Editorial Services
Manuscript or Partial Manuscript Evaluation.
- Partial manuscript evaluation is for up to 50 pages.
- Read-through of provided pages ("manuscript")
- 1-4 page evaluation of plot, characterization, character development, story idea, writing style.
- Up to three emails answering questions & discussing the evaluation letter
- Manuscript must be formatted with 1" margins in 12-pt Courier New, double-spaced.
Substantive/Structural Editing.
- Clarifying or reorganizing a manuscript for content and structure.
- Letter explaining what was done and why.
- Up to three emails answering questions & discussing work.
- Manuscript must be formatted with 1" margins in 12-pt Courier New, double-spaced.
Stylistic Editing. Sometimes referred to as "line editing."
- Clarifying meaning, eliminating jargon, polishing language, and other non-mechanical line-by-line editing.
- Commentary on plot, characterization, character development, story idea, writing style.
- Up to five emails discussing the manuscript and completed editorial work.
- Manuscript must be formatted with 1" margins in 12-pt Courier New, double-spaced.
Indexing.
- Producing a key to the contents of a work.
- Reading and analyzing the work
- Choosing subjects, concepts, and other elements that together form a systematic guide to the information contained in the work
- Arranging these elements into entries consisting of headings and subheadings and their locators (for example, page numbers)
- Arranging these entries alphabetically or in some other searchable order.
Note: Client must provide a style sheet.
Copyediting.
- Editing for grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and other mechanics of style
- Checking for consistency of mechanics and for internal consistency of facts
- Inserting head levels and approximate placement of art
- Editing tables, figures, and lists
- Notifying Designer of any unusual production requirements
- Creating style sheet
Proofreading
- Checking proofs of formatted, edited material for adherence to design and for minor, mechanical errors in copy (such as spelling mistakes or small deviations from style sheet).
Note: The agreement must specify whether proofs are to be read in isolation or to copy and whether proofs are first, second (or subsequent), or final pages. Client must provide style sheet or Editor will exercise her own discretion.