Editorial services

I offer three kinds of editorial services.

Copyediting

Copyediting catches issues with spelling, punctuation, and grammar. It checks for consistency in word choice, tense, and style, and ensures clarity of meaning. It identifies repetition and removes unnecessary spacing within sentences.
Copyediting is done at the line level. A copyedit does not provide feedback on strengthening prose, storyline, characterisation, or flow. It is focused on the technical.
Copyediting is suitable for authors whose manuscripts have been through multiple revisions. You should be confident regarding your story’s plot, structure, characters, and its overall readability.
A copyedited manuscript will be returned with markups at the line level. Comments may be used where appropriate.

Cost: 0.02 AUD per word


Line editing

Line editing includes everything encompassed under copyediting, along with suggestions for improvements in word choice, flow, and readability on the line and paragraph level. It focuses both on the technical and the reader experience, and includes comments to help strengthen your prose.
Line editing is suitable for authors whose manuscripts have been through multiple revisions. You should be confident regarding your story’s plot, structure, and characters, but you may need assistance in strengthening your prose and readability at the line and paragraph level.
A line edited manuscript will be returned with markups at the line level, along with comments aimed at strengthening prose at a line and paragraph level.

Cost: 0.03-0.04+ AUD per word*


The Hollie special (copyediting + line editing + beta reading)

The Hollie special includes both copyediting and line editing, along with a beta read that will offer critique on your story as a whole. This encompasses feedback on your plot, characters, and setting, along with comments on your use of dialogue, your pacing, and your writing style. This service focuses on the technical, the reader experience, and on strengthening your story as a whole.
The Hollie special is suitable for authors whose manuscript has been through revisions, and who are confident that there are no major changes required to the plot or structure of the story. You may need some assistance in strengthening your prose and readability, and require feedback on your story from a reader’s point of view. Please note that this is not a developmental edit. Though I may suggest amendments to your story (including the addition or removal of scenes), I will work from what exists, assuming that you have already made any complex structural edits, and that the story is largely in its final form.
Your manuscript will be returned with markups at the line level, and with comments encompassing line, paragraph, and other suggestions in situ. In addition, you will be provided with a feedback summary which will indicate areas of strength, areas of improvement, and any other suggestions I can give to make your manuscript shine.

Cost: 0.05-0.06+ AUD per word*

*Why do these servies have a range of prices?
Your quote will be based on both the volume and complexity of the feedback required. Manuscripts needing less work will be quoted the lower amount; manuscripts requiring more in-depth feedback will fall under the higher range.

Note: I do offer proofreading for existing clients. If you would like to include an additional proofreading service, please note this in your enquiry.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.