Line Editing
$0.005 per word
Line editing addresses your manuscript's sentence structure, tone, style, and clarity. This focuses on your language at the sentence level, preserving your unique voice and style while making your story clearer for your readers.
This can look like:
sentence flow
tense changes and head-hopping
repetition
word choice
awkward or lengthy wording
Copyediting
$0.004 per word
Copyediting focuses on the more technical side of writing and is done after a line edit. This includes looking at grammar, punctuation, style consistency, and fact-checking.
This can look like:
checking for continuity: the same character is described with blue eyes in one scene and brown eyes in another, etc.
punctuation, capitalization
style consistency
Proofreading
$0.003 per word
This is a ‘last round’ of edits before publication. This assumes your manuscript has already been through developmental, line, and copy edits.
This can look like:
lingering typos
formatting
punctuation