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Helping you find your way
Manuscript Editing
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Does this sound familiar? With the arrival of each successive letter, I became more and more discouraged. Now
where do I turn? I wanted to get published, but…how? Is it good enough? Where should I go for advice? As it
happened, there was a large bookstore near my home. So I went in and asked if someone on their staff could offer a
professional evaluation of my manuscript. The owner pointed me to Bill, who happened to be a retired editor from
one of the major publishing houses. Maybe he could help.
The following morning, over pancakes and coffee, he told me all about the ins and outs of the publishing industry.
After 30 years in the business, he should know. My writing style was good, he said, and my grammar was better
than average. He was encouraging, yet gently admonished me that I had a lot to learn. Then he handed me the
business card of a professional editing service. Their fee wasn't cheap, and it took two weeks to complete. But after
a lifetime dreaming of a career as a writer, that was the best money I ever spent.
Today, a few years and about a million words later, my small staff and I love to help other writers refine their writing
and make it in this competitive business.
Copy Editing $1.95 per page, any length
Beginning with a thorough proofreading, copy editing gets into the nuts and bolts of your writing, to make your
message clear and consistent. We might suggest adding text here or deleting a section there, or the use of different
words, to enhance the flow and clarity. Copy editing gives your work that polished look, the mark of a professional.
For submissions of any length, our fee is $1.95 per page.
Critique $95, up to 100 pages
A critique is an overall analysis of a manuscript that looks at your grammar, spelling, style, and general structure. As
we read we will ask, What are your strengths and weaknesses? Are your characters genuine and believable? Do your
arguments support your thesis? Does the story contain a natural flow, which will retain your
reader’s attention?
If you're writing a book we suggest that you send three chapters, up to 100 pages. Send the
chapters that best represent the theme of the book, probably including the Introduction (if
you have one) or Chapter 1. (This is typically what a publisher would expect, when you
submit a proposal.)
If you have a manuscript that's longer or shorter, ask for a quote.
Special situations
If you have a need that is not covered here, just tell us about it and we can work out a deal for you.
Bonus!
In addition, for any service, we will attach a letter that summarizes our overall impressions of your work, with helpful
hints on how to take your writing to the next level. In most cases, your manuscript will then be on its way back to
you within 1-2 weeks.
What is it that inspires you to write? Is it history, or religion, or mystery? Do you enjoy writing sci-fi, or fantasy?
Or perhaps you feel moved to write the Great American Novel. We have assembled a team of editors, each of whom
specializes in a particular genre and can help make your writing the best it can be.
I'm already a good writer. Why do I need this kind of service?
No matter how good your writing is, we all have a blind spot when evaluating our own work. An editor can examine
your story with fresh eyes and a detached perspective. You're better off to learn these lessons now, than to offer your
work to a publisher who might turn you down and never explain why. (Frankly, they almost never do.) And
besides, it's not their job to teach you how to write.
Think of it as applying for a job: The personnel director may only scan your résumé for about ten seconds before
moving on to the next one in the pile, so you've got to make those precious moments count. It's a buyer's market
out there, and first impressions are important. How will you spend your ten seconds? Will it lead to your proverbial
fifteen minutes of fame? This is where we come in.
But won't my publisher have people on staff to do this kind of thing?
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- Have you struggled to find your place in the publishing world? Perhaps your ordeal has
been something like my own:
After completing the first draft of my first book, I didn't know where to turn next. So I
looked up the mailing addresses of a couple dozen random publishers on the Internet.
After all, one is just as good as the other (or so I thought). Surely, someone in this
group would see that I was offering them the chance of a lifetime. Naturally, they would
Does this sound familiar? With the arrival of each successive letter, I became more and more discouraged. Now
where do I turn? I wanted to get published, but…how? Is it good enough? Where should I go for advice? As it
happened, there was a large bookstore near my home. So I went in and asked if someone on their staff could offer a
professional evaluation of my manuscript. The owner pointed me to Bill, who happened to be a retired editor from
one of the major publishing houses. Maybe he could help.
The following morning, over pancakes and coffee, he told me all about the ins and outs of the publishing industry.
After 30 years in the business, he should know. My writing style was good, he said, and my grammar was better
than average. He was encouraging, yet gently admonished me that I had a lot to learn. Then he handed me the
business card of a professional editing service. Their fee wasn't cheap, and it took two weeks to complete. But after
a lifetime dreaming of a career as a writer, that was the best money I ever spent.
Today, a few years and about a million words later, my small staff and I love to help other writers refine their writing
and make it in this competitive business.
Copy Editing $1.95 per page, any length
Beginning with a thorough proofreading, copy editing gets into the nuts and bolts of your writing, to make your
message clear and consistent. We might suggest adding text here or deleting a section there, or the use of different
words, to enhance the flow and clarity. Copy editing gives your work that polished look, the mark of a professional.
For submissions of any length, our fee is $1.95 per page.
Critique $95, up to 100 pages
A critique is an overall analysis of a manuscript that looks at your grammar, spelling, style, and general structure. As
we read we will ask, What are your strengths and weaknesses? Are your characters genuine and believable? Do your
arguments support your thesis? Does the story contain a natural flow, which will retain your
reader’s attention?
If you're writing a book we suggest that you send three chapters, up to 100 pages. Send the
chapters that best represent the theme of the book, probably including the Introduction (if
you have one) or Chapter 1. (This is typically what a publisher would expect, when you
submit a proposal.)
If you have a manuscript that's longer or shorter, ask for a quote.
Special situations
If you have a need that is not covered here, just tell us about it and we can work out a deal for you.
Bonus!
In addition, for any service, we will attach a letter that summarizes our overall impressions of your work, with helpful
hints on how to take your writing to the next level. In most cases, your manuscript will then be on its way back to
you within 1-2 weeks.
- What’s your passion?
What is it that inspires you to write? Is it history, or religion, or mystery? Do you enjoy writing sci-fi, or fantasy?
Or perhaps you feel moved to write the Great American Novel. We have assembled a team of editors, each of whom
specializes in a particular genre and can help make your writing the best it can be.
I'm already a good writer. Why do I need this kind of service?
No matter how good your writing is, we all have a blind spot when evaluating our own work. An editor can examine
your story with fresh eyes and a detached perspective. You're better off to learn these lessons now, than to offer your
work to a publisher who might turn you down and never explain why. (Frankly, they almost never do.) And
besides, it's not their job to teach you how to write.
Think of it as applying for a job: The personnel director may only scan your résumé for about ten seconds before
moving on to the next one in the pile, so you've got to make those precious moments count. It's a buyer's market
out there, and first impressions are important. How will you spend your ten seconds? Will it lead to your proverbial
fifteen minutes of fame? This is where we come in.
But won't my publisher have people on staff to do this kind of thing?
Yes, indeed, publishers do have copy editors and proofreaders on their payroll. And they will
almost certainly make quite a few changes to your manuscript before they're done. But this is
not an excuse for you to not put your best foot forward.
Ready?
Are you ready to get down to business? Click here to submit your manuscript. Or do you just
have a question? Go to our contact page, and choose from several ways to get in touch with
us. We'd love to hear from you.
Thank you for submitting your manuscript for our review. After careful consideration,we have determined that it does not fit into our current program. Please understand,this decision is in no way a judgment upon the quality of your writing. We receive thousands of submissions each year, and can only accept a select few. We wish you success in finding the right home for your book. Sincerely yours, The Editors |
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You can’t wait for
inspiration. You
have to go after it
with a club.
- Jack London
inspiration. You
have to go after it
with a club.
- Jack London
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