Line Editing

Line editing examines your writing at the sentence and paragraph level and makes suggestions for improving flow, clarity, and impact while keeping and even enhancing your unique voice.

What Line Editing covers

Line editing is not about rewriting your story. It’s about enhancing the quality of your prose so readers can immerse themselves in your ideas.

A WordServings Line Edit

  • maintains and enhances your authentic voice
  • refines the flow of your sentences
  • strengthens style, adjusting word choice and phrasing for clarity, tone, and impact
  • reshapes dense or confusing passages into text that is effortless to read
  • polishes dialogue so conversations feel natural, balanced, and true to character
  • flags POV inconsistencies.

Benefits by genre

  • Fiction. Your immersive prose and dialogue yank readers in by the short and curlies, and hold them hostage until The End.
  • Memoir. Your truth shines with authentic language and style that supports the story of you.
  • Non-fiction. Your authority stands out: clear and concise, building reader trust and return.

What you’ll receive

  • Your edited manuscript with Track Changes showing editorial alterations
  • A ‘clean’ copy of your manuscript with all changes accepted
  • In-manuscript questions and suggestions where your input is needed
  • In-manuscript comments on anything I particularly loved in your story
  • A custom style sheet documenting editorial and style decisions made
  • A short editorial report summarizing any repeated technical issues in your writing and suggestions for how to fix them going forward
  • Email support during the editing process
  • A follow-up call after you’ve received your edits for any questions or clarifications

Investment*

*For global clients, rates are in USD. For Canadian clients, rates are in CAD.

  • Fiction – starting at $0.03 per word (50,000 words x $0.03 = $1500.00)
  • Memoir – starting at $0.035 per word (50,000 words x $0.035 = $1750.00)
  • Nonfiction – starting at $0.04 per word (50,000 words x $0.04 = $2000.00)

A clear agreement covers scope of the project and fee before any work begins. There are never any hidden costs.

Ready to begin?

Let’s talk about your story

If you’re more concerned about grammar, spelling and punctuation, a Copy edit may suit you better.

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