Editing Services

Free Sample Edit

SPS will do a free sample edit of the first 3000 words of your manuscript. Send your Word document to selfpublishingservices@gmail.com with sample edit in the subject line. We will return the document edited with track changes within 10 business days. Not sure how to use track changes? See our video.

Substantive Editing

A substantive editor gets involved once your project is written. SPS helps you get your project close to its final form by suggesting places where rewriting or restructuring would improve clarity, accuracy, or readability.

Starting at: $0.03 per word for fiction (example: $300 per 10,000 words)

Line editing

Line editing looks at the big picture of how language is used, including shifts in tone, showing not telling, transitions, overused words, and more.

Starting at: $0.0225 per word for fiction (example: $225 per 10,000 words)

Copyediting

A copy editor looks for consistency and continuity, as well as policing grammar and style. SPS will check each of your sentences for spelling, punctuation, and grammar. If a sentence is hard to understand, we’ll suggest alternatives.

Starting at: $0.0175 per word for fiction (example: $175 per 10,000 words)

Proofreading

A proofreader is a writer’s last line of defense. SPS will review your project after it has been through the design and formatting process, doing a final check for word and design errors.

Starting at: $0.0125 per word for fiction writing (example: $125 per 10,000 words)

Overview Reading

Similar to a beta read, we will read your book and provide feedback from the perspective of an average audience member. Our critique will be at a higher level than editing, focusing on overall marketability of the book.

Starting at: $350 (works over 50,000 may be subject to additional charges)

Please note: for all editing services there is a $200 minimum charge. Nonfiction charges are dependent on material provided.