We offer uncomplicated, affordable editing options for authors, to help you tell your story your way. We specialize in romance, fantasy, and erotica, but we do consider other genres. We generally refer to The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) for editorial guidelines.
Proofreading
Proofreading is typically the final step before formatting your novel for publication, after editing and revisions have already been done.
When we proofread your manuscript, we’re looking out for typos of course, but we're also checking spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, word usage, and inconsistencies, while bringing your novel in line with style guide preferences.
$0.016 per word
When we proofread your manuscript, we’re looking out for typos of course, but we're also checking spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, word usage, and inconsistencies, while bringing your novel in line with style guide preferences.
$0.016 per word
Copy Editing
A more in-depth process, copy editing looks for everything that proofreading does, but also tightens up the writing in your finished manuscript.
We will reorganize sentences for better flow, repair timeline and continuity problems, resolve any awkward phrasing and repetition, and make sure we know who's speaking in your dialogue. We'll also check for consistency in style, sentence structure, word choices, and the internal logic of your story.
We will do a copy edit, send it to you for review and approval, then we will proofread.
$0.03 per word
We will reorganize sentences for better flow, repair timeline and continuity problems, resolve any awkward phrasing and repetition, and make sure we know who's speaking in your dialogue. We'll also check for consistency in style, sentence structure, word choices, and the internal logic of your story.
We will do a copy edit, send it to you for review and approval, then we will proofread.
$0.03 per word
Line Editing
This is where we put the polish on your raw manuscript. Also known as developmental or content editing, line editing looks at improving your storyline, use of language, readability and flow, dialogue, descriptions, and character development. We're considering the tone of your novel, the pacing, and where you can "show" more and "tell" less.
Once we've made our extensive edits and notes, we'll send the manuscript back to you for approval and to make whatever changes you see fit. Then we do one final round of copy editing and proofreading to catch any last typos.
$0.043 per word
(If extra rounds of line edits and approval are needed, the rate is $45 per hour.)
Once we've made our extensive edits and notes, we'll send the manuscript back to you for approval and to make whatever changes you see fit. Then we do one final round of copy editing and proofreading to catch any last typos.
$0.043 per word
(If extra rounds of line edits and approval are needed, the rate is $45 per hour.)
Book Formatting
Formatting makes your book look like a book, and your proofed and edited manuscript needs to be formatted properly for publication, both for print and for e-book readers like Kindle and Nook.
Formatting gives you clean text blocks in a style that suits your novel, along with page numbers and headers, chapter headings, a table of contents, a copyright page, and any other front or back matter. For print, it includes setting the margins, gutter, and final trim size for the book.
This is also the time to add special elements like illustrations, decorative chapter headers and scene breaks, subheadings, and footnotes or endnotes.
You will receive a fully formatted Word document (DOCX), along with an EPUB file ready to upload to Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Apple Books, OverDrive, Kobo, Draft2Digital, Smashwords, Tolino, SCRIBD and other e-book publishers. You will also receive a fully formatted PDF ready to upload to KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) or IngramSpark.
$45 per hour
(A typical book without illustrations takes 3–5 hours to format.)
Formatting gives you clean text blocks in a style that suits your novel, along with page numbers and headers, chapter headings, a table of contents, a copyright page, and any other front or back matter. For print, it includes setting the margins, gutter, and final trim size for the book.
This is also the time to add special elements like illustrations, decorative chapter headers and scene breaks, subheadings, and footnotes or endnotes.
You will receive a fully formatted Word document (DOCX), along with an EPUB file ready to upload to Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Apple Books, OverDrive, Kobo, Draft2Digital, Smashwords, Tolino, SCRIBD and other e-book publishers. You will also receive a fully formatted PDF ready to upload to KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) or IngramSpark.
$45 per hour
(A typical book without illustrations takes 3–5 hours to format.)
Blurbs
Composing an engaging, effective book jacket blurb is an art. You want it to encapsulate enough of the plot to entice the reader, without giving too much away. It should also mention any relevant information about other books you may have written, and utilize Search Engine Optimization (SEO) terms to make your book more visible on the internet.
You'll get one full jacket-length blurb of 200 to 300 words and one shorter blurb of about 100 words for tighter spaces. We will send you a Book Blurb Info Form to describe your story, characters, and settings in detail, along with what elements you'd like emphasized—and which spoilers to leave out. Of course, if we have already edited or proofread your book, we'll be quite familiar with those details.
$99
You'll get one full jacket-length blurb of 200 to 300 words and one shorter blurb of about 100 words for tighter spaces. We will send you a Book Blurb Info Form to describe your story, characters, and settings in detail, along with what elements you'd like emphasized—and which spoilers to leave out. Of course, if we have already edited or proofread your book, we'll be quite familiar with those details.
$99
Ethics, Honesty, Security
We include a confidentiality clause in your contract—your manuscript belongs to you, and no one outside of Write Women Publish will ever see any part of it without your permission. Your documents are shared safely and securely via Dropbox.
We feel strongly that generative AI software has no place in our process. See our Authenticity Statement here.
We feel strongly that generative AI software has no place in our process. See our Authenticity Statement here.