seeking to publish independently. If you’re aiming to gain a competitive edge in the traditional publishing market, this service can also help you put your best foot forward.

What to expect

During the copyediting process, I will carefully review your text, focusing on language, grammar, punctuation, spelling, readability, and style consistency.

In most cases, you can expect your manuscript to undergo two rounds of copyediting with me. After the first round, I will provide you with my suggested revisions and feedback, allowing you the opportunity to review and incorporate the changes. Once you have made the necessary revisions, you can resubmit the newly revised manuscript to me for the final round of copyediting. During this stage, I will conduct a thorough examination, meticulously scrutinizing the manuscript for any remaining issues or areas that require attention.

Deliverables

With this service, you can expect to receive the following deliverables:

Revision letter: After each round of feedback, you will receive a concise revision letter from me. This letter will elaborate on the feedback as needed.
Personalized style sheet: Upon completion of the copyediting service, you will receive a personalized style sheet tailored to your manuscript. This comprehensive document captures your preferred spelling and capitalization, guidelines for punctuation and formatting, unique abbreviations and acronyms, instructions for consistency in terminology, specialized terms and jargon, grammar and style preferences, character details, and more.
Manuscript markups: After each round of feedback, you will receive a copy of your manuscript marked with comments and suggested revisions. All suggested revisions will be made using Microsoft Word’s “track changes” feature.

Investment

Your investment in my copyediting service is priced at $0.02 per word. The total cost will depend on the word count of your manuscript. This fee includes a thorough copyedit of your entire manuscript, incorporating revisions, suggestions, and improvements to polish it for publication.