All services
We offer a range of editorial services, tailored to suit the needs of both you, as an author, and your manuscript. If you aren’t sure which service is right for you, get in touch – we’re always happy to talk through the options and find the fit that feels best. For a full list of our rates, click here to download the rates card. Our packages are for the most part costed by word count, and rates vary across editor tiers. If you’re interested in a copy-edit, proofread, or line edit, please contact the office with your full MS and synopsis for a quote.
Developmental Edit
The Developmental Edit assesses all aspects of your full MS, including plot, pacing, characters, tension peaks, writing techniques, and marketability. This service includes a developmental critique (approx. 8–10 pages), followed by a 60-minute brainstorm with your editor post-report. This service is ideal if you have agent or publisher interest, are on the cusp of being published, or are looking for a deep editorial dive.
This service is mostly suitable for completely written manuscripts (MSS); if you have a work in progress, we’d recommend a batch of workshopping hours.
Line editing
A line edit involves a close read of your most polished draft, where an editor will redline and mark-up your pages. Every sentence will be scrutinised, and the editor will, among other things, mark-up any language that doesn’t work, run-on sentences, inconsistencies, weak passages, make cuts to unnecessary scenes or dialogue, etc.
One-to-one Workshopping
If you are looking for one-on-one support that puts you directly in touch with your editor, workshopping is a great option and you can have a work-in-progress or a full-length manuscript. You can use the time however you and your editor agree will work best, whether that’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; marking up your manuscript; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and character arcs; workshop tension and pace; or preparing/polishing up your submission package.
This is our most flexible package, and with enough hours for the full experience, workshopping should include a developmental edit or an evaluation report.
Copy-Editing and Proofreading
Copy-editing and proofreading are final stage processes prepare a manuscript for submission to agents and publishers or to prepare a MS for indie-publication. A copy-edit is completed before the manuscript is ready for a proofread, which is the final stage.
Market
Developmental Edit
£14/thousand words
The Developmental Edit assesses all aspects of your full MS, including plot, pacing, characters, tension peaks, writing techniques, and marketability. This service includes a developmental critique (approx. 8–10 pages), followed by a 60-minute brainstorm with your editor post-report. This service is ideal if you have agent or publisher interest, are on the cusp of being published, or are looking for a deep editorial dive.
One-to-one workshopping
£100/hour
If you are looking for one-on-one support that puts you directly in touch with your editor, workshopping is a great option and you can have a work-in-progress or a full-length manuscript. You can use the time however you and your editor agree will work best, whether that’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; marking up your manuscript; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and character arcs; workshop tension and pace; or preparing/polishing up your submission package.
Industry
Developmental Edit
£16/thousand words
The Developmental Edit assesses all aspects of your full MS, including plot, pacing, characters, tension peaks, writing techniques, and marketability. This service includes a developmental critique (approx. 8–10 pages), followed by a 60-minute brainstorm with your editor post-report. This service is ideal if you have agent or publisher interest, are on the cusp of being published, or are looking for a deep editorial dive.
One-to-one workshopping
£130/hour
If you are looking for one-on-one support that puts you directly in touch with your editor, workshopping is a great option and you can have a work-in-progress or a full-length manuscript. You can use the time however you and your editor agree will work best, whether that’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; marking up your manuscript; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and character arcs; workshop tension and pace; or preparing/polishing up your submission package.
Consultancy
Developmental Edit
£18/thousand words
The Developmental Edit assesses all aspects of your full MS, including plot, pacing, characters, tension peaks, writing techniques, and marketability. This service includes a developmental critique (approx. 8–10 pages), followed by a 60-minute brainstorm with your editor post-report. This service is ideal if you have agent or publisher interest, are on the cusp of being published, or are looking for a deep editorial dive.
One-to-one workshopping
£160/hour
If you are looking for one-on-one support that puts you directly in touch with your editor, workshopping is a great option and you can have a work-in-progress or a full-length manuscript. You can use the time however you and your editor agree will work best, whether that’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; marking up your manuscript; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and character arcs; workshop tension and pace; or preparing/polishing up your submission package.
Edit Your Novel the Professional Way
Learn how to edit your novel the professional way with our CPD-accredited course.
Over 18 weeks, take your novel from first draft to submission-ready with our Edit Your Novel virtual course, run in collaboration with Professional Writing Academy. The course covers: plan and plot, characterisation, POV, effective dialogue and description, show-stopping scenes, page-turning pacing, Show not Tell, and how to catch an agent’s eye. By the end, you’ll emerge a pro in self-editing, with a concrete submission package and a list of agents who are open to receiving queries.
