My areas of expertise include: ghostwriting and collaborative writing developmental editing, from conception to publication - ready
line editing book proposals and query letters that w...
Line editing your book will help to keep your reader engaged.
Not exact matches
A
book, written by greedy patriarchal elite, re-written,
edited to fit the cultural norms of the day says so... so why not buy it hook,
line, and sinker?
Many new writers don't fully appreciate the difference between copy
editing and
line editing, let alone the effect an editor can have on a
book's success.
And little or no
editing is done anymore in a traditional house beyond making a writer change a
book to better fit a
line of
books.
It includes a detailed assessment form outlining your
book's strengths, suggested areas for improvement, a sample
Line Edit highlighting the types of errors found, and our recommendations for potential editorial services.
In the course of
editing the manuscript, most copyeditors will also produce a style sheet for the
book listing the correct spellings of any unusual names, the proper format for each element in the manuscript, and any other usage or style guidelines that will be useful to other people reviewing the
book farther down the production
line.
Copyediting,
line editing, proofreading, formatting for publishing, formatting for print, cover art, copyright registration, ISBN's, review copies, shipping and research costs can all be budgeted on a per
book basis.
Pricing ranges from $ 2750 — $ 3750 for a children's
book, $ 4300 — $ 5450 for a small memoir or non-fiction
book, and $ 5200 — $ 7600 for a full - sized novel requiring developmental
line editing.
As a publisher, you'll likely spend more money marketing your
book than to have the
book edited, and ideally, a
book will go through rounds of
editing, be it content,
line, copy, and proofreading.
Beta reading / substantive
editing / copy and
line editing: Hire out / friends / writing peers (aprox $ 1300 /
book)
Your
editing «
line item» will likely be a third of what's allotted for
book promotion, assuming you're not spending thousands on a
book trailer or swanky swag.
Line editing: When you feel your book is largely in the shape you want it to be — the plot works, the characters are fully realized, all the scenery and furniture is in place — I would do the line edit
Line editing: When you feel your
book is largely in the shape you want it to be — the plot works, the characters are fully realized, all the scenery and furniture is in place — I would do the
line edit
line editing.
Once you are finished and satisfied with your
book, I recommend a
line edit and more pro feedback from an editor who knows your genre.
If you Google something like «
book editing copy
line structural» (and you really shouldn't) then you'll soon be sucked into a swirl of fuzzy definitions and conflicting concepts.
That means all the stuff a publishing house would normally do for you — from small things like proofreading and
line editing to bigger things like design, publicity, promotion, and getting your
book on the shelves in brick - and - mortar stores — that's all gonna be on you.
They say the Gatekeepers (agents, slush readers, and first -
line editors) are there for a reason, ensuring that new product is of the highest possible quality, that they've ensured that booksellers aren't loaded down with crap (and said brick and mortar booksellers are in complete agreement, only accepting
books from major, established publishing houses), and that they and their staffs produce a truly professional final product, handling
editing, design, and marketing so the author only has to worry about the words.
Working in Track Changes, I'll go through the
book doing the
line editing, as above, but will also give notes on plot and character, or any other relevant global issues that need attention.
This trend will continue as independent editors start offering affordable
editing services through the internet and first
line authors start doing the math and realizing that they can make more money by self - publishing their
books for $ 2.99 - $ 4.99 than they ever did by going with one of the «big six» publishers.
► Structural
editing focuses on the whole
book level ►
Line editing focuses on the paragraph and sentence level ► Copy
editing focuses on the word and punctuation level ► Proofreading focuses on the accuracy of all
edits
From the story
editing, to the
book cover, to
line edits and proofing.
As a READER, one of the things I loved about the program was the fact that
books in the Kindle Scout library were well
edited and had great to excellent plot
lines.
Writerful
Books provides
book editing services for authors looking to hire an editor for structural
editing,
line editing, copy
editing or proofreading a manuscript.
Not only does dev
editing help shape the narrative form of your
book, tailoring it to your audience, it's also the time to make
line - level adjustments for voice and clarity.
Most publishers give the digital edition of a title thought only after the fact — after the
book has been written,
edited, proofread,
line -
edited, typeset, and on its way to the printers — preferring to see what they can accomplish by tweaking whatever piece of digital rubbish their print workflow automatically craps out, wipe the InDesign shit - stains off it, and call it an ebook.
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Vine House Creative offers a full range of editorial and design services for independent authors: structural and developmental
editing,
line editing, copyediting, proofreading,
book interior design, cover design, web content, marketing materials, author platform - building assistance.
I had my
book line edited and then published.
In a recent
line editing webinar I took from Jerry Jennkins, (I've never read his
books but the webinar was a mind blow) he said contemporary genre writing is tending towards not italicizing thoughts.
Line item expenses in a prep & launch budget might include research & fact checking,
editing, indexing, illustrating, cover & interior design, web design, optimization and maintenance,
book distribution, shipping, travel, publicity, and advertising.
But this is the bottom
line for me: If I couldn't afford to pay for both the print publishing and the
editing, I would hire a professional editor and publish the
book electronically instead.
Editing and Ghost Writing Services - Any level, from basic
line edits to «big picture»,
book doctoring, and full ghost writing.
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Services Provided: Developmental
editing, copyediting /
line editing,
book formatting, and cover design.
I haven't mentioned
editing, because again that is a must have for any author and the cost can have a wide range, depending on services needed from
line edits to
book doctoring.
My moderately priced services range from a simple written evaluation of your
book (with suggestions for enhancement) to complete ms.
line editing.
Line Editing (also called Substantial
Editing or Paragraph Level
Editing)-- The editor is now starting to look at your manuscript with an eye toward the bigger picture of the finished
book.
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Line editing strengthens the developmentally
edited manuscript and prepares your
book for the next level.
He
line edited the entire
book for me and showed me what I'd done wrong, and how I'd screwed up the pacing.
I offer developmental
editing, copy
editing and
line editing / proofreading, as well as assistance with formatting
books for publication in both ebook and paperback formats.
With
line editing, the editor looks at your
book line by
line and analyzes each sentence.
Copyediting, which is sometime also called
line editing, applies a professional polish to a
book.
If I was
editing a
line of
books that allowed me to pick what I thought was quality and top story - telling and that I liked, I would be publishing at least eight of the twelve novels I saw in each of the last five novel workshops.
Specialties: author coaching, developmental and
line editing for nonfiction
books, manuscript review and critique.
She is a detailed
line / content editor who is also skilled at solving the big - picture problems of a
book (developmental
editing), and is especially talented at
editing fiction.
The second kind of
editing that was done on the
book was to extensively re-format the blog articles to eliminate a lot of the bold and other stylized type treatments used in blog articles to make them attractive and scannable for blog readers and bring the
book more in
line with standard
book typography.
Specialties: developmental, substantive, and
line editing for fiction and nonfiction;
editing and development of children's and YA
books; Irish content.
And let's not forget the publisher who pulled an entire
line of
books after Fifty Shades of Grey took off (which, btw, was first self - published and is NOT well - written or
edited, even after being picked up by a legacy publisher) to make sure all its covers told readers that these were
books in the vein of FSOG?
Indie Author Services offers everything from
line editing to complete
book packages that include typesetting, cover design, and production of specialized files for uploading to the Kindle store, Barnes and Noble's Nook Press, the Kobo store, and the Apple iBookstore.