Editing services

Is your writing being affected by weak choice of words, improper punctuation and poor grammar and spelling? Typos and grammatical errors can completely change the message you are trying to convey and diminish the credibility of your writing. Using your software’s spell checker is a good start for correcting spelling mistakes, but it is not sufficient. For example, it won’t differentiate between want, and ant; advice and advise; or bill and kill. Also as a first time writer you may have a very good concept but a weekly structured plot can kill the story. You need a professional editor or proofreader to do the tedious work to ensure that what you’ve written is accurate, professional, and free of embarrassing errors.

Interactive Rewriting (LEVEL 1)
This is the most involved level of editing. If you want to go for this level of editing, it is important that you have enough time in hand so that you can work on rewriting parts of the book, if required. The developmental editor may help plan the organization, features, and other aspects of the work

Giving detailed editorial feedback on the content, structure, flow, story-telling etc
Suggesting formats to communicate the message.
Rewriting and restructuring the text to fit the format.
Moving entire paragraphs and sentences to improve flow.
Ensuring consistent structure by adding or deleting headings.
Identifying gaps in content, and supplying or describing the needed copy, so the author can resolve them.
Deleting content that is outdated or that does not achieve the desired focus or tone.

Substantive Copy Editing (LEVEL TWO)
Level two editing includes marking the following:

All inconsistencies in style
Capitalization
Abbreviation
Acronyms and symbols
Terms and phrasing
Use of numbers
Treatment of graphics
Layout
Sentence rewriting
Word replacement etc. for improving the readability or impact
Inconsistencies in narrative voice

Standard Proofreading (LEVEL THREE)
This includes the following:

Typos
Misspellings
Glaring grammatical errors
Deviations from specifications (as indicated on a style sheet)
Deviations from hard copy (for comparison proofreading only)
Wrong or missing punctuation
Incorrect spacing
Misalignment of text or graphics
Incorrect word division and other bad breaks
Widows and orphans
Type style errors
Numerical or alphabetical sequence errors (in outlines or tables)
Front-matter listing errors

We charge by the page. The industry standard for a “page” is 300 words. (To figure out your page count, divide your total word count by 300.) This way, you do not have to worry about whether your manuscript is in the right font or type size. You can send it to us “as is.”

There is a minimum charge of INR 1200 per job. Please anticipate an additional fee for rush jobs as well as any applicable courier charges. These rates apply to electronic editing of Microsoft Word documents and hard copy. If your document is in a PDF format, there may be an additional charge due to the complicated editing tools.

Once the manuscript is ready from your side, you can contact us to get an exact quote.