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Just Do It, Write Now 90-day Book Plan
A step-by-step book-writing plan that takes you from concept to completion to create your thought leadership book.
Done-for-You Services for Every Stage of Your Book
Developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading, formatting, cover design, best-selling strategies - we'll customize a package that meets your needs.
Jumpstart Your Book in 15 Days
You'll receive an email a day with a prompt that takes 20 minutes to complete. You'll know your WHO, WHAT, and HOW and come away with a Table of Contents filled with chapter titles and topics.
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What is the difference between line editing, copy editing and proofreading?
“No one writes alone.” Writing a book is a long, tedious journey, and it’s easy to get lost in your words, repeat ideas, and go off topic. Even the best of writers hire editors to make sure their pages are polished and refined – and error free. This is especially important in today’s climate where anybody can publish a book, often without regard to quality.
You’re not just anybody, and you want your book to be as professional as possible. The more professional your book, the more sales you’ll generate, and the prouder you’ll be to share your book with colleagues and clients.
Editing options can be confusing to the new author. I taught Publication Layout & Design for 10 years at the university level, and every single time I taught the difference between editing and proofreading, in their assignments students would correct terms they thought were mistakes, and miss the typos that were crucial to the proofreading process.
This was scary to me because it showed that the average person thinks they know better, and will change things even if they’re wrong. So you want an editor who is detail-oriented, with an eagle eye, and an impeccable knowledge of language, grammar, and punctuation!
So what is the difference between editing and proofreading? Editing is about content – sentence structure, voice, tone, and word choice, and includes some proofreading. Proofreading is the last stage of the book writing process and is about punctuation and grammar and consistency without much regard to content (unless of course something is glaringly wrong).
Of course, there will be some overlap, but it’s important to know what you’re paying for.
Here’s a more detailed explanation of the differences:
Line editing
- Line-by-line stylistic review of content
- Intensive overall structural edit
- Word choice and syntax inspection
- Transition elements
- Audit tone and style
- Writing flow enhancement
- Voice maintenance
- Basic proofreading (final proofing may still be necessary)
- Editor’s notes and comments
- Estimated Timeline: depends on state of manuscript
- Estimated Ballpark Cost: $9 per page
Copy editing
- Word-by-word mechanical edit
- Sentence structure and syntax inspection
- Spelling and punctuation check
- Grammar audit
- Editor’s notes if something makes no sense
- A more refined proofreading than line editing
- Estimated Timeline of 100 page Manuscript: 7-9 days
- Cost: $6 per page
Proofreading
- Word by word review with little regard to content
- Spelling and punctuation check
- Intensive grammar audit
- Estimated Timeline: 6-8 days
- Cost: $3 per page, or 2 cents per word
To submit your manuscript for editing
Please submit your manuscript in a Word doc for ease of editing with the following specifications:
- 8.5 x 11 page size
- 1” margins
- Page numbers
- 12-point Times New Roman
- Double spaced
- No indents or tabs are necessary
- No ‘space before’ or ‘space after’ required, but if it’s easier for you, 6 pt space after is sufficient
If you are on a tight deadline or manuscript is not complete, we can work on a chapter-by-chapter basis, rather than having to wait for you to complete your writing.
Want to add page formatting?
For a basic Word layout, add $2 per page. This is for text only and won’t be anything fancy, but it will look professional and be highly readable.
For InDesign, add $3-4 per page to your editing cost, depending on the number of design elements. This is your better choice if you want photos, or a journal-type book that has lots of lines and spacing. Price includes basic photo editing.
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