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 for a quote.
Manuscript assessment
The manuscript assessment (8–12 pages approx) provides a manuscript with specialist attention and involves a developmental critique and a 1 hour follow-up call with the 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 more hands-on editorial approach.
Submission package review
The submission package review is a service that looks at your query letter, 1-page synopsis and first 3 chapters – or up to 30 double-spaced pages – to assess whether your package is ready to send to an agent or editor.
One-to-one mentoring
If you are looking for intensive one-on-one support, mentoring is a great option. You can book in for a set number of hours to use it however you want to, whether it’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and characters arcs, or preparing your submission package.
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.
Marked-up manuscript
The marked-up manuscript is a read-through of the full MS, plus a 2-page summary report, and any margin comments on your manuscript. This service is perfect for authors who want to know if they’re on the right track with their draft or revised MS but don’t require a full report.
Core
Manuscript assessment
£10/thousand words
The manuscript assessment (8–12 pages approx) provides a manuscript with specialist attention and involves a developmental critique and a 1 hour follow-up call with the 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 more hands-on editorial approach.
One-to-one mentoring
£70/hour
If you are looking for intensive one-on-one support, mentoring is a great option. You can book in for a set number of hours to use it however you want to, whether it’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and characters arcs, or preparing your submission package.
Marked-up manuscript
£8/thousand words
The marked-up manuscript is a read-through of the full MS, plus a 2-page summary report, and any margin comments on your manuscript. This service is perfect for authors who want to know if they’re on the right track with their draft or revised MS but don’t require a full report.
Market
Manuscript assessment
£12/thousand words
The manuscript assessment (8–12 pages approx) provides a manuscript with specialist attention and involves a developmental critique and a 1 hour follow-up call with the 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 more hands-on editorial approach.
Submission package review
£450
The submission package review is a service that looks at your query letter, 1-page synopsis and first 3 chapters – or up to 30 double-spaced pages – to assess whether your package is ready to send to an agent or editor.
One-to-one mentoring
£90/hour
If you are looking for intensive one-on-one support, mentoring is a great option. You can book in for a set number of hours to use it however you want to, whether it’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and characters arcs, or preparing your submission package.
Marked-up manuscript
£10/thousand words
The marked-up manuscript is a read-through of the full MS, plus a 2-page summary report, and any margin comments on your manuscript. This service is perfect for authors who want to know if they’re on the right track with their draft or revised MS but don’t require a full report.
Industry
Manuscript assessment
£14/thousand words
The manuscript assessment (8–12 pages approx) provides a manuscript with specialist attention and involves a developmental critique and a 1 hour follow-up call with the 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 more hands-on editorial approach.
Submission package review
£550
The submission package review is a service that looks at your query letter, 1-page synopsis and first 3 chapters – or up to 30 double-spaced pages – to assess whether your package is ready to send to an agent or editor.
One-to-one mentoring
£120/hour
If you are looking for intensive one-on-one support, mentoring is a great option. You can book in for a set number of hours to use it however you want to, whether it’s reading your full MS or just a few scenes; re-reading revisions; working through Show not Tell; brainstorming your plot and characters arcs, or preparing your submission package.
Marked-up manuscript
£12/thousand words
The marked-up manuscript is a read-through of the full MS, plus a 2-page summary report, and any margin comments on your manuscript. This service is perfect for authors who want to know if they’re on the right track with their draft or revised MS but don’t require a full report.
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.
