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Price list

Free sample edit up to 5 pages.

Editing

PRICE CHANGE effective January 1, 2022: All content/line edits .0085 cents per word. (Novels 90k and up .0095) There will be a minimum charge of $25 for this service. 

Round 1: Creative content, writing style, and language used within the text. Examples of content edits: pacing, plot holes, character discrepancies, redundancies, confusing dialogue or narrative, weak transitions, run-on sentences.

Polishing of the manuscript. This ensures the manuscript’s syntax is smooth, grammatical convention is followed, the wording is proper and precise, and punctuation is appropriately placed. The copy editor checks for any inconsistencies and overused words or punctuation and may recommend changes in formatting.  

Round 2:  Any changes by the author will be given a second pass.

Copy refers to written or typewritten text for typesetting, printing, publication, broadcast or other independent distribution. A copy editor should be knowledgeable of style manuals such as APA or CMoS. Copy editing is done before proofreading (the last step in the editorial cycle.)

Proofreading: 

PRICE CHANGE effective January 1, 2022: Proofreads will be .004 cents per word. (There will be a minimum charge of $25 for this service.) 

Proofreading is the reading of a galley proof or an electronic copy of a publication to detect and correct production errors of text or art. The task is not revision but correction, making sure that no typographical or grammatical errors or misspellings remain in the manuscript or were introduced during editing. Proofreaders are expected to be consistently accurate by default because they occupy the last stage of typographic production before publication. A proofreader must also be knowledgeable of style manuals. 

Light Developmental Edits

PRICE CHANGE effective January 1, 2022: All developmental edits .004 cents per word. (There is a  minimum charge of $50 for this service.)  

Depending on the manuscript, a report may be written with issues and suggestions, specific items may be listed per chapter, or inline suggestions and comments made per track changes. This is for the author looking for some direction in a new genre, or the author who has a completed manuscript but needs some guidance on specific issues, plot or characterization. This is NOT a deep developmental edit with complete line edits per chapter. Prices include one round.

Professional Beta Reading

PRICE CHANGE effective January 1, 2022: All beta reads will be $10 per 10,000 words. (There will be a minimum charge of $25 for this service.)

Professional beta reading is performed by one of our editors and includes a questionnaire completed after reading the manuscript. The beta looks for passages that were skimmed, words or conversations that seemed out of place, loose ends, inconsistencies, moments that just didn’t work, pacing, and overall feel. 

NOTE TO GEORGIAN/REGENCY/VICTORIAN AUTHORS:

Due to the intricacies of royal and peer titles, I may ask for a list of characters with their titles/relationships to be included with the manuscript. In case any changes need to be made, it is beneficial to have those corrections done first.

Just need to know if you are using the correct title and address for your characters or if a particular situation is feasible in your time period? Send me a list of your characters/situations and I will provide all the proper ways to address them or help brainstorm a way to make your plot work. ( $50)

Need professional formatting?

Contact Meredith Bond at Anessa Books

Need professional covers:

Contact Jaycee DeLorenzo at Sweet ‘N Spicy Designs