Editing and Proofreading Services

Basic proofreading is the last (not the only) line of defense for those pesky mistakes. At this point, your book should have been through a line edit, copy edit, and perhaps even a first round of proofreading. We'll be searching your manuscript for:

• Obvious typos and misued words
• Missing words
• Continuity problems (was your MC wearing blue in the paragraph above but is now wearing green?)
• Consistency in spelling, punctuation, font, capitalization, numeration, etc.
• Basic formatting issues (extra spaces or tabs, subtitle consistency, etc.)

This service includes one editing pass. All edits will be made to your manuscript using Track Changes and Comments in Microsoft Word, using The Chicago Manual of Style and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for reference. 

Cost: $0.005 per word

High-level proofreading includes moderate copy editing. This is a step below line editing (though just as important) and a step above proofreading. It's where we make sure those annoying commas are in the right spot and you're punctuating your dialogue tags and action beats (yes, there's a difference!) correctly. We'll be reviewing:

• Grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors
• Syntax
• MINOR fact-checking (please don't expect me to become the neurosurgeon)
• Flagging for repetition, redundancy, and plot holes 
• Continuity problems (was your MC wearing blue in the paragraph above but is now wearing green?)
• Dialogue punctuation
• Consistency in character names and details, spelling, font, capitalization, numeration, etc.
• Formatting issues (extra spaces or tabs, subtitle consistency, chapter headings, etc.)

This service includes two editing passes. All edits will be made to your manuscript using Track Changes and Comments in Microsoft Word, using The Chicago Manual of Style and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for reference. 

Cost: $0.008 per word

Line editing comes before high-level proofreading (copy editing). Besides a developmental edit (which I do not do), line editing is the first step in professional editing and addresses specific issues at the sentence and paragraph level while maintaining your author voice. We will review your writing for:

• Tone, flow, and clarity
• Obvious clichés
• Word choice
• Filler words and filter phrases
• Repetition and redundancy
• Changes in tense
• Unnatural dialogue
• Unnecessary words
• Run-on sentences
• Confusing narrative
• Continuity problems (was your MC wearing blue in the paragraph above but is now wearing green?)
• Fact-checking

This service includes two editing passes. All edits will be made to your manuscript using Track Changes and Comments in Microsoft Word, using The Chicago Manual of Style and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for reference.

Cost: $0.012 per word

Are you in need of line editing and high-level proofreading, both of which are recommended for every book? Brazen Hearts Author Services offers a discount for bundling these two services. 

We will review your writing for the entire list of services mentioned under line editing and high-level proofreading.

This service includes three editing passes: one for line edits, one for high-level proofreading, and one final pass to make sure all errors were addressed. 

All edits will be made to your manuscript using Track Changes and Comments in Microsoft Word, using The Chicago Manual of Style and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for reference.  

Cost: $0.018 per word